Sudden loss of wealth associated with increased risk of death
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UMass Amherst biologist will study plants’ iron regulating system
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It’s an ecological trap
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Mifepristone may halt growth of intracranial tumor that causes hearing loss
Credit: Massachusetts Eye and Ear Boston, Mass. --Massachusetts Eye and Ear researchers have shown that mifepristone, a drug currently FDA-approved...
Answers to 100-year-old mystery point to potential breast cancer therapies
New insights into how cancer cells fuel their growth are opening novel possibilities for cancer treatment. A team of researchers...
Dispatch from the field II: Students describe an elusive spider while stationed in Borneo
Credit: Corné van der Linden A mystery has long shrouded the orb-weaving spider genus Opadometa, where males and females belonging...
Artificial molecules that mimic DNA
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Media registration open for ISSCR 2018 June 20-23, Melbourne, Australia
21 March, 2018 -- Leading scientists and researchers from academia and industry will gather to share groundbreaking stem cell science...
Spa therapy helps Japan’s snow monkeys cope with the cold
Credit: Kento Mori Japanese macaques, also known as snow monkeys, have been enjoying regular baths in the hot spring at...
NREL research overcomes major technical obstacles in magnesium-metal batteries
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NAS review: More research needed to develop optimal assessment, treatment standards
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Callahan to serve as medical society’s 2018 Distinguished Professor of Geriatrics
Credit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS - Christopher M. Callahan, MD, the founding director of the Indiana University Center for Aging Research...
Study explains resurgence of pertussis
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Scripps Research discovery paves way for better flu prevention, treatment
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Ancient paper art, kirigami, poised to improve smart clothing
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American Association of Anatomists partners with the March for Science
Bethesda, MD (April 3, 2018) - The March for Science, a global organization that advocates for equitable evidence-based science policies,...
Petrichor, the smell of rain (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, April 3, 2018 -- The smell that accompanies a spring shower is so evocative...
A tricky job assessing the vulnerability of agriculture
(Linköping University) There's still a lot we don't know about the vulnerability of our agriculture to climate change. This is...
This is the environmental footprint of the egg industry
In recent years, egg production has been in the spotlight for animal welfare issues. While in most European countries the...
Cells are pretty much smarter than previously supposed
Cells' G protein-coupled receptor signaling system is capable to pass more than 2 bits of information per one interaction with...
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