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Wine snobbery: Fact vs. fiction (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Aug. 1, 2017 -- We all know at least one wine snob who goes...
Researchers describe structures, mechanisms that enable bacteria to resist antibiotics
Credit: Edward Yu/Iowa State University AMES, Iowa - Two new discoveries from Edward Yu's Iowa State University laboratory are adding...
Scientists in China identify way to treat nerve damage caused by insecticides and chemical
New research has uncovered a potential new therapy for the currently untreatable delayed neuropathy caused by acute exposure to insecticides...
Building bridges within the cell — using light
Credit: Yun Huang and Yubin Zhou Each cell in the body is made up of a number of tiny sealed...
New approach on research and design for CQD catalysts in World Scientific NANO
Credit: World Scientific A new study that provides a new approach for the rational design of carbon quantum dots (CQD)...
Can insects be used as evidence to tell if a body has been moved?
Credit: Damien Charabidze The use of insects as indicators of post-mortem displacement is a familiar technique depicted on many crime...
Whole genome sequencing identifies cause of zoonotic epidemic
Washington, DC - August 1, 2017 - For the first time, researchers have used whole genome sequencing to identify the...
Deadly fungus affecting hibernating bats could spread during summer
Credit: Alan Hicks, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Public domain. The cold-loving fungus (Pseudogymnoascus destructans, or Pd) that...
UNM professor receives funding to fight pervasive African parasite
Credit: Eric Loker/UNM UNM Distinguished Professor of Biology Eric S. Loker began studying the parasite that causes this disease more...
Kent State researchers help find pathologic hallmarks of Alzheimer’s in aged chimpanzee brains
Credit: Kent State University Dementia affects one-third of all people older than 65 years in the United States. The most...
Vorinostat renders dormant HIV infection vulnerable to clearance
Credit: David Kinton, UNC School of Medicine Chapel Hill, NC - The ability for HIV to hide in the body...
How DNA damage turns immune cells against cancer
Credit: The lab of Roger Greenberg, MD, PhD, Perelman School of Medicine PHILADELPHIA - Cancer is essentially a disease of...
Refuting the idea that mutations cause cancer
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center What causes cancer? Smoking, certainly, and also things like sun and chemical exposure. Cancer...
New MRI contrast agent tested on big animals
Credit: IBS The top causes of death worldwide, ischemic heart diseases and stroke, together with another major source of illness,...
Statistical analysis for optimal immunization: New insights into T cell development
When T cells encounter an antigen, they proliferate and produce various types of daughter cells. A team at the Technical...
RI to require coverage of fertility preservation for at-risk patients
Rhode Island has become the first state to pass a law explicitly requiring coverage for fertility preservation prior to gonadotoxic...
Geologist offers new clues to cause of world’s greatest extinction
A study by a researcher in the Syracuse University College of Arts and Sciences offers new clues to what may...
Taboo around vaginal bleeding endangers women’s health
July 31, 2017 -- The culture of silence around vaginal bleeding at all stages of life endangers women's health and...
Wiley content sharing launches across Wiley Online Library
HOBOKEN, NJ--July 31, 2017-- John Wiley and Sons, Inc. (NYSE: JWa and JWb), today announced the launch of Wiley Content...
The undertaker’s census
Credit: Andres Hernandez, STRI How many mammal species live in a tropical forest? Some are nocturnal. Others are small, furtive...
