Determining when humans started impacting the planet on a large scale
Humans have so profoundly altered the Earth that, some scientists argue, our current geologic epoch requires a new name: the...
Why arched backs are attractive
Researchers have provided scientific evidence for what lap dancers and those who twerk probably have known all along - men...
The role of the gut microbiome in posttraumatic stress disorder: More than a gut feeling
The bacteria in your gut could hold clues to whether or not you will develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after...
Marine species threatened by deep-sea mining
Credit: The University of Gothenburg Less than half of our planet's surface is covered by land. The rest is water,...
Fred Hutch researchers engineer complex immunotherapy that may target relapsing leukemia
Credit: Fred Hutch file photo SEATTLE - Oct. 25, 2017 - Researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and the...
Could Squirrel trade have contributed to England’s medieval leprosy outbreak?
Credit: Dr Sarah Inskip Genetic analysis of a pre-Norman skull unearthed in a garden in Hoxne, Suffolk, has added to...
Stirling leads £1.1m trial into pelvic organ prolapse
(University of Stirling) A new £1.1million trial led by the University of Stirling will assess whether a self-management programme could...
New genes on ‘deteriorating’ Y chromosome
Credit: Markus Riedl Y chromosomes, which are only inherited paternally, evolved from "normal" chromosomes known as autosomes. As males only...
Living close to green spaces is associated with better attention in children
Credit: michael-podger/Creative commons Natural surroundings, including green spaces, may be beneficial for brain development in children, but evidence is still...
UNIST student receives AMOREPACIFIC Great Global Next Generation Research Award
Credit: Han Bin Jeong (UNIST) Han Bin Jeong, a doctoral student in the School of Life Sciences at UNIST, has...
Bacterial toxins made in the gut
You get an infection, you are given penicillin -- and then you could get hemorrhagic diarrhea. This rare but extremely...
MIT students fortify concrete by adding recycled plastic
Discarded plastic bottles could one day be used to build stronger, more flexible concrete structures, from sidewalks and street barriers,...
Continuing scourge of microplastics in water to be gauged by new research
Credit: University of Kansas LAWRENCE -- A 2015 U.S. federal law banning tiny plastic beads in some exfoliating products left...
Discovery lights path for alzheimer’s research
CORAL GABLES, FL (October 16, 2017) - A probe invented at Rice University that lights up when it binds to...
Researchers developing home test kit for lupus nephritis flares
Credit: University of Houston With a four-year $1.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), two University of...
Pre-clinical study suggests path toward non-addictive painkillers
Credit: Indiana University BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - A pre-clinical study led by Indiana University scientists reports a promising step forward in...
Navigation system of brain cells decoded
Credit: Photo: KIT, Weth The human brain contains roughly 100 billion neurons. Information among them is transmitted via a complex...
Pesky pollutants that persist, courtesy of nature
In the late 1970s, the United States banned the production of an assortment of synthetic pesticides, insulators, coolants and flame...
Skin found to play a role in controlling blood pressure
Skin plays a surprising role in helping regulate blood pressure and heart rate, according to scientists at the University of...
CAMH study reveals promising new avenue to explore treatments for Alzheimer’s disease
TORONTO, October 25, 2017 - In an innovative study, researchers at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) have...
