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Study reveals simple chemical process that may have led to the origin of life on Earth
Credit: Credit: Kuhan Chandru Research led by Kuhan Chandru and Jim Cleaves from the Earth-Life Science Institute at Tokyo Institute...
Large fenced reserves an effective way to bring wolves back to Scotland
Credit: Dr Christopher Sandom/University of Sussex Research, led by the University of Sussex and the University of Kent, indicates that...
Scientists discover how vitamin A drives the human lung immune system to control TB
Scientists at Trinity College Dublin and St James's Hospital, Dublin, have discovered how vitamin A drives the lung immune system...
Painted lady’s roundtrip migratory flight is the longest recorded in butterflies
Previously known to migrate from Europe to the Afrotropics during the autumn, the fate of this butterfly species and its...
British mammals’ fight for survival
Credit: Picture courtesy of Henry Schofield/The Mammal Society Almost one in five of British mammal species face a high risk...
New radiation therapy technique aims to preserve sexual function
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - June 12, 2018 - "Will treatment make me impotent?" It's a question on the minds...
New study identifies gaps in infection prevention and control at critical access hospitals
Minneapolis, June 13, 2018 - Critical access hospitals (CAHs) face significant challenges in their infection prevention and control (IPC) practices,...
New studies demonstrate infection control strategies for measles and mumps outbreaks
Minneapolis, June 13, 2018 - The decline in vaccination rates across communities has led to the resurgence of diseases like...
The missing link in antimicrobial stewardship strategy
Minneapolis, June 13, 2018 - Empowering nurses to participate in antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) is the missing link in strengthening...
Sullivan selected for two national scientific honors
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (June 13, 2018) - Dr. Jennifer C. Sullivan, pharmacologist and physiologist...
Rutgers researchers develop automated robotic device for faster blood testing
Credit: Max Balter Rutgers researchers have created an automated blood drawing and testing device that provides rapid results, potentially improving...
‘Gut instinct’ may have been the GPS of human ancestors
Ask anyone if they remember where they ate the juiciest burger, the sweetest cupcake or the smoothest bisque, and they...
High-protein corn also resistant to parasitic weed
Credit: Christian Thierfelder, CIMMYT The world produces more corn by weight than any other cereal crop. Corn, also known as...
Deadly fungus found for first time in critically endangered amphibian species
Credit: Lewis Davies/University of Plymouth A fungal pathogen which has led to the extinction of entire species in South America...
Environmental threats put bumblebee queens under pressure
Credit: Leif Richardson RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Spring is a busy time for bumblebee queens. After emerging from hibernation, their to-do...
Dementia can be caused by hypertension
A new study in Cardiovascular Research, published by Oxford University Press, indicates that patients with high blood pressure are at...
Observing the cell’s protein factories during self-assembly
Credit: Charité/Nikolay Berlin-based researchers have produced snapshots of the 'protein factories' of the cell. Their findings could set us on...
Bilinguals use inter-language transfer to deal with dyslexia
Dyslexic children learning both a language that is pronounced as written -like Spanish- and a second language in which the...
Primary care providers say Michigan’s Medicaid expansion helped patients’ health and work
Credit: MDHHS ANN ARBOR, MI - Extending medical insurance to low-income Michigan residents meant they had better access to health...
First UZH space hub research flight campaign
Credit: R.Sablotny; UZH Research goes airborne: The UZH Space Hub is holding its first research flight campaign from 11 to...
