Childhood poverty, poor support may drive up pregnant woman’s biological age
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Pregnant women who had low socioeconomic status during childhood and who have poor family social support appear...
A kite that might fly
Credit: Reproduced with permission from reference 1© 2017 Nature Publishing Group The notion of tethered wind turbines that generate electricity...
Bite on this: Kansas State University researcher finds alligators eat sharks
Credit: Photo courtesy of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service J.N. MANHATTAN, KANSAS -- Jaws, beware! Alligators may be coming for...
A cautionary tale
In eukaryotic cells, the hereditary material DNA is mostly confined to the nucleus whereas the presence of DNA outside of...
What’s the next step for exon skipping therapies to treat duchenne muscular dystrophy?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, October 16, 2017--A team of leading European clinicians and scientists presents...
Harvey runoff menaces Texas’ coral reefs
Credit: Jesse Cancelmo HOUSTON -- (Oct. 16, 2017) -- The more than 13 trillion gallons of floodwater from Hurricane Harvey...
Learning during development is regulated by an unexpected brain region
During childhood, the brain goes through critical periods in which its learning ability for specific skills and functions is strongly...
Whales and dolphins have rich ‘human-like’ cultures and societies
Whales and dolphins (Cetaceans) live in tightly-knit social groups, have complex relationships, talk to each other and even have regional...
Stress might be just as unhealthy as junk food to digestive system
We all know that a poor diet is unhealthy, but a new BYU study finds that stress may just as...
Novel reagent detects memory immune response in vaccinated animals
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, October 16, 2017--Researchers have developed a novel reagent capable of detecting...
TSRI’s Benjamin Cravatt elected to National Academy of Medicine
Credit: The Scripps Research Institute LA JOLLA, CA - Oct. 16, 2017 - Benjamin Cravatt, professor and co-chair of the...
Toward efficient high-pressure desalination
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- The desalination industry, a critical source of potable water in many arid regions, generated more than $13...
Invasive ladybird species threatens other ladybirds in England
The harlequin ladybird, officially known as Harmonia axyridis, was widely introduced across continental Europe to limit the population of pest...
Vanderbilt researchers find novel mechanism of resistance to anti-cancer drugs
The targeted anti-cancer therapies cetuximab and panitumumab are mainstays of treatment for advanced colorectal cancer, the second leading cause of...
NIH awards $6.5 million to Berkeley Lab for augmenting structural biology research
Credit: Berkeley Lab The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded $6.5 million to Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab)...
Most medical students overconfident, underprepared on nutrition guidelines
CHICAGO -- October 16, 2017--Ohio University researchers found medical students may be more confident than knowledgeable when it comes to...
Some faiths more likely to turn to religion for answers to science
When it comes to seeking answers to questions about science, evangelical and black Protestants and Mormons are more likely than...
Tandon researcher engineering antidotes to chemical weapons
BROOKLYN, New York - Chemical weapons and other toxic agents including pesticides pose a serious health threat worldwide, whether they...
Mechanism explains how seizures may lead to memory loss
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Although it's been clear that seizures are linked to memory loss and other cognitive deficits...
An epigenetic key to unlock behavior change
Credit: Ina Anreiter, University of Toronto When it comes to behaviour, researchers have moved beyond the "nature versus nurture" debate....
