Biology
Aye group discovers avenue for precision cancer treatment
ITHACA, N.Y. - One of the goals of personalized medicine is to be able to determine which treatment would work...
Kids, cash, and snacks: What motivates a healthier food choice?
What determines how children decide to spend their cash on snacks? A new study shows that children's experience with money...
CU Boulder team studying South African primate responses to challenging environment
Credit: University of Colorado Boulder At a remote South African field site, CU Boulder Professor Michelle Sauther and CU alumnus...
Magnetized viruses attack harmful bacteria
Credit: Alvarez Group/Rice University HOUSTON - (Aug. 1, 2017) - Magnetic nanoparticle clusters have the power to punch through biofilms...
Molecule’s role in maintaining liver size and function revealed
Credit: Department of Developmental and Regenerative Biology,TMDU A Japanese team led by Tokyo Medical and Dental University(TMDU) researchers identified a...
Wildfires continue to beleaguer Western Canada
Credit: Credits: Courtesy of L. Jenner Like tourist season, wildfire season is also in full swing in British Columbia. Whereas...
Magic helps unmask how the brain works
Credit: Video by Robert DiIorio/ University of Delaware Tricks and illusions, once the domain of magicians, are helping scientists unveil...
Evolution of fan worm eyes
Credit: Dr Michael Bok, University of Bristol Scientists examining the multiple eyes found on the tentacles of fan worms have...
Genome sequencing shows spiders, scorpions share ancestor
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine In collaboration with scientists from the U.K., Europe, Japan and the United States, researchers at...
Story tips from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Aug. 2017
Credit: Oak Ridge National Laboratory/Dept. of Energy Materials - Cooking up biofuel Using a novel, reusable carbon material derived from...
Help from the stomach for dry eyes
Credit: Benjamin Winkeljann / Technical University of Munich After a long day of working at the computer, scratchy contact lenses...
Brown to lead ‘NeuroNex’ center for creating bioluminescent neuroscience tools
Credit: Nathan Shaner PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- With up to $9.2 million in funding over five years from the National Science...
Salk’s Reuben Shaw receives National Cancer Institute Outstanding Investigator Award
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA -- (Aug. 1, 2017) Salk Professor Reuben Shaw has received the National Cancer Institute (NCI)...
New insights into diagnosing and treating invasive fungal infections will help save lives
Credit: The Westmead Institute for Medical Research Thousands of patients suffering from invasive fungal infections in intensive-care units or after...
Poor appetite and food intake in older adults
Having a poor appetite is a serious health concern for older adults. It can lead to inadequate nutrition, which can...
Cheap and simple detection of neurotoxic chemicals
Credit: Professor Toshihiro Ihara There is a limited amount of data on the global health impacts of pesticides, but many...
UTA biologist works with internationally recognized museums on the evolution of vision
Credit: Matthew Fujita A biologist at The University of Texas at Arlington has received a national funding for a project...
New approach on research and design for CQD catalysts in World Scientific NANO
Credit: World Scientific A new study that provides a new approach for the rational design of carbon quantum dots (CQD)...
Adorable alpine animal acclimates behavior to a changing climate
Credit: Credit, J. Jacobson, from figure 4 of EA Beever et al (2017) Front Ecol Environ doi: 10.1002/fee.1502. As climate...
Wine snobbery: Fact vs. fiction (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Aug. 1, 2017 -- We all know at least one wine snob who goes...
