Nearly 500 dupporters joined ATS rally on Capitol Hill: Lab coats for lungs
Credit: ATS WASHINGTON, DC - May 24, 2017 - In an ATS 2017 International Conference first, respiratory health professionals and...
New online database has answers on mitochondrial disorders
Credit: Cristina Nadalutti and Jack Griffith EAST LANSING, Mich. - Providing answers -- or at least more information -- to...
Recreational cannabis, used often, increases risk of gum disease
New York, NY (May 24, 2017)--Columbia University dental researchers have found that frequent recreational use of cannabis--including marijuana, hashish, and...
Two types of empathy elicit different health effects, Penn psychologist shows
When a close friend shares bad news, our instinct is to help. But putting ourselves in a friend's shoes, imagining...
Three types of work stress increasing in the US, according to SUNY downstate researchers
Brooklyn, NY - Researchers at SUNY Downstate Medical Center's School of Public Health have determined that two stressful work characteristics,...
Baycrest’s VP research awarded ORION Leadership Innovation Award
Credit: Baycrest Health Sciences Dr. Randy McIntosh, Vice President of Research at Baycrest and Director of the Rotman Research Institute...
Zika reached Miami at least four times, Caribbean trravel likely responsible
Credit: Photo by Faith Hark LA JOLLA, CA - May 24, 2017- With mosquito season looming in the Northern Hemisphere,...
MSU doctor to help eradicate malaria in Malawi with $8.5 million grant
East Lansing - Continuing her crusade against malaria, Terrie E. Taylor is once again on the hunt to find out...
Tree-climbing goats disperse seeds by spitting
Credit: H Garrido/EBD-CSIC In dry southern Morocco, domesticated goats climb to the precarious tippy tops of native argan trees to...
Jefferson researcher identifies targets for better anti-thrombotic medicine
PHILADELPHIA -- Blood platelets shore up open wounds and help cuts heal, but they can also cause heart attacks and...
How do blind cavefish find their way? The answer could be in their bones.
Credit: Amanda Powers/UC Imagine living in perpetual darkness in an alien world where you have to find food quickly by...
South Sudan wildlife surviving civil war, but poaching and trafficking threats increase
Credit: (c)P.Elkan/WCS JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN, May 24, 2017 -- The first aerial assessment of the impact of South Sudan's current...
Helping plants pump iron
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA -- (May 24, 2017) Just like people, plants need iron to grow and stay healthy....
Grant to fund research of microplastics in Delaware Bay
Credit: Julie Steinberg/ University of Delaware Microplastics -- small pieces of plastic less than five millimeters long -- are an...
Study shows need for increased protection of world’s national animal symbols
Credit: Tatum Nugent MIAMI -- The snowy-feathered head and distinctive brown body of the bald eagle is a proud national...
Harvard Medical School expert calls for protection of critical gains made in cancer care under ACA
Cancer -- the second leading cause of death in the United States -- claims more than 600,000 lives each year....
Brain anatomy differs in people with 22q genetic risk for schizophrenia, autism
A UCLA study characterizes, for the first time, brain differences between people with a specific genetic risk for schizophrenia and...
Zika reached Miami at least four times, Caribbean travel likely responsible
Credit: Photo by Faith Hark LA JOLLA, CA - May 24, 2017- With mosquito season looming in the Northern Hemisphere,...
Nearly 500 supporters joined ATS rally on Capitol Hill: Lab coats for lungs
Credit: ATS WASHINGTON, DC - May 24, 2017 - In an ATS 2017 International Conference first, respiratory health professionals and...
University of Montana student earns NASA Earth and Space science fellowship
Credit: courtesy photo MISSOULA - University of Montana doctoral candidate Eric Palm recently was selected for the prestigious NASA Earth...
