Potential impacts of planned Andean Amazon dams outweigh benefits, scientists say
Credit: Ian Bell New York - August 23, 2017 - An international team of scientists investigating the effects of six ...
Finding what fuels the ‘runaway train’ of autoimmune disease
Credit: Carroll lab/Boston Children's Hospital A newly-unveiled discovery, which has been four years in the making, has the potential to ...
ASU/Biodesign researchers enter race for early Alzheimer’s test
Credit: Graphic by Jason Drees for the Biodesign institute According to Paul Coleman, an Alzheimer's researcher at the ASU-Banner Neurodegenerative ...
Farming, cheese, chewing changed human skull shape
Credit: David Katz and Tim Weaver, UC Davis The advent of farming, especially dairy products, had a small but significant ...
NIFA invests $35 million in specialty crop research
WASHINGTON, D.C. August 24, 2017 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today ...
Cancer drug can reactivate HIV
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- Aug. 24, 2017 -- People living with HIV must take a combination of three or more ...
The spacefaring power of… pee? (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Aug. 24, 2017 -- Space scientists have to take advantage of all the materials ...
New receptor found on scavenger cells
Credit: Source: Marina Freudenberg, Mareike Maler Adenoviral infections have a mild disease progression in healthy people, but it can be ...
Rapid diagnostic test helps distinguish between severe and uncomplicated malaria in Africa
Credit: Ross Boyce Chapel Hill, NC - Malaria is a leading cause of death for children living in Sub-Saharan Africa. ...
Study explains why patients with shingles feel pain
Chickenpox is a typical childhood illness. In most cases, it is benign, and the symptoms disappear within ten days. However, ...
New research examines avocados’ potential impact on cognitive health in older adults
MISSION VIEJO, Calif. (Aug. 24, 2017) - Consuming one fresh avocado per day may lead to improved cognitive function in ...
Progress with tropical maize yields highlighted for lectureship
Maize is one of the three most important crops in the world. CIMMYT (International Center for Maize and Wheat Improvement) ...
Research reveals how estrogen regulates gene expression
Credit: Yi et al, Molecular Cell, August 2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.molcel.2017.07.026/The O'Malley lab and the Chiu lab/ Baylor College of Medicine... Estrogen ...
Researchers discover cancer stem cell pathway in endometrial cancer
A team of Cleveland Clinic researchers have discovered a key pathway that leads to recurrence and treatment resistance in endometrial ...
UBC researchers test new technique to help with concussion diagnosis
Credit: UBC Okanagan Sports-related concussions are a major public health concern and are notoriously difficult to diagnose. But new research ...
Updated assessment of the health risks posed by longer-term consumption of foods contaminated with fipronil
An average daily intake level was determined for this updated estimation. As the estimation of the risk to consumers was ...
New green solvent could help clean our air
French researchers have patented an eco-friendly liquid mixture that could help trap harmful pollutants from the air. The non-flammable solvent ...
Scientists take first snapshots of a molecular propeller that runs at 100 degrees Celsius
Credit: Bertram Daum / University of Exeter Scientists have made a crucial new discovery into how a group of ancient ...
ICU patients who survive ARDS may suffer from prolonged post-intensive care syndrome
Credit: Intermountain Medical Center Patients who survive acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) often leave a hospital intensive care unit with ...
Combating antiviral drug resistance with dynamic therapeutics
Credit: University of Illinois Antiviral drug resistance has long been a problem in modern society. As viruses evolve, they develop ...
