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Europe’s renewable energy directive poised to harm global forests
PRINCETON, N.J.--Europe's decision to promote the use of wood as a "renewable fuel" will likely greatly increase Europe's greenhouse gas...
Shedding light on 100-year-old cancer mystery
Credit: Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP) LA JOLLA, CALIF. - Sept. 12, 2018 - For almost a century,...
End of Colombia conflict may bring new threats to ecosystems
Credit: María Elena Gutiérrez Lagoueyte at Universidad EIA More than 50 years of internal conflict in Colombia have left behind...
Researchers show bacteriophages can affect melioidosis disease acquisition
An international research team from the University of Leicester, Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU), and the Moscow Institute of Physics...
HHMI awards Hanna Gray Fellowships to 15 early career scientists
Credit: HHMI The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) today announced the selection of 15 outstanding early career scientists as HHMI...
Rare antibodies show scientists how to neutralize the many types of Ebola
Credit: Ollmann Saphire lab, Scripps Research Two new studies by scientists at Scripps Research are bringing Ebola virus's weaknesses into...
New hope for PKDL patients in Africa as clinical trial aims to make treatment safer and easier
A clinical trial to find a better treatment for severe or chronic cases of post kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) in...
Serotonin-Noradrenalin reuptake inhibitors may cause dependence and withdrawal when stopped
The Authors conducted a systematic review examining electronic databases including PubMed, the Cochrane Library, Web of Science, and MEDLINE from...
Sensors that are literally ‘music to one’s ears’ (video)
Credit: American Chemical Society Researchers have found a new use for a 3,000-year-old African musical instrument: detecting toxic substances and...
What if needle pokes didn’t hurt? Hospital implements strategies to eliminate or reduce needle pain in kids
September 13, 2018 - A major US children's hospital introduced a first-of-its-kind project to eliminate or reduce pain from elective...
AACR releases annual Cancer Progress Report
PHILADELPHIA -- The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) today released its annual Cancer Progress Report highlighting how federally funded...
Experts reveal ‘football vision’ as important as ball skills
Credit: University of Chichester Study shows young footballers would benefit from more time learning to read the field - and...
Scientists map interactions between head and neck cancer and HPV virus
san francisco, ca--September 12, 2018--Human papillomavirus (HPV) is widely known to cause nearly all cases of cervical cancer. However, you...
NEJM perspective: How state attorneys general can protect public health
Gun violence, obesity, and the misuse of opioids and alcohol are responsible for roughly 374,000 deaths--15 percent of all deaths--each...
Caffeine consumption may extend life expectancy for people with kidney disease
A new study in Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation indicates that consuming more caffeine may help reduce the risk of death for...
Sleep apnea could favour tumor growth at young ages
Credit: UB-CIBERES A scientific study, conducted with animal models, states that sleep apnea can favour lung cancer growth in young...
Sugar pills relieve pain for chronic pain patients
Doctors should consider treating chronic pain patients with sugar pills Placebo pills relieve pain as effectively as drugs for half...
Otago researchers find answers as to why some people are at risk of gout
Credit: University of Otago University of Otago researchers have helped characterise a genetic variant that enables new understanding of why...
Researchers explain how viral protein promotes deadly infection by Nipah and Hendra viruses
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--Researchers have identified how a viral protein, which plays a major role in causing deadly Nipah...
Aging may be as old as life itself
A new USC Dornsife study indicates that aging may have originated at the very beginning of the evolution of life,...
