Are transgender individuals fit to serve in the military?
New Rochelle, NY, February 16, 2016–A new study shows that transgender active-duty U.S. military personnel report few lifetime mental and ...
Interactions between simple molecular mechanisms give rise to complex…
Credit: IST Austria/Maroš Pleška When we think of bacteria, images of nasty infections like pneumonia, meningitis or food poisoning come ...
Medical imaging innovator Christine Hendon wins Presidential honor
Credit: Jeffrey Schifman/Columbia Engineering Christine Hendon, assistant professor of electrical engineering at Columbia Engineering, has won the Presidential Early Career ...
Surgical eye robot performs precision-injection in patient with retinal vein occlusion
Credit: KU Leuven Surgeons of University Hospitals Leuven have been the first to operate on a patient with retinal vein ...
Study reverses thinking on genetic links to stress, depression
Credit: Washington University BioMed Radio New research findings often garner great attention. But when other scientists follow up and fail ...
ASK the enzyme: New potential targets for cancer
Credit: Atsushi Matsuzawa New understandings of how molecules affect the activity of an enzyme could lead to potential targets for ...
Researchers use mouse model to study craniofacial disorders
KANSAS CITY, MO — Researchers from the laboratory of Paul Trainor, Ph.D., at the Stowers Institute of Medical Research have ...
The bacterial community on the International Space Station resembles homes
Credit: This file is in the public domain in the United States because it was solely created by NASA. Microbiologists ...
Scientists reveal new and improved genome sequence of Daphnia pulex
Credit: Matt Cashore/University of Notre Dame For many, experience with Daphnia, commonly known as water fleas, ends in high school. ...
Enhancing neuronal activity promotes axon regeneration in adult
IMAGE: Enhancing neuronal firing activity by melanopsin overexpression in the retina promotes axon regeneration after the optic nerve injury comparing ...
DNA sequencing tools lack robust protections against cybersecurity risks
Credit: Dennis Wise/University of Washington Rapid improvement in DNA sequencing has sparked a proliferation of medical and genetic tests that ...
Moth larvae testing firm wins grant
Credit: University of Exeter A company which provides moth larvae for use in scientific testing — reducing the need for ...
Research links locus coeruleus activity with hyperarousal in PTSD
Regions of the brain associated with stress and posttraumatic stress disorder. Credit: National Institutes of Health Philadelphia, PA, October 31, ...
In-vitro reproduction of long-lasting effects of stress on memory
A group of researchers at Osaka University, succeeded in reproduction of the same phenomenon as memory consolidation by using organotypic ...
Undersea life holds promise for killing tuberculosis
Credit: University of Central Florida A team of researchers at the University of Central Florida has discovered a potential new ...
Leukaemia treatment can be made more effective by using a drug for iron overload
Credit: Delfim Duarte/Imperial College London Chemotherapy for one type of leukaemia could be improved by giving patients a drug currently ...
Study highlights diversity of arthropods found in US homes — From swabs of dust
Credit: Anne A. Madden, with the assistance from Robert Mcgugan at the University of Colorado, Boulder Nanomaterials Characterization Facility. False-coloring ...
Men should avoid rock music when playing board games, say scientists
Credit: Imperial College London / Royal College of Music Men should avoid rock music when playing board games, say scientists ...
Fundamentals for the Anthropocene
Credit: De Gruyter Open This book seeks to bridge the gap between leading edge scholarship about the nature of the ...
Scientists name new species of dinosaur after Canadian icon
Credit: Illustrated by Oliver Demuth. © Oliver Demuth TORONTO, July 17, 2017 – Scientists from the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) ...
