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Experts propose method to monitor ocean health
It's important to closely monitor how climate change and our increasing use of the oceans are affecting important marine resources...
New breakthrough in treatment for rare skin condition
Credit: Osaka University Scientists at Osaka University developed a new drug treating skin lesions in tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC), a...
PDX finder — Free global portal for cancer models
Credit: Spencer Phillips/EMBL-EBI The European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) and The Jackson Laboratory (JAX) have jointly developed the first open cancer...
New butterfly species discovered nearly 60 years after it was first collected
Credit: Florida Museum photo by Kristen Grace In 1959, a then-teenage lepidopterist Thomas Emmel collected 13 fawn-colored butterflies in the...
National Foundation for Cancer research scientists among the National Academy of Inventors’ class
BETHESDA, MD - In an event this afternoon at the historic Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC, two funded scientists of...
Climate change is wreaking havoc on delicate relationship between orchids and bees
Credit: University of Sussex The first definitive demonstration of climate change upsetting the vital interdependent relationships between species has been...
Women who believe their sex drive changes can better cope with low libido
Women who believe that their sex drive will change over time are better able to handle difficulties with sexual desire,...
New health benefits discovered in berry pigment
Credit: Plugi Naturally occurring pigments in berries, also known as anthocyanins, increase the function of the sirtuin 6 enzyme in...
Mefloquine effectively prevents malaria during pregnancy but is not well tolerated
Credit: Andalu Vila San Juan Pregnant women are particularly vulnerable to malaria infections, which can have severe consequences on their...
Nicotine-imbibing teenage rats show an increased risk for drinking alcohol as adults
Credit: John Dani, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania; Cell Reports PHILADELPHIA - Rats that were dosed with nicotine...
Ten researchers to receive Germany’s most important award for early career researchers
This year ten researchers - five women and five men - will receive the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize, the most important...
More Americans aware of growing problem of opioid addiction
CHICAGO, April 5, 2018 -- A new survey by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research reveals the number...
Mutation of worm gene, swip-10, triggers age-dependent death of dopamine neurons
Credit: Florida Atlantic University Dopamine, a signaling chemical in the brain, has the lofty job of controlling emotions, moods, movements...
Diabetes awareness ‘major concern’ for UK Asians
South Asians living in the UK feel cut off and excluded from education or self-help programmes, preventing them from managing...
New study examines prescribing antipsychotic medication for children with autism
A new study by Swansea University has suggested that children with intellectual difficulty or autism are more likely to be...
Microscopic revelations point to new blood infection therapies
Credit: Riley Brandt, University of Calgary Researchers at the University of Calgary's Cumming School of Medicine (CSM) have for the...
New study shows hope for hearing loss
Credit: USC Researchers at USC and Harvard have developed a new approach to repair cells deep inside the ear --...
Relaxation response may reduce blood pressure by altering expression of a set of genes
Credit: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center BOSTON - High blood pressure -- or hypertension -- is a major risk factor...
Enhanced therapeutic vaccine platform achieves 2 proof-of-concepts in veterinary medical use
Credit: Antonia Fettelschoss-Gabriel / USZ Scientists from the Universities of Bern, Zurich and Oxford as well as the Latvian Biomedical...
Marker for cancer stem cells
Cells with stem-cell characteristics appear to be especially important in the formation and metastasis of tumors. Scientists have now developed...
