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Nanoalloys 10 times as effective as pure platinum in fuel cells
(Chalmers University of Technology) A new type of nanocatalyst can result in the long-awaited commercial breakthrough for fuel cell cars....
TSRI scientists find simple copper complex shuts down botulinum neurotoxin poisoning
Credit: Image courtesy CDC LA JOLLA, CA - May 24, 2017 - Botulinum neurotoxin is probably best known to Americans...
Scientists develop new device to overcome pig genome flaw
Credit: Dr R O'Connor Scientists at the University of Kent, working with colleagues from the genetics research industry, have developed...
LA lawns lose lots of water: 70B gallons a year
Credit: Elizaveta Litvak In summer 2010, Los Angeles was losing about 100 gallons of water per person per day to...
Research in Los Angeles shows water loss
Credit: Diane Pataki In the summer of 2010, Los Angeles lost about 100 gallons of water per person per day...
Religious devotion as predictor of behavior
Robert Lynch, a postdoctoral fellow in anthropology, says the level of devotion one feels toward religious beliefs can predict how...
AGS raises serious concerns on cuts to geriatrics in 2018 budget proposal
Credit: (C) 2017, American Geriatrics Society The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) voiced deep concern for proposed cuts to geriatrics health...
Near real-time genomic sequencing maps introduction and spread of Zika virus in US
A new study by a multi-national research team, including scientists from the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases...
New online database has answers on mitochondrial disorders
Credit: Cristina Nadalutti and Jack Griffith EAST LANSING, Mich. - Providing answers -- or at least more information -- to...
How do blind cavefish find their way? The answer could be in their bones.
Credit: Amanda Powers/UC Imagine living in perpetual darkness in an alien world where you have to find food quickly by...
Fossil beetles suggest that LA climate has been relatively stable for 50,000 years
Credit: Joyce Gross Research based on more than 180 fossil insects preserved in the La Brea Tar Pits of Los...
Parents’ divorce increases risk of health disorders in children
The children's well-being is usually one of the biggest concerns when a couple gets a divorce. Scientists at the universities...
Recreational cannabis, used often, increases risk of gum disease
New York, NY (May 24, 2017)--Columbia University dental researchers have found that frequent recreational use of cannabis--including marijuana, hashish, and...
South Sudan wildlife surviving civil war, but poaching and trafficking threats increase
Credit: (c)P.Elkan/WCS JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN, May 24, 2017 -- The first aerial assessment of the impact of South Sudan's current...
Neutrons provide the first nanoscale look at a living cell membrane
Loading video... Credit: Oak Ridge National Laboratory OAK RIDGE, Tenn., May 24, 2017 -- A research team from the Department...
New report finds quarter of adults with autism on disability services don’t have work or activities
A quarter of adults with autism who use developmental disability services are not working or participating in other structured activities...
Largest psoriasis meta-analysis to date yields new genetic clues
(Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan) The identification of 16 additional genetic markers will help researchers get closer to understanding...
Two types of empathy elicit different health effects, Penn psychologist shows
When a close friend shares bad news, our instinct is to help. But putting ourselves in a friend's shoes, imagining...
Helping plants pump iron
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA -- (May 24, 2017) Just like people, plants need iron to grow and stay healthy....
Nearly 500 supporters joined ATS rally on Capitol Hill: Lab coats for lungs
Credit: ATS WASHINGTON, DC - May 24, 2017 - In an ATS 2017 International Conference first, respiratory health professionals and...
