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Credit: University of Sheffield. New insights into how animals spin silk could lead to new, greener ways of producing synthetic...

Scientists have uncovered two related cytokines and associated genetic markers that may explain why some people develop progressive multiple sclerosis,...

An ongoing research project aims to identify and explain teleconnections and future changes in the East Asian Winter Monsoon under...

New Haven, Conn. -- An international Yale-led research team has shown that a risk profile based on 52 genes accurately...

Petersham, MA - New England has been losing forestland to development at a rate of 65 acres per day, according...

Credit: Irfan J. Lodhi There's good fat and bad fat in our bodies. The good fat helps burn calories, while...

Credit: Wits University Complex life, as we know it, started completely by chance, with small strands of molecules linking up,...

The installation of natural gas wells requires soil reclamation efforts after installation. These efforts are often hindered by salt-affected soils,...

Credit: UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center/eLife A recent study led by Samantha Butler at the Eli and Edythe Broad...

One of the most productive organisms on Earth, giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) depends on nutrients from the surrounding water column...

(Boston)-- A recent study has identified a new lung cell type that is implicated in the body's innate immune defense...

Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - Epidemiologist Susan Hankinson at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has received a five-year, $4.2...

Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(September 18, 2017) The immune system automatically destroys dysfunctional cells such as cancer cells, but cancerous...

University of Iowa Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center and Mayo Clinic have received a five-year, $12.4 million grant renewal from the...

People living with HIV who adhere to antiretroviral therapy but smoke cigarettes are around 10 times more likely to die...

Credit: Dr. David Finlay, Trinity College Dublin. Scientists have just discovered how the engine that powers cancer-killing cells functions. Crucially,...

Credit: American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 18, 2017 -- The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO)...

Springer Healthcare has launched two new websites specializing in oncology and rheumatology to complement their flagship medical education platform, Medicine...

Credit: National University of Singapore Artemisinin, a potent anti-malarial drug, has been widely hailed as a promising alternative cancer treatment....

Credit: Etienne Meylan/EPFL Hepatoblastoma is a rare pediatric liver cancer, usually diagnosed in the first three years of life. Histological...