A recently published study in the journal Pachyderm highlights the ongoing effort of accredited zoos to address challenges and improve...

Credit: UC San Diego Scientists have known that areas of the brain with similar functions--even those in different brain hemispheres--connect...

Doctors are developing a more personalised approach to the treatment of bowel cancer, thanks to research which has found a...

Boston, MA - Manipulating mitochondrial networks inside cells -- either by dietary restriction or by genetic manipulation that mimics it--may...

Credit: Kyoto University iCeMS The creation of cardiac tissue-like constructs could offer an effective and convenient "woundplast" for repairing myocardial...

Natural selection quickly turns a melting pot of microorganisms into a highly efficient community, new research shows. Scientists at the...

Credit: 2017 Jun Kamei and Yoshiho Ikeuchi, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo Axons are the structures through...

Credit: David Marshall, University of Bristol Researchers from the University of Bristol have revealed how a small feathered dinosaur used...

Credit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia For a variety of reasons, medications and devices specifically developed for children have traditionally lagged...

ANN ARBOR -- In a study that could provide a roadmap for combatting the rising threat of drug-resistant pathogens, researchers...

Credit: Carl Davies Across Africa, armies of hungry caterpillars destroy the flowers and pods of cowpeas; casualties can reach 80...

What are the best ways for U.S. cities to combat climate change? A new study co-authored by an MIT professor...

Credit: Image courtesy of Shen lab A new study published in the journal Neuron sheds light on the normal function...

A new study led by an International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) research committee has found that daily average calcium intake among...

Credit: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Researchers at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) investigated a pump-induced disease...

Yaser Hashem's team at the Laboratoire Architecture et Réactivité de l'ARN at CNRS's has discovered a new potential therapeutic target...

The human brain is a mysterious supercomputer. Billions of neurons buzz within an intricate network that controls our every thought,...

Credit: Kay Ho A recently published article in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, "Effects of Micronized and Nano-Copper Azole on Marine...

Credit: © 2017 Stamatina Isari A year-long survey of the taxonomic diversity of Red Sea fish larvae has revealed how...

The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation has awarded a prestigious Alexander von Humboldt Professorship to the University of Konstanz for the...