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High-fat diet in pregnancy increases breast cancer risk over generations in animal study
WASHINGTON (July 3, 2017) -- Feeding pregnant female mice a diet high in fat derived from common corn oil resulted...
Dinosaurs’ loss was frogs’ gain: The upside of a mass extinction
Credit: Image courtesy of Peng Zhang, Sun Yat-Sen University. Most of the frogs alive today owe a big thank you...
Study: World Heritage Convention can play critical role in protecting wilderness
NEW YORK (July 3, 2017) - A new WCS and University of Queensland (UQ)-led study urges the UNESCO World Heritage...
Blood of SIDS infants contains high levels of serotonin
WHAT: Blood samples from infants who died of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) had high levels of serotonin, a chemical...
Greening the city — a measurement for a mindful environment
Scientists at the University of Bradford have developed the world's first Tranquillity Rating Prediction Tool (TRAPT), a scientific process for...
Cases of recurrent Clostridium difficile infection are soaring
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA--Intestinal infection with the bacterium Clostridium difficile is the most frequent healthcare-linked infection in the United States....
New research describes the differences between mice and humans
Research from King's College in London, UK, and Lund University in Sweden could explain why diabetes drugs which have worked...
Research examines how insect outbreaks affect forests and bats
Credit: Credit-Simon Thorn-Animal Conservation- b_barbastellus (2).jpg New research indicates that bark beetle outbreaks in forests create several new roosting and...
Muscles can ‘ask’ for the energy they need
Credit: Texas A&M Health Science Center Muscles require energy to perform all of the movements that we do in a...
Increased air pollution cuts victims’ lifespan by a decade, costing billions
Oxford, UK, July 3, 2017 - One of the benefits to cutting fossil fuel consumption is lowering air pollution. A...
Key genes in nitrogen utilization in tobacco identified
Credit: British American Tobacco A new genetic road map of tobacco has been used to successfully identify and clone two...
Differences in US infant mortality rates among black and white babies
A new research letter published by JAMA Pediatrics examined trends in overall and cause-specific infant mortality rates between non-Hispanic black...
Owls’ wings could hold the key to beating wind turbine noise
Owls' wings could hold the key to beating wind turbine noise A new study has revealed how inspiration from owls'...
Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation announces new physician-scientist training awards
New York, NY (June 30, 2017) - Physician-scientists are crucial to moving scientific discoveries from the lab to patients, but...
Radiosurgery reduces depression and improves quality of life for patients with facial pain
Amsterdam, July 3, 2017 - Doctors should consider radiosurgery earlier for patients with severe facial pain, according to a new...
Immune defense mechanism: How proteins bring together membrane blebs
Researchers have gained new insights into the mechanisms with which certain proteins help the immune defence mechanism in the human...
Decreasing height, increasing arthritis risk evolutionarily advantageous for humans
A single genetic change linked both to a reduction in human height and an increase in osteoarthritis risk might seem...
Beech trees native to Scotland after all, scientists discover
Credit: University of Stirling Beech trees should be considered native to Scotland - despite a long-running debate over their national...
MNI to create world’s first ALS Phase 1 clinical trial unit
Credit: Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital A generous donation by The Tenaquip Foundation will improve the quality of care available...
Study shows childhood psychiatric disorders increase risk for later adult addiction
Washington, DC, July 3, 2017 - Children's health and well-being while growing up can be indicators of the potential health...
