Mouse study identifies new method for treating depression
Standard antidepressant medications don't work for everyone, and even when they do they are slow to kick in. In an ...
New method for the diagnosis of autism was found
Credit: Michiru Ida-Eto New method for the diagnosis of autism was found by researchers at Mie University. Autism is a ...
Fish evolve by playing it safe
New research supports the creation of more marine reserves in the world's oceans because, the authors say, fish can evolve ...
Studying midwest soil production, erosion and human impacts
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - Geologist and geochemist Isaac Larsen at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has received a ...
Does Mars have rings? Not right now, but maybe one day
Credit: Image by Purdue University Envision Center WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - As children, we learned about our solar system's planets ...
Radiotherapy risks are much higher for smokers
Smokers treated for breast cancer have much higher risks than non-smokers of developing lung cancer or heart attack as a ...
Genetic mutations help brain tumors evade targeting by immunotherapy treatments
Tumors of the brain and spinal cord, or gliomas, are among the most commonly occurring brain tumors. Although a majority ...
Breakthrough discovery may make blood test feasible for detecting cancer
Credit: Credit: Purdue Agricultural Communications/Tom Campbell WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Doctors may soon be able to detect and monitor a ...
Coffee shops, 24-hour ATMs the best locations for life-saving AEDs, research shows
Credit: Sun & Chan/U of T Engineering ATMs and coffee shops such as Tim Hortons, Starbucks and Second Cup make ...
Parsley and other plants lend form to human stem cell scaffolds
Credit: Gianluca Fontana/UW-Madison MADISON, Wis. -- Borrowing from nature is an age-old theme in science. Form and function go hand-in-hand ...
Dead zones may threaten coral reefs worldwide
Credit: Arcadio Castillo, STRI Dead zones affect dozens of coral reefs around the world and threaten hundreds more according to ...
Mutants in microgravity
Credit: NASA/Frankie Martin Bacteria may mutate more rapidly in space and scientists theorize patterns of those mutations could help predict ...
Protein could prevent brain damage caused by stroke
A small protein that could protect the brain from stroke-induced injury has been discovered by researchers from The University of ...
Anti-bacterial discovery will prevent infections spreading on medical devices
Credit: Trinity College Dublin Microbiologists at Trinity College Dublin have discovered a new way to prevent bacteria from growing on ...
People remain calm as the world ends, video game study suggests
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- As the world ends, will you lock arms and sing "Kumbayah" or embark on a path of ...
Chicago’s red-light camera program has significant safety benefits
Chicago's red-light cameras reduce serious injury crashes at intersections where they are placed and also have a measurable "spillover effect" ...
How to make tomatoes taste awesome again (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, March 16, 2017 - Why are so many supermarket tomatoes tasteless and rock hard? ...
NASA’s swift mission maps a star’s ‘death spiral’ into a Black Hole
Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Some 290 million years ago, a star much like the sun wandered too close ...
Orbital ATK Cygnus set to deliver research to space station
Credit: NASA Orbital ATK is targeted to launch its Cygnus spacecraft into orbit for a resupply mission to the International ...
Altering pH bumps prions out of danger zone
Credit: Derrick Turner EAST LANSING, Mich. - Prion diseases are scary, incurable and fatal. They first gained notoriety when cows ...
