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Some infant rice cereals contain elevated levels of methylmercury
Eating large amounts of certain fish can expose consumers to methylmercury, which can potentially cause health problems. But recent research...
Continuing scourge of microplastics in water to be gauged by new research
Credit: University of Kansas LAWRENCE -- A 2015 U.S. federal law banning tiny plastic beads in some exfoliating products left...
Machine learning detects marketing and sale of Opioids on Twitter
Using advanced machine learning, a cross disciplinary team of University of California San Diego researchers developed technology that mined Twitter...
Transplanted hematopoietic stem cells reverse damage caused by neuro-muscular disorder
Credit: Image courtesy of Stephanie Cherqui, UC San Diego School of Medicine Researchers at University of California San Diego School...
Determining when humans started impacting the planet on a large scale
Humans have so profoundly altered the Earth that, some scientists argue, our current geologic epoch requires a new name: the...
Discovery lights path for alzheimer’s research
CORAL GABLES, FL (October 16, 2017) - A probe invented at Rice University that lights up when it binds to...
Helicobacter pylori: Dodging the bullet
Helicobacter pylori is a widespread bacterial pathogen that infects the lining of the stomach, where it can cause ulcers and...
Biodiversity, ecosystem services, land degradation: IPBES launching 5 major assessments
Credit: UNEP Major new assessments of the state of biodiversity, ecosystems and nature's contributions to people will be presented to...
Why arched backs are attractive
Researchers have provided scientific evidence for what lap dancers and those who twerk probably have known all along - men...
Researchers developing home test kit for lupus nephritis flares
Credit: University of Houston With a four-year $1.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), two University of...
Marine microbiology: Scavenging to survive below the seafloor
Microorganisms living in the sediments buried below the seafloor obtain their nutrients by using secreted enzymes to degrade adsorbed detritus....
The role of the gut microbiome in posttraumatic stress disorder: More than a gut feeling
The bacteria in your gut could hold clues to whether or not you will develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after...
Pre-clinical study suggests path toward non-addictive painkillers
Credit: Indiana University BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - A pre-clinical study led by Indiana University scientists reports a promising step forward in...
Cells’ mechanical memory could hold clues to cancer metastasis
In the body, cells move around to form organs during development; to heal wounds; and when they metastasize from cancerous...
Marine species threatened by deep-sea mining
Credit: The University of Gothenburg Less than half of our planet's surface is covered by land. The rest is water,...
Navigation system of brain cells decoded
Credit: Photo: KIT, Weth The human brain contains roughly 100 billion neurons. Information among them is transmitted via a complex...
Fred Hutch researchers engineer complex TCR immunotherapy that may target relapsing leukemia
Credit: Fred Hutch file photo SEATTLE - Oct. 25, 2017 - Researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and the...
Fred Hutch researchers engineer complex immunotherapy that may target relapsing leukemia
Credit: Fred Hutch file photo SEATTLE - Oct. 25, 2017 - Researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and the...
Pesky pollutants that persist, courtesy of nature
In the late 1970s, the United States banned the production of an assortment of synthetic pesticides, insulators, coolants and flame...
Could Squirrel trade have contributed to England’s medieval leprosy outbreak?
Credit: Dr Sarah Inskip Genetic analysis of a pre-Norman skull unearthed in a garden in Hoxne, Suffolk, has added to...
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