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Credit: Jeff Miller/University of Wisconsin-Madison MADISON, Wis. -- Zika virus infection passes efficiently from a pregnant monkey to its fetus,...

Kidney transplants from diabetic donors will save more lives, sooner

PHILADELPHIA -- There are more than 98,000 people currently awaiting a kidney transplant in the United States. But the organs...

FDA approval granted to pediatric device used to treat esophageal birth defect

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted authorization for a magnetic device used to treat pediatric esophageal atresia, a...

Tiny shells indicate big changes to global carbon cycle

Loading video... Credit: UC Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory Experiments with tiny, shelled organisms in the ocean suggest big changes to...

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 40 Best University Startups 2017 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