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Mongolian microfossils point to the rise of animals on Earth
Credit: Yale University New Haven, Conn. - A Yale-led research team has discovered a cache of embryo-like microfossils in northern...
NIH BRAIN Initiative builds on early advances
The National Institutes of Health has announced funding for 110 new awards totaling $169 million for the Brain Research through...
Trial shows drug can dramatically reduce weight of people with obesity
A drug that targets the appetite control system in the brain could bring about significant weight loss in people with...
Vaquita porpoise rescued as part of VaquitaCPR conservation project, then released
Credit: VaquitaCPR San Felipe, Baja California - Scientists with the VaquitaCPR conservation project and Mexico's Secretary of the Environment Rafael...
Researchers quantify breast cancer risk based on rare variants and background risk
Credit: Dr. Li BETHESDA, MD - Rare variants combined with background genetic risk factors may account for many unexplained cases...
The New York Stem Cell Foundation Annual Conference
When: Wednesday and Thursday, October 24th- 25th, 2017 8:30AM - 5:00PM Where: The Rockefeller University, Caspary Auditorium East 66TH Street...
Youth Enjoy Science (YES) grant brings diversity to cancer research
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, in partnership with the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, was awarded a five-year grant,...
Risk for developing HPV-related throat cancer low
The prevalence of throat (oropharyngeal) cancers caused by the human papilloma virus (HPV) has increased in recent decades, and some...
How obesity promotes breast cancer
(Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health) Obesity leads to the release of cytokines into the bloodstream...
Marshall School of Medicine announces program to improve access to diabetes care in WV
Credit: Brian Patton/Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine HUNTINGTON, W.Va.-- The Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of...
New function in gene-regulatory protein discovered
Credit: Photo: Eshagh Dorafshan Researchers at Umeå and Stockholm universities in Sweden and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in...
Mountain glaciers shrinking across the West
Credit: David Shean/University of Washington Until recently, glaciers in the United States have been measured in two ways: placing stakes...
Exploring how herpes simplex virus changes when passed between family members
Credit: Bernard Heymann, Ph.D., NIAMS Laboratory of Structural Biology Research, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National...
New IOF Compendium documents osteoporosis, its management and global burden
Credit: IOF Today, on the occasion of World Osteoporosis Day, the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) has issued the first edition...
Pollution responsible for 16 percent of deaths globally — Lancet Commission report
Simon Fraser University health sciences professor Bruce Lanphear is a Commissioner and author of The Lancet Commission on Pollution and...
Life goes on for marine ecosystems after cataclysmic mass extinction
Credit: Arc Centre of Excellence Coral Reef Studies One of the largest global mass extinctions did not fundamentally change marine...
Prozac in ocean water a possible threat to sea life, PSU study finds
(Portland, Ore.) October 17, 2017 - Oregon shore crabs exhibit risky behavior when they're exposed to the antidepressant Prozac, making...
US ocean observation critical to understanding climate change, but lacks long-term national planning
WASHINGTON - The ocean plays a critical role in climate and weather, serving as a massive reservoir of heat and...
Cool roofs have water saving benefits too
Credit: Berkeley Lab The energy and climate benefits of cool roofs have been well established: By reflecting rather than absorbing...
UMass Amherst research investigating pollutant effects on embryos in three model species
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - Environmental health scientist Alicia Timme-Laragy at the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently received a...
