What makes a neuron a neuron?
RIVERSIDE, Calif. - It remains unclear to scientists why almost every RNA-binding protein has a sibling - or "paralog." While...
Side effects of leukemia drug can be safely reduced by halving dose
Patients with a chronic type of leukaemia could safely reduce the side effects of life-long treatment by cutting their dose...
How to turn white fat brown
Credit: The laboratory of Zoltan Arany, MD, PhD, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA-- A signaling pathway in...
Unique strain of lactic acid bacteria in Buryat milk is found
Credit: Lidia Stoyanova Scientists from the Microbiology Department of the Faculty of Biology of the Lomonosov Moscow State University have...
Assassins on the rise: A new species and a new tribe of endemic South African robber flies
Credit: Torsten Dikow Discovery of a new species of assassin flies led to the redescription of its genus. This group...
Iowa State scientist uses clam shells to help build 1,000-year record of ocean climate
Credit: Bob Elbert/Iowa State University AMES, Iowa - Alan Wanamaker, working as a postdoctoral researcher from 2007 to 2009, was...
Uterine microbiota play a key role in implantation and pregnancy success in in vitro fertilization
Philadelphia, PA, December 6, 2016 - Endometrial microbiota (bacteria in the uterine cavity) play an important role in determining whether...
Hispanic adults with diabetes could benefit from peer support interventions
Credit: MU Health COLUMBIA, Mo. (Dec. 6, 2016) -- Diabetes is a global health problem that disproportionally affects individuals of...
Global habitat loss still rampant across much of the Earth
Credit: Courtesy of WCS NEW YORK (December 6, 2016) - As 196 signatory nations of the Convention of Biological Diversity...
Top in US Chamber of Commerce’s BusinessH2O Summit, Dec. 12, in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS...December 6, 2016--Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) is partnering with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on the first...
High renewable electricity growth continued in 2015
The 2015 Renewable Energy Data Book shows that U.S. renewable electricity grew to 16.7 percent of total installed capacity and...
NREL 2016 Standard Scenarios outlook shows continued growth in renewables and gas
The Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has released the 2016 Standard Scenarios: A U.S. Electricity Sector Outlook. The...
USDOT awards $14M for mobility research at UW-led transportation center
Credit: PacTrans The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded approximately $14 million over five years to a multi-university, regional transportation...
BMJ & University of Cape Town Knowledge Translation Unit launch PACK Adult Global
BMJ, one of the world's leading healthcare knowledge providers, and its partner the University of Cape Town Lung Institute's Knowledge...
Research presentations from the IASLC 17th World Conference on Lung Cancer Dec. 6
Credit: IASLC Vienna, Austria--December 6, 2016--Today's press briefing at the IASLC 17th World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC) focused on...
CTCA invited to international forum to present findings from multiple lung cancer studies
Credit: Photo courtesy of Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) (PHOENIX, Arizona - Dec. 6, 2016) - Lung cancer-based studies...
BMJ Best Practice & BMJ Learning available to health workers in Paraná State, Brazil
(BMJ) BMJ, one of the world's leading healthcare knowledge providers, announced today that healthcare professionals in Paraná State will be...
Scientists learn more about how motors maneuver our cells’ roadways
Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (Dec. 6, 2016) - Much like motors power our cars, they also ensure that proteins...
Risk for misuse of opioids and stimulants: What does employment status have to do with it?
December 6, 2016 -- Researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health found that employment status is a factor...
Do cannabis users think package warnings are needed?
is the only peer-reviewed open access journal dedicated to the scientific, medical, and psychosocial exploration of clinical cannabis, cannabinoids, and...
