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Saliva as good as blood for diagnosing hepatitis E, study suggests
A saliva test developed by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health nearly matches the performance of...
PETA journal article lays out steps to end flea/tick infestation tests on dogs and cats
An article just published in the peer-reviewed journal Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology, authored by scientists from People for the Ethical...
New study reveals contrasts in how groups of neurons function during decision making
Credit: Harvey Lab/HMS. By training mice to perform a sound identification task in a virtual reality maze, researchers at Harvard...
Understanding genetic synergy in cleft palate
Credit: Children's National Health System Like all of the individual elements of fetal development, palate growth is a marvel of...
Treated hydraulic fracturing wastewater may pollute area water sources for years
Credit: Penn State Given Pennsylvania's abundant natural resources, it's no surprise that the Commonwealth has become a mecca for hydraulic...
Despite a great grip, geckos sometimes slip
ITHACA, N.Y. - Geckos climb vertically up trees, walls and even windows, thanks to pads on the digits of their...
Harris to receive GSA’s 2017 Joseph T. Freeman Award
The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) -- the nation's largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to the field of aging -- has...
New way found to boost immunity in fight cancer and infections
An international research team led by Université de Montréal medical professor Christopher Rudd, director of research in immunology and cell...
Noninvasive test may predict asthma attacks in children
A new technology may help to non-invasively analyse lung sounds in children and infants at risk of an asthma attack....
Five ways ISS National Lab enables commercial research
Credit: NASA A growing number of commercial partners use the International Space Station National Lab. With that growth, we will...
Pangolins at huge risk as study shows dramatic increases in hunting across Central Africa
Credit: Please credit the National Botanic Garden of Belgium for this image. The hunting of pangolins, the world's most illegally...
Gu and Paranthaman named ORNL Corporate Fellows
Credit: ORNL OAK RIDGE, Tenn., July 19, 2017 -- Researchers Baohua Gu and Parans Paranthaman have been named Corporate Fellows...
Imaging of Scar Tissue Formation
Organs respond to injuries with the formation of new fibrous tissue, which can result in scarring. This process called fibrogenesis...
Destruction of wetlands linked to algal blooms in Great Lakes
Canada's current wetland protection efforts have overlooked how the environment naturally protects fresh-water resources from agricultural fertilizer contaminants, researchers from...