Science News

April 2, 2026

FEFU scientists reported on toxicity of carbon and silicon nanotubes and carbon nanofibers

Credit: FEFU press office Nanoparticles with a wide range of applying, including medicine, damage cells of microalgae Heterosigma akashivo badly....

Heart attack risk on the rise for pregnant women and death rate remains high

The risk of having a heart attack while pregnant, giving birth, or during the two months after delivery, continues to...

PCI patients discharged against medical advice twice as likely to be readmitted

In a new study, researchers found discharge against medical advice as the strongest predictor of 30-day unplanned readmissions in heart...

Beef jerky and other processed meats associated with manic episodes

An analysis of more than 1,000 people with and without psychiatric disorders has shown that nitrates--chemicals used to cure meats...

Asian-Americans face barriers to healthy aging

Credit: XinQi Dong Older Asian-American immigrants are healthier and happier if they are socially active, connected to their families and...

2018 ESA Regional Policy Award recognizes Representative Walter J. Leger III

Credit: Louisiana House of Representatives Tuesday, July 17, 2018 Sunday, Aug. 5, 2018, the Ecological Society of America (ESA) will...

Study shows 5,000 percent increase in native trees on rat-free palmyra atoll

Credit: Island Conservation New research published in PLOS ONE this week demonstrates dramatic positive benefits for native trees following rat...

$1.54 million NIH grant to identify ways to improve cardiac function in heart failure

Credit: Julie O'Connor, Wayne State University DETROIT - Preventing heart failure is a major challenge in the management of cardiovascular...

Getting to a 75 percent sugar reduction: How researchers discovered sweet spot for Stevia

Credit: Dr. John Fry JULY 17, 2018 (Brussels, Belgium) -- A team of 27 scientists working with a major stevia...

Sap-sucking bugs manipulate their host plants’ metabolism for their own benefit

Credit: Christoph Bru?tting Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Germany, show for the first time that free-living,...

Study: Childhood abuse linked to greater risk of endometriosis

Credit: Fred Hutch News Service SEATTLE (July 17, 2018) -- A large prospective study has found that sexual and physical...

University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center status renewed

The National Cancer Institute (NCI), the U.S. federal government's principal agency that funds cancer research, has renewed the University of...

Social isolation: Animals that break away from the pack can influence evolution

Credit: Nathan W. Bailey For some animals -- such as beetles, ants, toads, and primates -- short-term social isolation can...

New cost-effective instrument measures molecular dynamics on a picosecond timescale

WASHINGTON, D.C., July 17, 2018 -- Studying the photochemistry, or chemical results of light, has shown that ultraviolet radiation can...

Newly discovered shark species honors female pioneer

Credit: Video courtesy of MarAlliance Eugenie Clark was a pioneer in shark biology, known around the world for her illuminating...

As we get parched, cognition can easily sputter, dehydration study says

Credit: Georgia Tech / Christopher Moore Anyone lost in a desert hallucinating mirages knows that extreme dehydration discombobulates the mind....

Solutions to water challenges reside at the interface

Credit: Institute for Molecular Engineering at Argonne National Laboratory WASHINGTON, D.C., July 17, 2018 -- In response to rising water...

Studies of all PIH proteins in zebrafish reveal distinct roles in axonemal dynein assembly

Credit: Kikkawa lab, The University of Tokyo A research team led by Masahide Kikkawa, a professor of the University of...

The depths of the ocean and gut flora unravel the mystery of microbial genes

(Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona)) Surprisingly, the functions of a huge number of microbial genes are still unknown....

Study demonstrates impact of temperature on mitochondrial DNA evolution