Science News
Efficient approach for tracking physical activity with wearable health devices
Credit: Edgar Lobaton Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed an energy-efficient technique for accurately tracking a user's physical...
Tackling blood diseases, immune disorders
Credit: BD Colen/Harvard University Cambridge/Boston, Mass. - November 16, 2016 - Harvard University has completed a license agreement with Magenta...
Vitamin D reduces respiratory infections, says CU Anschutz study
AURORA, Colo. (Nov. 16, 2016) - Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have found that high doses...
Indonesian fires exposed 69 million to ‘killer haze’
Wildfires in Indonesia and Borneo exposed 69 million people to unhealthy air pollution and are responsible for thousands of premature...
World’s fastest quantum simulator operating at the atomic level
Credit: NINS/IMS Okazaki, Japan - Kenji Ohmori (Institute for Molecular Science, National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Japan) has collaborated with...
Dry adhesive holds in extreme cold, strengthens in extreme heat
Credit: Courtesy of Science Communications Researchers from Case Western Reserve University, Dayton Air Force Research Laboratory and China have developed...
Marijuana could help treat drug addiction, mental health
Credit: UBC Using marijuana could help some alcoholics and people addicted to opioids kick their habits, a UBC study has...
Study finds evidence of Deepwater Horizon oil in land-based birds
The ecological consequences of an environmental disaster can extend further than one may imagine as effects propagate through interconnected food...
Cough virus kills liver cancer cells and hepatitis virus
A virus that causes childhood coughs and colds could help in the fight against primary liver cancer, according to a...
Black women more likely to be diagnosed with late stage breast cancer than white women
Black African women are nearly twice as likely to be diagnosed with late stage breast cancer as white women in...
Crowdsourcing a better prostate cancer prediction tool
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Knowing the likely course of cancer can influence treatment decisions. Now a new prediction...
The fruits of life
Among flowering plants, the rose family (called Rosaceae) displays an incredible diversity, including classic reds like the American beauty. But...
Researchers discover new antibiotics by sifting through the human microbiome
Credit: Sean Brady Most antibiotics in use today are based on natural molecules produced by bacteria--and given the rise of...
Inactive patents: Innovate more, search less
Credit: Michigan Tech, Sarah Bird Many innovators and inventors feel they have squandered hours fruitlessly rifling through old patents on...
A possible explanation for recurring breast cancer
In October, we mourned those who died of breast cancer and celebrated all of the women (and men) who have...
Wide variability in generic heart failure drugs can make them unaffordable to uninsured
Credit: Photo by Ellen Hutti, Saint Louis University. ST. LOUIS - New research from Saint Louis University finds that the...
Cedars-Sinai receives $1.2M grant from California Initiative to Advance Precision Medicine
LOS ANGELES (Nov. 15, 2016) -- Cedars-Sinai health investigators will use a $1.2 million grant from a state precision medicine...
Research finds Zika virus can live for hours on hard, non-porous surfaces
DENVER (Nov. 15, 2016) -- The Zika virus is most commonly transmitted in humans as the result of a bite...
Do extremely reddened quasars extinguish star formation?
Credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser RIVERSIDE, Calif. (http://www.ucr.edu) -- Galaxies formed and grew billions of years ago by accumulating gas from their...
Salk Institute receives Charity Navigator’s highest rating for sixth consecutive year
LA JOLLA--(November 15, 2016) For the sixth consecutive year, the Salk Institute's strong financial health and commitment to accountability and...
