Political left, right both inspired by utopian hopes
Credit: University of Illinois at Chicago Despite the ideological differences separating liberals and conservatives, they share similar motivations for their...
Article: Clinicians should address needs of family caregivers of persons with dementia
Credit: Penn Nursing (PHILADELPHIA) Dec. 5, 2016 - More than 15 million family members and other unpaid caregivers provide care...
Cedars-Sinai receives $10 million for pioneering studies of debilitating digestive tract disease
LOS ANGELES (Dec. 5, 2016) - Cedars-Sinai investigators in gastroenterology have been awarded $10 million by the National Institutes of...
Simple processing technique could cut cost of organic PV and wearable electronics
Credit: Credit: Christopher Moore, Georgia Tech A simple solution-based electrical doping technique could help reduce the cost of polymer solar...
Everglades Foundation starts algae bloom solution search with 4-year, $10-million Prize
Palmetto Bay, Fla. - In a bold effort to find a solution to one of the world's most challenging environmental...
How one minute could prevent unnecessary hospitalization, tests for patients with low-risk chest pai
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Using a shared decision-making aid to involve patients more in their own care decisions can prevent unnecessary...
Using the force
Whether building organs or maintaining healthy adult tissues, cells use biochemical and mechanical cues from their environment to make important...
Brains of people with autism spectrum disorder share similar molecular abnormalities
Autism spectrum disorder is caused by a variety of factors, both genetic and environmental. But a new study led by...
Prehistoric plant remains highlight diverse origins of cereal domestication
Credit: Juan José Ibañez A study from the University of the Basque Country (UPV-EHU) and the University of Copenhagen shows...
Plant ‘chemical factory’ could produce variety of commercial products
A 'chemical factory' on the surface of plant leaves could help produce more commercially useful products, researchers at the University...
Secrets of the paleo diet: Discovery reveals plant-based menu of prehistoric man
Credit: Yaakov Langsam A tiny grape pip (scale 1mm), left on the ground some 780,000 years ago, is one of...
Neolithic Syrians were first to domesticate cereals
Loading video... Credit: CSIC Communications 11,000 years ago, a Syrian community began a practice which would change man's relationship with...
Game changer for organic solar cells
With a new technique for manufacturing single-layer organic polymer solar cells, scientists at UC Santa Barbara and three other universities...
Trust issues: Users more gullible when they customize their technology
Technology may have helped turn users into their own information gatekeepers, but they may not necessarily make better, more informed...
Lack of appropriate clothing can hinder people with disabilities
Credit: MU News Bureau COLUMBIA, Mo. - There are many important events in a person's life, including weddings, graduations, school...
New study to investigate role of sleep in chronic pain
SPOKANE, Wash. - Washington State University will lead a study to understand the relationship between sleep and chronic pain, part...
UMMS scientist designs lamp light operative photodynamic molecules for tumor therapy
Credit: UMass Medical School WORCESTER: UMass Medical School scientist Gang Han, PhD, and his team have designed a new class...
Nivolumab with chemotherapy improves response, survival in AML study patients
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center The immunotherapy drug nivolumab in combination with standard chemotherapy more than doubled response rates and...
Simple steps lengthen lives of high-risk AML patients
PORTLAND, OR - New research shows that quickly identifying patients with high-risk acute myeloid leukemia (AML), and speeding the process...
Fast evolution affects everyone, everywhere
Credit: Kiyoto Gotanda Rapid evolution of other species happens all around us all the time - and many of the...