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Credit: Eindhoven University of Technology. Researchers from Eindhoven University of Technology have developed a microsensor that makes it possible to ...

Founders of Global Burden of Disease study receive award for research excellence

TORONTO - The co-founders of the groundbreaking Global Burden of Disease study (GBD), Professors Christopher Murray and Alan Lopez, have ...

Johns Hopkins investigators unravel biological roots of pulmonary hypertension

Working with cells that line the innermost layer of the blood vessels, Johns Hopkins investigators say they have made a ...

Newfound ‘organ’ had been missed by standard method for visualizing anatomy

Credit: Illustration by Jill Gregory. Printed with permission from Mount Sinai Health System, licensed under CC-BY-ND. Researchers have identified a ...

Malaria Cell Atlas launched: Parasite development mapped in unprecedented detail

New single-cell technology has allowed scientists to study malaria parasites at the highest resolution to date. By investigating the genes ...

Survey finds reducing stigma attributed to Alzheimer’s is vital to prevention research

Chicago, March 27, 2018 - Stigma associated with Alzheimer's disease may be an obstacle for individuals to seek information about ...

Up to 38 percent of all annual childhood asthma cases in Bradford may be caused by air pollution

Credit: Center for Advancing Research in Transportation Emissions, Energy, and Health www.carteeh.org New research highlights the impact of traffic-related air ...

Hepatitis C virus screening rates remain low among baby boomers

Bottom Line: Despite the steady increase of liver cancer incidence in the United States in recent decades, data from 2015 ...

Accurately identifying aggressive head and neck cancers

Credit: Case Western Reserve University The Case Western Reserve-led research team will analyze computerized images of tissue samples for patterns ...

Cell-penetrating ‘nanodrills’ show promise for intracellular drug delivery

PORTLAND, Ore. - Researchers at Oregon State University and Oregon Health & Science University have created new nanomaterials able to ...

Canada-US Free Trade Agreement (CUSFTA) increased caloric intake in Canada

Credit: American Journal of Preventive Medicine Ann Arbor, March 26, 2018 - A new study published in the American Journal ...

Metabolic profiling may determine aggressiveness, prognosis of prostate cancer

A new approach to analyzing prostate gland tissue may help address a major challenge in treating prostate cancer - determining ...

Rooting for answers

Credit: NASA When plants on Earth search for nutrients and water, what drives their direction? Very simply, gravitational force helps ...

Hybrid chickadees found deficient at learning and memory

Credit: Michael McQuillan For a long time, hybridization--when distinct species mate and produce offspring--was thought to be a mistake. Yet, ...

What three feet of seawater could mean for the world’s turtles

Credit: Todd Stailey/Tennessee Aquarium Ninety percent of the world's coastal freshwater turtle species are expected to be affected by sea ...

Genetic factors for most common disease in the first year of life are identified

A scientific study conducted at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in São Paulo State, Brazil, has identified genetic factors ...

Treating koalas for chlamydia alters gut microbes

Koalas are one of Australia's iconic animals, but they have been hard hit by an epidemic of Chlamydia infections contributing ...

Study links climate policy, carbon emissions from permafrost

Credit: Christina Schädel Controlling greenhouse gas emissions in the coming decades could substantially reduce the consequences of carbon releases from ...

Tennessee students win national soil judging competition

Credit: UTIA KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- While most of the country is focused on basketball this time of year, March means ...

OU study reveals trends of US surface water body area over three decades