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The annual assessment of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by the JRC and the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL) confirms...

2017 AIP Science Writing Award Winners announced

WASHINGTON, D.C., OCT. 20, 2017 -- The American Institute of Physics announced today the winners of its 2017 Science Communication...

Research predicts increase in inflammatory bowel disease in developing world

For the last century, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has been a challenge for patients and the medical community in the...

Superstorm Sandy five years later: How NJIT assisted with recovery efforts

Credit: NJIT Five years ago, Superstorm Sandy devastated the U.S. east coast, taking the lives of 34 New Jersey residents,...

Nicotinic receptor could be target for treatment of lung inflammation

(Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo) Tests using mice employed an experimental drug that stimulates a...

US ocean observation critical to understanding climate change, but lacks long-term nat. planning

WASHINGTON - The ocean plays a critical role in climate and weather, serving as a massive reservoir of heat and...

The end of pneumonia? New vaccine offers hope

Credit: Credit: 'Jones et al., Sci. Adv. 2017;3: e1701797.' BUFFALO, N.Y. -- In 2004, pneumonia killed more than 2 million...

BU researchers create tool to measure, control protein aggregation

Credit: Ahmad S. Khalil A common thread ties seemingly unlinked disorders like Alzheimer's disease and type II diabetes together. This...

Marshall School of Medicine announces program to improve access to diabetes care in WV

Credit: Brian Patton/Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine HUNTINGTON, W.Va.-- The Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of...

Mountain glaciers shrinking across the West

Credit: David Shean/University of Washington Until recently, glaciers in the United States have been measured in two ways: placing stakes...

Exploring how herpes simplex virus changes when passed between family members

Credit: Bernard Heymann, Ph.D., NIAMS Laboratory of Structural Biology Research, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National...

Pollution responsible for 16 percent of deaths globally — Lancet Commission report

Simon Fraser University health sciences professor Bruce Lanphear is a Commissioner and author of The Lancet Commission on Pollution and...

US ocean observation critical to understanding climate change, but lacks long-term national planning

WASHINGTON - The ocean plays a critical role in climate and weather, serving as a massive reservoir of heat and...

Study reveals connection between microbiome and autoimmune disorders

October 23, 2017

Credit: University of Calgary Many people associate the word "bacteria" with something dirty and disgusting. Dr. Pere Santamaria disagrees. Called...

Northwestern Medicine Chicago Proton Center hosts 4th Annual PTCOG-NA Conference in Chicago

The Northwestern Medicine Chicago Proton Center will host over 200 leading clinicians, physicists and researchers in the growing field of...

Researchers pinpoint causes for spike in breast cancer genetic testing

Athens, Ga. -- A sharp rise in the number of women seeking BRCA genetic testing to evaluate their risk of...

Study shows how nerves drive prostate cancer

Credit: Courtesy of Albert Einstein College of Medicne October 19, 2017--(Bronx, NY)--In a study in today's issue of Science, researchers...

Number of newly diagnosed cancer patients without insurance drops in first year of ACA

Credit: Indiana University BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- The number of newly diagnosed cancer patients who were uninsured fell by one-third in...

Gene circuit switches on inside cancer cells, triggers immune attack

CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Researchers at MIT have developed a synthetic gene circuit that triggers the body's immune system to attack...

One to 10 mutations are needed to drive cancer, scientists find