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The human body is made up of on the order of 13 billion cells - and each of them has...

Credit: Kenneth Tankersley Supervolcanoes are one of Mother Nature's deadliest phenomena, and when they erupt, they can change the climate...

Credit: Fabio Badalementi Cave-dwelling corals in the Mediterranean can work alongside one another to catch and eat stinging jellyfish, a...

An international group of researchers has demonstrated that branching complexity of rivers affects regional population stability and persistence in nature,...

Credit: © Exploratorium, www.exploratorium.edu SAN FRANCISCO (July 31, 2018) - In advance of the Global Climate Action Summit in San...

What makes it possible for our eyes to see? It stems from a reaction that occurs when photons come into...

(Bielefeld University) Aphids - who hasn't been bothered by these little insects at one time or another? Why do they...

Goldschmidt2018, the world's major geochemistry congress, is due to take place in Boston, MA, USA, from August 12th-17th, 2018. More...

Credit: Mariana Fuentes TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Every summer, thousands of amateur scallopers flock to the warm coastal waters of Florida's...

Thanks to better imaging and increased screening, many breast lumps today are detected at the earliest stages, often when lesions...

Credit: Miquel Duran-Frigola, IRB Barcelona Cancer cells are known to acidify their environment and, consequently, the interior of the cells...

Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy (ACGT), the nation's only charitable organization dedicated exclusively to funding cancer cell and gene therapy...

Credit: Vifant, LLC The Philadelphia Pediatric Medical Device Consortium (PPDC) has announced its latest round of seed grants to companies...

Credit: JD Howell, McMaster University HAMILTON, ON, July 31, 2018 - Just two weeks without much activity can have a...

Rockville, Md. (July 31, 2018)--A new study finds that long-term heat therapy may increase mitochondrial function in the muscles. The...

July 31, 2018 - Wolters Kluwer Health announced today it will begin publishing The Journal of the Association of Nurses...

Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first ever non-surgical treatment for...

Credit: OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff Approximately 102 million Americans work in the service industry, according to the Pew Research Center, filling critical...

Covering a wide range of topics, from nutrition to late breaking clinical trials that will change practice, ESC Congress 2018...

Credit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Mothers of critically ill infants may not receive necessary breastfeeding support, because their babies may...