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To what extent are adolescents using multiple types of cannabis?
Bottom Line: Most 10th-graders who had ever used cannabis had used more than one type of the drug, including cannabis...
The cart before the horse: A new model of cause and effect
Natural little scientists, human babies love letting go of things and watching them fall. Baby's first experiment teaches them about...
Moffitt researchers use new technique to identify a novel drug combination for NSCLC
TAMPA, Fla. -- Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among men and women. About 85 percent of...
Kidney disease biomarker may also be a marker for COPD
Credit: ATS Sept. 25, 2018--A commonly used biomarker of kidney disease may also indicate lung problems, particularly COPD, or chronic...
Columbia University to explore impact of genetic information of autism on families, individuals
NEW YORK, NY (September 28, 2018) -- The Center for Research on the Ethical, Legal and Social Implications of Psychiatric,...
UM research to focus on muscles of bird flight
Credit: Bret Tobalske MISSOULA - There are two primary types of muscles. Skeletal muscles allow one to raise a limb...
New invasive bryozoan arrives in Alaskan waters
Credit: Melissa Frey, Royal BC Museum, Canada Alaska has a near-pristine marine ecosystem--it has fewer invasive species in its waters...
UCI awarded $3.4 million ‘Cancer Moonshot’ grant to study potential breakthrough in cancer
Credit: University of California, Irvine Irvine, Calif. - September 27, 2018 - UCI School of Medicine researchers have been awarded...
Amazon mangrove forest stores twice as much carbon per acre as region’s famous rainforest
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Scientists have determined for the first time that Amazon's waterlogged coastal mangrove forests, which are being clear...
Large stretches of coral reefs can be rehabilitated
Credit: Christine Sur/UC Davis Even after being severely damaged by blast fishing and coral mining, coral reefs can be rehabilitated...
Decades in the making — A breakthrough in the hunt for a vaccine against foal pneumonia
A vaccine against deadly foal pneumonia might finally be within reach, thanks to Morris Animal Foundation-funded research conducted at two...
Following the path of chemicals through the soil
Credit: Janne Hansen Maybe the genetic test report your doctor ordered says your DNA contains many "variants of unknown significance."...
How a sleeping cancer awakens and metastasizes
Credit: Egeblad lab, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Cold Spring Harbor, NY - Scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) have...
New gene variants associated with chronic back pain
Chronic back pain is the number one cause of years lived with disability worldwide. In a new study, Pradeep Suri...
New study hints at potential antibiotic breakthrough
The rapid emergence and global spread of antibiotic resistance demands a new approach for developing novel ones. A study published...
Aphids use sight to avoid deadly bacteria, could lead to pest control
Pea aphids - a serious agricultural pest - have the ability to see and avoid a common, aphid-killing bacteria on...
‘Cellular memory’ of DNA damage in oocyte quality control
Credit: Huanyu Qiao and Neil Hunter, UC Davis Females are born with a finite number of eggs that are steadily...
Researchers find how Natural Killer cells regulate protective HIV antibodies
DURHAM, N.C. - In the quest to develop a vaccine that triggers the immune system to prevent HIV infection, researchers...
Ledumahadi mafube — South Africa’s new jurassic giant
Credit: Copyright Viktor Radermacher A new species of a giant dinosaur has been found in South Africa's Free State Province....
Why a ‘cuckoo in the nest’ can go undetected
Credit: Professor William Foster, University of Cambridge Researchers at the Universities of Exeter and Cambridge have shed light on why...
