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Credit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia For a variety of reasons, medications and devices specifically developed for children have traditionally lagged...

A research advance co-led by Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine's Kumar Alagramam, PhD, may stop the progression of...

Credit: Tony Tucker/SDU When Eleanor the sea turtle was caught in a tropical storm off the coast of Florida, she...

ANN ARBOR -- In a study that could provide a roadmap for combatting the rising threat of drug-resistant pathogens, researchers...

Credit: University of Cincinnati Deep within aquatic ecosystems all over the world, certain toad species have managed to survive warmer...

Credit: Copyright: Martin Oeggerli, / ETH Zurich / University of Basel From earthworms and sunflowers to human beings, we are...

A recently published study in the journal Pachyderm highlights the ongoing effort of accredited zoos to address challenges and improve...

Credit: Carl Davies Across Africa, armies of hungry caterpillars destroy the flowers and pods of cowpeas; casualties can reach 80...

Credit: Figure: Gänzler/KIT Reducing pollutant emission of vehicles and meeting stricter exhaust gas standards are major challenges when developing catalytic...

Credit: UC San Diego Scientists have known that areas of the brain with similar functions--even those in different brain hemispheres--connect...

What are the best ways for U.S. cities to combat climate change? A new study co-authored by an MIT professor...

Credit: Dr. Takuro Niidome Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are known to have excellent antibacterial properties and are considered by many to...

Doctors are developing a more personalised approach to the treatment of bowel cancer, thanks to research which has found a...

Credit: Image courtesy of Shen lab A new study published in the journal Neuron sheds light on the normal function...

Credit: Herz et. al. PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- It has always been apparent that some individuals have a better sense of...

Boston, MA - Manipulating mitochondrial networks inside cells -- either by dietary restriction or by genetic manipulation that mimics it--may...

A new study led by an International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) research committee has found that daily average calcium intake among...

Oxford University Press and the Entomological Society of America (ESA) are pleased to announce the launch of a new journal,...

Credit: Kyoto University iCeMS The creation of cardiac tissue-like constructs could offer an effective and convenient "woundplast" for repairing myocardial...

Credit: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Researchers at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) investigated a pump-induced disease...