Bee antennae offer links between the evolution of social behavior and communication
Credit: Sam Droege, U.S. Geological Survey As bees' social behavior evolved, their complex chemical communication systems evolved in concert, according...
Smart materials used in ultrasound behave similar to water, Penn chemists report
A team of researchers at the University of Pennsylvania is gaining new insight into the smart materials used in ultrasound...
Dynamic DNA helps ward off gene damage, study reveals
Researchers have identified properties in DNA's protective structure that could transform the way scientists think about the human genome. Molecules...
How does a frog heal wounded skin without scarring?
When a Xenopus frog is deeply wounded, its skin can regenerate without scarring. Researchers have found that cells under the...
Optimizing feeding is necessary to maintain milk production in organic herds
Philadelphia, PA, June 15, 2017 - Consumer demand for organic milk recently surpassed the available supply, with sales of organic...
Handbook of the Science of Science Communication published by Oxford
Credit: Oxford University Press From vaccinations to climate change, nuclear power to fracking, the weight of scientific evidence and the...
Salk Institute scientist Eiman Azim named Pew Scholar and Aging Brain Scholar
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(June 15, 2017) The Pew Charitable Trusts announced today that Eiman Azim, an assistant professor in...
Penn engineers show key feature for modeling how cells spread in fibrous environments
Credit: University of Pennsylvania One area of research within mechanobiology, the study of how physical forces influence biological processes, is...
Boston University awarded Macy grant to improve refugee health
Boston -- Given the unprecedented refugee crisis and the current political and social climate today's immigrant's face, training the next...
Dr. Denise Fyffe of Kessler Foundation awarded major grant by Craig H. Neilsen Foundation
Credit: Kessler Foundation Denise Fyffe, PhD, senior research scientist in Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)/Outcomes and Assessment Research at Kessler Foundation,...
FDA rule improves labeling of medications used during pregnancy and lactation
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, June 15, 2017--The new U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) Pregnancy...
Targeting immune cells that help tumors stay hidden could improve immunotherapy
Vignali Lab 3-D microscopic image of a tumor shows Tregs (green), blood vessels (red) and tumor matrix (blue). ... view...
UC San Diego partners with Janssen to research new approaches to treat metabolic diseases
University of California San Diego School of Medicine has entered a five-year strategic partnership with Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., part of...
Women who focus negatively, magnify chronic pain, more likely to be taking prescribed opioids
CHICAGO - Female chronic pain sufferers who catastrophize, a psychological condition in which pain is exaggerated or irrationally focused on,...
Elder abuse research yields new evidence on incidence, risks, outcomes
As World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is observed on June 15, new study data from the Chinese community in Chicago...
Annals of Oncology in top 10 oncology journals
Lugano, 15 June 2017 - ESMO, the leading European professional organisation for medical oncology is delighted to announce that the...
Research on crucial cutting enzyme maps sites of DNA damage in leukemias and other cancers
Credit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers studying a DNA-cutting enzyme with a crucial role in regulating the structure of genes...
University of Utah Biochemist Erhu Cao Named Pew Scholar
Credit: University of Utah Health Erhu Cao, Ph.D., assistant professor of biochemistry at University of Utah Health, was named a...
Persistent pain shows up inefficiency of current psoriatic arthritis (PsA) treatment
Madrid, Spain, 15 June 2017: The results of two studies presented today at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR)...
Gap in health care for Alzheimer´s disease patients who live alone
(IOS Press) The patients who live alone do not receive the same extent of diagnostic investigations and anti-dementia treatment as...
