Confusing food labels place consumers with food allergy at risk
A study found that consumers with food allergy concerns often misunderstand food labels about allergens that say "may contain" or...
Penn study shows how some intestinal cells resist chemotherapy and radiation
When treating cancer with chemotherapy and radiation, decisions about dose must walk a fine line between attacking cancerous cells and...
UCI study finds acupuncture lowers hypertension by activating natural opioids
Credit: Chris Nugent / UCI Irvine, Calif., Oct. 31, 2016 -- Researchers with the UCI Susan Samueli Center for Integrative...
Penn Dental team tweaks DNA to improve plant-based medicines
Henry Daniell, a professor in the departments of Biochemistry and Pathology in the University of Pennsylvania's School of Dental Medicine,...
New survey shows obesity ties cancer as top health threat
Americans take obesity as seriously as cancer, and say it's an even bigger health threat than heart disease, the nation's...
Leading interventional cardiology society hosts 40th Annual Meeting
WHO: The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) WHAT: The 40th Annual SCAI Scientific Sessions will take place May...
Beta-cryptoxanthin, a carotenoid, inhibits nicotine-linked lung cancer development in mice
BOSTON (November 1, 2016)--Beta-cryptoxanthin (BCX), a carotenoid pigment compound found primarily in plants, reduces the number and invasiveness of tumors...
Aerial surveys of elephants and other mammals may underestimate numbers
Credit: Elephants Without Borders AMHERST, Mass. - As lead researchers in Africa's recent Great Elephant Census, wildlife ecologists Curtice Griffin...
In communicating wildlife conservation, focus on the right message
ITHACA, N.Y. - If you want people to care about endangered species, focus on how many animals are left, not...
Watching RNA fold
By the time you reach the end of this sentence, RNA folding will have taken place in your body more...
Delayed gratification associated with fast food frequency
A new study suggests that an ability to delay immediate gratification is associated with less frequent consumption of fast food....
New study suggests way to slow skin fibrosis in scleroderma
Credit: Hospital for Special Surgery The prognosis for patients diagnosed with scleroderma - an autoimmune disease characterized by fibrosis of...
New method for performing aortic valve replacement proves successful in high risk patients
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have developed a new, less invasive way to perform transcatheter aortic valve...
RIT awarded $1.8 million NIH grant to develop ultrathin membranes for tissue engineering
Credit: Graphic by Noah Greene and Joe Olmsted Researchers at Rochester Institute of Technology are advancing tissue engineering through new...
Spooky new fungal disease on southern golf courses unmasked
Credit: (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Kathleen Phillips) COLLEGE STATION -- A turfgrass disease that looked like an ink spill...
Millions of loci from a thousand plant transcriptomes
Scientists face many constraints when embarking on new projects. Often the biggest constraint is a small budget. This is why...
Study reveals the brain regulates social behavior differently in males and females
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA-The brain regulates social behavior differently in males and females, according to a new study published...
Data indicate significant impact of NIH African bioethics training programs
From HIV to Malaria to Ebola, health and medical research with human participants in Africa -- and the ethical evaluation...
Less than half of cervical cancer patients receive standard-of-care treatment
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Standard-of-care treatment for locally advanced cervical cancer includes radiation, chemotherapy and brachytherapy (in which...
Balancing time & space in the brain: New model holds promise for predicting brain dynamics
PITTSBURGH--For as long as scientists have been listening in on the activity of the brain, they have been trying to...