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New species of moth named in honor of Donald Trump ahead of his swearing-in as president
Credit: Dr. Vazrick Nazari Days before Donald J. Trump steps forward on the Inaugural platform in Washington to assume the...
Wheat virus crosses over, harms native grasses
Credit: Photo by Layne Cameron EAST LANSING, Mich. - Once upon a time, it was thought that crop diseases affected...
Harrington Discovery Institute announces 2016 partnership scholars
Harrington Discovery Institute at University Hospitals in Cleveland, Ohio - part of The Harrington Project for Discovery & Development -...
Senescence promotes chemotherapy side effects and cancer relapse
Standard chemotherapy is a blunt force instrument against cancer - and it's a rare cancer patient who escapes debilitating side...
First of its kind cancer stem cell research unlocks clues to treatment resistance
Researchers at Trinity College Dublin have made exciting new findings that could offer a means of fighting resistance to treatment...
Discover of a protein that protects against fatty liver
Credit: C. Maillo, IRB Barcelona This condition generally leads to chronic inflammation (non-alcoholic steatohepatitis), which can trigger fibrosis, cirrhosis and...
Colorado medical students defend physicians’ right to recommend marijuana
Colorado students viewed the legalization of marijuana favorably, medicinal or otherwise, and generally felt that the medical use of marijuana...
Penn Medicine launches first Apple ResearchKit app for sarcoidosis patients
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - Penn Medicine today launched its first Apple ResearchKit app, focused on patients with sarcoidosis, an...
New tool can help policymakers prioritize information needs for synthetic biology tech
New technologies are developed at a rapid pace, often reaching the marketplace before policymakers can determine how or whether they...
It’s freezing inside… that tornado?
Credit: National Geographic Kids Montreal, January 17, 2018 -- With winter upon us in full force, outdoor temperatures are plummeting....
Delhi’s health system: Inadequate progress for a global city
Over the past decade, India has emerged as one of world's most important engines of economic growth. In the health...
When it comes to mating, fruit flies can make rational choices
Credit: Devin Arbuthnott Humans make rational choices -- though perhaps not all the time. But does the ability for rational...
MIT and Eni extend energy collaboration
Credit: Eni Following a stream of research successes in breakthrough technologies in the energy space, MIT President L. Rafael Reif...
Microbiologists make big leap in developing ‘green’ electronics
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - Microbiologists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst report that they have discovered a new...
How solvents affect the skin
In the study, the researchers have examined how molecules added to the skin through various liquids and creams affect the...
Inception of the last ice age
Credit: Henry Patton The Eurasian ice sheet was the third largest ice mass during the Last Glacial Maximum some 22,000...
Scientists make plastic from pine trees
Most current plastics are made from oil, which is unsustainable. However, scientists from the Centre for Sustainable Chemical Technologies (CSCT)...
Presumed young star turns out to be a galactic senior citizen
Credit: RUB, Nelle 49 Lib, a relatively bright star in the southern sky, is twelve billion years old rather than...
Protein research: The computer as microscope
Credit: RUB, Marquard Using a combination of infrared spectroscopy and computer simulation, researchers at Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) have gained new...
Prolonged exposure to work-related stress thought to be related to certain cancers
For men, prolonged exposure to work-related stress has been linked to an increased likelihood of lung, colon, rectal, and stomach...
