Tufts University chemist, entrepreneur elected to National Academy of Medicine
Credit: Alonso Nichols, Tufts University MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Massachusetts (Oct. 24, 2016) — David R. Walt, Ph.D., has been elected to the...
Reversing the HIV epidemic: Europe needs to scale-up prevention, testing and treatment
Credit: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), 2017 In a two-day conference organised in collaboration between the Maltese...
New butterfly species discovered in Russia with an unusual set of 46…
Credit: Vladimir Lukhtanov What looked like a population of a common butterfly species turned out to be a whole new...
MDI Biological Laboratory providing incubator space to Coagulation Sciences LLC
Credit: MDI Biological Laboratory BAR HARBOR, MAINE — The MDI Biological Laboratory has announced that it is providing incubator space...
Female promiscuity in butterflies controls paternity
Credit: Thorin Jonsson The eggs of some butterfly and moth species vary to give females control over the paternity of...
Micro-sanctuaries key to survival of wildlife in human-dominated landscapes
Credit: Adyita Kshirsagar Study looked at threatened blackbuck in India's densely populated Maharasthra region Animals navigate a gauntlet of competing...
GUMC selects global health champion Roger I. Glass as recipient of…
Credit: Roger I. Glass, MD, PhD WASHINGTON (Nov. 11, 2016) — Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) will honor Roger I....
Navigational view of the brain thanks to powerful X-rays
Credit: Georgia Tech / Eva Dyer If brain imaging could be compared to Google Earth, neuroscientists would already have a...
UTA mechanical engineer publishes findings that show blasts cause cavitation in the brain
Credit: UT Arlington Ashfaq Adnan, an associate professor of mechanical engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington, and his...
Policymakers fall short on global agreement to reduce marketing unhealthy foods to kids
The current obesity epidemic is so grave that 2.7 billion people — nearly a third of the world's population —...
Scientists reveal new target for anti-lymphangiogenesis drugs
BOSTON (April 12, 2016) — After an injury to tissues, such as in organ transplantation, the body grows new lymphatic...
Nanocarriers may carry new hope for brain cancer therapy
Glioblastoma multiforme, a cancer of the brain also known as "octopus tumors" because of the manner in which the cancer...
Technology brings new precision to study of circadian rhythm in…
Credit: UGA Athens, Ga. – An interdisciplinary team of researchers at the University of Georgia has developed a new technology...
Artificial ‘skin’ gives robotic hand a sense of touch
Credit: University of Houston A team of researchers from the University of Houston has reported a breakthrough in stretchable electronics...