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AAAS and the City University of New York announce 2016 Fellows
Washington D.C.-- Dr. Ilona Kretzschmar of the City College of the City University of New York (CUNY) has been named...
Ants and epiphytes: A longstanding relationship
The first farmers on the Fijian archipelago were ants: For millions of years, an ant species on the islands has...
Salk Institute awarded $25 million grant from Helmsley Charitable Trust
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA -- (Nov. 21, 2016) The Salk Institute for Biological Studies has received a $25 million...
Two UC Riverside scientists elected AAAS Fellows
(University of California - Riverside) Two University of California, Riverside scientists, Howard Judelson and Jirka imunek, have been elected fellows...
Opioids, NSAIDs no different overall for persistent pain after vehicle crashes
Credit: Pixabay PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Persistent pain is common among the nearly 4 million Americans who arrive each year at...
Drug and alcohol addiction treatment results improved when teens stopped smoking
A Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researcher has found that addiction treatment results improved when teens in a...
New study finds chronic wound patients who never receive opioids heal faster
WASHINGTON (Nov. 21, 2016) -- Patients with chronic wounds who never receive opioids heal faster than those who do receive...
Protein that protects during stress sheds light on how diabetes drug prevents tumors
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have identified a previously unknown mechanism that helps fortify the...
Plant compounds may boost brain function in older adults, study says
Credit: UGA Athens, Ga. - The same compounds that give plants and vegetables their vibrant colors might be able to...
Weather the storm: Improving Great Lakes modeling
Credit: Michigan Tech, Sarah Bird Up until now, atmospheric models and hydrodynamic models have remained separate to a large extent...
Reliance on reason, evidence as a moral issue measured in study
Credit: Auguste Rodin The theory of evolution by natural selection is one of several examples of societal disputes that center...
Large number of dwarf galaxies discovered in the early universe
Credit: NASA, ESA, B. Siana, and A. Alavi RIVERSIDE, Calif. (http://www.ucr.edu) -- A team of researchers, led by University of...
A phone that charges in seconds? UCF scientists bring it closer to reality
Credit: Photo courtesy of University of Central Florida A team of UCF scientists has developed a new process for creating...
Insight into the brain’s control of hunger and satiety
Credit: B. B. Lowell BOSTON - Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) researchers have identified previously unknown neural circuitry that...
SVIN announces ‘Stroke: Mission thrombectomy 2020’
Credit: Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology New York -- Nov.21, 2016 -- The Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology...
Common probiotics can reduce stress levels, lessen anxiety
Credit: MU News Bureau Probiotics, or beneficial live bacteria that are introduced into the body, have become increasingly popular as...
Cellular starvation kills treatment-resistant breast cancer
Credit: Dr. Cecil Fox, National Cancer Institute, NIH DURHAM, N.C. -- Cancer rewires the metabolism of tumor cells, converting them...
Immune receptors amplify ‘invader’ signals by turning into mini-machines
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA -- (Nov. 21, 2016) When a receptor on the surface of a T cell --...
USU Executive Associate Dean Lisa Berreau named AAAS Fellow
Credit: Donna Barry/Utah State University LOGAN, UTAH, USA -- Utah State University professor Lisa Berreau has been named a Fellow...
Five USF faculty members named AAAS fellows
Credit: University of South Florida Five of the University of South Florida's leading scientific researchers have been named to the...
