Researchers link defects in a nuclear receptor in the brain to autism spectrum disorders
Credit: University of Houston HOUSTON, March 14, 2018 - Two University of Houston scientists are reporting that defects in a ...
Key biological mechanism is disrupted by ocean acidification
Credit: Jeff McQuaid A team led by scientists from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego ...
Cash payments prompt tropical forest users to harvest less
Credit: Krister Par Andersson/CU Boulder Paying rural villagers to cut down fewer trees boosts conservation not only while the payments ...
Molecular motor mystery solved: Novel protein rounds out plant cells’ machinery
CORVALLIS, Ore. - A research team led by an Oregon State University biophysicist and a plant biologist from University of ...
Unraveling how mesenchymal stem cells from gum tissue accelerate wound healing
Ever notice how a cut inside the mouth heals much faster than a cut to the skin? Gum tissue repairs ...
New material will allow scanning probe microscopes to do the impossible
Credit: ©NUST MISIS If scientists want to achieve stable and more qualitative results, they have to change the core of ...
Using implementation science to improve cervical cancer prevention in sub-Saharan Africa
Credit: Lauren Johnson PHILADELPHIA (March 14, 2018) - While cervical cancer - one of the most common cancers in women ...
Educational success curbs effects of child abuse, neglect
ANN ARBOR -- The emotional and sexual abuse that some children endure can lead them to commit crimes later in ...
EDC4: New gene involved in familial breast cancer
An international research consortium led by Dr Jordi Surrallés, director of the Genetics Service at the Hospital de Sant Pau ...
Making new memories is a balancing act
Credit: UT Austin/Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(March 14, 2018) Those of us who can't resist tourist tchotchkes are big fans of ...
Area surrounding a tumor impacts how breast cancer cells grow
PORTLAND, Oregon - Cancer is typically thought of as a tumor that needs to be removed or an area that ...
Eastern Mediterranean summer will be two months longer by end of 21st century
The eastern Mediterranean -- an area that covers Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon and southern Turkey -- is experiencing monumental ...
An eco-friendly alternative to recycling e-waste
As consumers toss aside old cell phones, tablets and laptops to keep up with the latest technology, landfills are becoming ...
Arnold Berliner Award 2018 goes to Jan Werner
Credit: Andrea Englert/Jan Werner This year's recipient of the Arnold Berliner Award is Jan Werner of the Johannes Gutenberg University ...
A lesson from Darwin
When British naturalist Charles Darwin traveled to the Galapagos Islands in 1835, he took notice of the giant kelp forests ...
Researchers identify common biological features of different types of asthma
A team of researchers from the NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre - a partnership between Leicester's Hospitals, the University of ...
Nine physician specialty groups caution HHS against proposed drug pricing changes
Washington, D.C. - Nine of the nation's leading physician groups - including the American College of Rheumatology, American Academy of ...
ADHD drugs increase brain glutamate, predict positive emotion in healthy people
Credit: White Lab / Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A new study shows that healthy people who take attention deficit ...
Fast-tracking endocrine assays
Exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals can cause health effects, such as reduced fertility and increased incidences of obesity and diabetes. Two ...
Academy for Gerontology in Higher Education integrates with GSA
Members of the newly renamed Academy for Gerontology in Higher Education (AGHE) -- formerly the Association for Gerontology in Higher ...
