Dry adhesive holds in extreme cold, strengthens in extreme heat
Credit: Courtesy of Science Communications Researchers from Case Western Reserve University, Dayton Air Force Research Laboratory and China have developed...
Marijuana could help treat drug addiction, mental health
Credit: UBC Using marijuana could help some alcoholics and people addicted to opioids kick their habits, a UBC study has...
Study finds evidence of Deepwater Horizon oil in land-based birds
The ecological consequences of an environmental disaster can extend further than one may imagine as effects propagate through interconnected food...
Cough virus kills liver cancer cells and hepatitis virus
A virus that causes childhood coughs and colds could help in the fight against primary liver cancer, according to a...
Black women more likely to be diagnosed with late stage breast cancer than white women
Black African women are nearly twice as likely to be diagnosed with late stage breast cancer as white women in...
Crowdsourcing a better prostate cancer prediction tool
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Knowing the likely course of cancer can influence treatment decisions. Now a new prediction...
The fruits of life
Among flowering plants, the rose family (called Rosaceae) displays an incredible diversity, including classic reds like the American beauty. But...
Researchers discover new antibiotics by sifting through the human microbiome
Credit: Sean Brady Most antibiotics in use today are based on natural molecules produced by bacteria--and given the rise of...
Inactive patents: Innovate more, search less
Credit: Michigan Tech, Sarah Bird Many innovators and inventors feel they have squandered hours fruitlessly rifling through old patents on...
A possible explanation for recurring breast cancer
In October, we mourned those who died of breast cancer and celebrated all of the women (and men) who have...
Wide variability in generic heart failure drugs can make them unaffordable to uninsured
Credit: Photo by Ellen Hutti, Saint Louis University. ST. LOUIS - New research from Saint Louis University finds that the...
Cedars-Sinai receives $1.2M grant from California Initiative to Advance Precision Medicine
LOS ANGELES (Nov. 15, 2016) -- Cedars-Sinai health investigators will use a $1.2 million grant from a state precision medicine...
Research finds Zika virus can live for hours on hard, non-porous surfaces
DENVER (Nov. 15, 2016) -- The Zika virus is most commonly transmitted in humans as the result of a bite...
Do extremely reddened quasars extinguish star formation?
Credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser RIVERSIDE, Calif. (http://www.ucr.edu) -- Galaxies formed and grew billions of years ago by accumulating gas from their...
Salk Institute receives Charity Navigator’s highest rating for sixth consecutive year
LA JOLLA--(November 15, 2016) For the sixth consecutive year, the Salk Institute's strong financial health and commitment to accountability and...
‘Origami’ rapid malaria test receives Grand Challenges Explorations grant
Credit: Lauren Gibson / Vanderbilt University An interdisciplinary team of scientists and engineers at Vanderbilt University headed by Stevenson Professor...
UCI prostate cancer project awarded $1.2 million by state precision medicine initiative
Credit: Matt Herp / ADA Irvine, Calif., Nov. 15, 2016 -- University of California, Irvine health policy researchers have been...
Researchers question if banning of ‘killer robots’ actually will stop robots from killing
BUFFALO, N.Y. - A University at Buffalo research team has published a paper that implies that the rush to ban...
Can artery ‘banks’ transform vascular medicine?
Credit: Morgridge Institute for Research MADISON -- The prospect of creating artery "banks" available for cardiovascular surgery, bypassing the need...
Hawai’i researchers link quality of coastal groundwater with reef degradation on Maui
Credit: University of Hawaii Land-use practices on tropical oceanic islands can have large impacts on reef ecosystems, even in the...
