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February 7, 2026

UTEP doctoral student discovers 3 chameleon species

Credit: Eli Greenbaum, Ph.D. University of Texas at El Paso doctoral candidate Daniel Hughes has discovered three new species of...

A no-brainer? Mouse eyes constrict to light without direct link to the brain

Credit: Johns Hopkins Medicine Experimenting with mice, neuroscientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine report new evidence that the eye's iris in...

Mixed conifer and beech forests grow more as they complement each other

On the other hand, the effect of growing in a mixed forest is less important for high competitive and shade-tolerant...

Medications underutilized when treating young people with opioid use disorder

Credit: Boston Medical Center BOSTON-- Only one in four young adults and teens with opioid use disorder (OUD) are receiving...

Financial incentives enhance viral suppression among HIV-positive persons in the US

June 19, 2017 -- The use of gift cards significantly increased viral suppression and clinic attendance among HIV-positive patients, according...

Bacterial classification may be more elusive than previously thought

HANOVER, N.H. - June 19, 2017 - New research from Dartmouth College raises questions over how scientists should interpret observed...

A & E departments need to do more to identify young people with alcohol problems

Nine of out of ten Accident and Emergency (A&E) departments are failing to identify young people with alcohol problems, preventing...

150-year records gap on Sulawesi ends with 5 new species in the world’s largest tree genus

Credit: Fabian Brambach It seemed rather unusual that the largest tree genus, Syzygium, containing over 1500 species, was only represented...

How often do youth with opioid use disorder get buprenorphine or naltrexone?

Dispensing buprenorphine and naltrexone to adolescents and young adults with opioid use disorder has increased over time, although the medications...

Possible enhanced pesticide absorption from fresh food via nanoemulsions

Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - University of Massachusetts Amherst food scientist David Julian McClements will lead a team that...

Combining immunotherapies effective against mouse model of cancer

Rhabdomyosarcoma, a cancer made up of cells that normally develop into skeletal muscles, is the most common soft tissue cancer...

Good nutrition, physical training and mental exercises can reverse physical frailty in the elderly

Credit: National University of Singapore Physical frailty is common among the elderly and is strongly associated with cognitive impairment, dementia...

New report looks at 6 key impact areas of shale oil and gas development in Texas

The TAMEST Shale Task Force report is an independent, comprehensive review of scientific research on the impacts of shale oil...

Financial incentives increased viral suppression in HIV-positive patients in care

Gift cards offered as financial incentives helped to increase viral suppression in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive patients in a community-based...

Six selected for Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellows program at NAM

WASHINGTON -- The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) today named the 2017-2018 class of...

Chemistry of sea spray particles linked for first time to formation process

A team of researchers led by the University of California San Diego has identified for the first time what drives...

Acupuncture relieves pain in emergency patients: Study

The world's largest randomised controlled trial of the use of acupuncture in emergency departments has found the treatment is a...

New three-in-one blood test opens door to precision medicine for prostate cancer

Scientists have developed a three-in-one blood test that could transform treatment of advanced prostate cancer through use of precision drugs...

Using sunlight to the max

Tenth year of data on cardiac arrhythmia treatment launched at European congress