European earthworms decrease species diversity in North America
Credit: Paul Ojanen (University of Minnesota) Leipzig. In Europe, they are classified as beneficial organisms, but many North American ecosystems ...
Parents with bipolar benefit from self-help tool
Credit: Lancaster University Online self-management support for parents with Bipolar Disorder leads to improvements in parenting and child behaviour. That ...
New edition of book showcases the best in southern California medical education
RIVERSIDE, Calif.– Looking forward into the future of medicine and navigating the rapidly changing landscape of patient care and the ...
Novel classification can lead to new ways to diagnose and treat cancer
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine A novel approach to studying cancer has enabled researchers to group about 10,000 human cancers ...
New fat cell metabolism research could lead to new ways to treat…
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego report new insights into what nutrients fat cells metabolize to make fatty ...
South Africa’s long-legged bees adapted to pollinate snapdragon…
Credit: Anton Pauw New research from Stellenbosch University (SU) in South Africa shows that, in an extraordinary case of adaptation, ...
A whole-body approach to understanding chemosensory cells
Credit: Junji Hirota Growing evidence shows that sensory cells which enable us to taste sweetness, bitterness and savoriness (umami) are ...
Why air pollutants make some people vulnerable to atopic dermatitis
Credit: Hidaka et al., 2016 Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine and Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization (ToMMo) are pleased to ...
UMass Amherst neuroscientists receive $2.36 million grant to improve brain research tools
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. – Cognitive neuroscientists Rosie Cowell and David Huber at the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently ...
New application of existing drug offers personalized therapy for lung cancer
Credit: James Hall/Oxford University A subset of lung tumours is exquisitely sensitive to a class of recently approved anti-cancer drugs. ...
World-class science recognized as 4 TSL scientists make prestigious…
Credit: The Sainsbury Laboratory Four of the "World's Most Influential Scientific Minds" are scientists from The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich, who ...
Tumor-targeting system uses cancer’s own mechanisms to betray…
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — By hijacking a cancer cell's own metabolism, researchers have found a ...
Gallbladder cancer: Pharmacist finds protein that drives tumor growth
Credit: Claudia Ehrlich Patients with gallbladder cancer often show few or no symptoms for long periods of time. As a ...
Changes to hospital electronic health records could improve care of patients on warfarin
Credit: MU Health COLUMBIA, Mo. (Jan. 11, 2017) — Warfarin is a commonly prescribed blood thinner used to prevent harmful ...
Novel classification can lead to new ways to diagnose and treat cancer
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine A novel approach to studying cancer has enabled researchers to group about 10,000 human cancers ...
Recordings spout secrets behind blue whale behavior
Credit: Ana Širovi?, Scripps Institution of Oceanography PORTLAND, Ore. — Researchers are using underwater microphones to interpret and characterize the ...
Infectious outbreaks must be combatted strategically, Dartmouth-HHS…
HANOVER, N.H. – New funding is not enough to guarantee success against emerging infectious diseases around the world. Rather, good ...
Genetic study shakes up the elephant family tree
Credit: Graphic by Asier Larramendi Eskorza and Julie McMahon CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — New research reveals that a species of giant ...
Regional sea-level scenarios will help Northeast plan for faster-than-global rise
Credit: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Sea level in the Northeast and in some other U.S. regions will rise significantly ...
Frozen chemistry controls bacterial infections
Credit: Mattias Pettersson Chemists and molecular biologists have made an unexpected discovery in infection biology. The researchers can now show ...
