Look at Eva, 4 months old and standing
Credit: Photo Ungbarnasund Snorra BABY SWIMMING: Both the literature and practice indicate that children can stand without support starting at...
New medicine shows potential to reduce oral steroid use in severe asthma patients
Hamilton, ON (May 25, 2017) - A trial led by a McMaster University respirology professor shows promising results for a...
USDA invests $17.7 million in plant health and production workforce
WASHINGTON, D.C. May 25, 2017 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today...
Bouldering envisioned as new treatment for depression
A growing body of research suggests that bouldering, a form of rock climbing, can help build muscle and endurance while...
ATS 2017 Wrap-up: Rapid sepsis treatment, predicting mortality after the ICU and more
(Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan) Thousands of critical care and pulmonology specialists from across the world gathered this week...
Changing climate could have devastating impact on forest carbon storage
Credit: Fotolia New research from a multi-university team of biologists shows what could be a startling drop in the amount...
Food is not just the sum of its nutrients
Credit: Tanja Kongerslev Thorning Traditionally investigations of a foodstuff's implications for human health focus on the content of individual nutrients...
Scientists uncover dietary strategy to address obesity using component in red chili
Washington, DC - May 23, 2017 - Scientists have discovered a dietary strategy that may address obesity by reducing endotoxemia,...
‘Pregnant’ housefly males demonstrate the evolution of sex determination
Credit: Peter Koomen Sex is one of the most essential characteristics of an individual - not only for humans, but...
Crazy for ant eggs
Loading video... Credit: Chin-Cheng 'Scotty' Yang Kyoto, Japan -- As worker ants busily hurry about providing for colony and queen,...
New cancer drug can prevent reactions to common airborne allergens
CHICAGO --- A cancer drug for patients with certain types of leukemia and lymphoma can also prevent reactions to some...
Novel technology applied to replace aging bridge
Credit: Majid Talebi/ University of Delaware America's bridges received a grade of C+ on the 2017 Infrastructure Report Card, put...
The secret to combating pancreatic cancer may lie in suppression of a common protein
Credit: Amy Lee, PhD, Keck School of Medicine LOS ANGELES - New research from the Keck School of Medicine of...
Taking a closer look at genetic switches in cancer
Credit: Hoelz Lab/Caltech Many things go wrong in cells during the development of cancer. At the heart of the chaos...
UTA’s AbeXXa Biologics named one of 40Â Best University Startups 2017Â by NCET2
(University of Texas at Arlington) AbeXXa Biologics, a faculty startup at The University of Texas at Arlington, was named one...
Just one alcoholic drink a day increases breast cancer risk, exercise lowers risk
WASHINGTON, DC -- Drinking just one glass of wine or other alcoholic drink a day increases breast cancer risk, finds...
Labeling a bacterial cell ‘jacket’
Credit: Evan Krape/ University of Delaware You have three to five pounds of bacteria living in and on your body...
Research decoding the first deep-sea mussel genome published in Nature
Credit: Hong Kong Baptist University A joint research led by Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) and the Hong Kong University...
Fall calving season may yield higher returns for southeastern beef producers
Credit: Photo by T. Johnson, courtesy UTIA. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- The vast majority of cow-calf producers in Tennessee and the...
USDA invests $2.5 million in commodity board projects to support Ag industry
WASHINGTON, D.C. May 24, 2017 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today...
