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Sometimes conferences pay off. Pun intended. For UC Santa Barbara microbiologist Alyson Santoro, the 2016 National Academies Keck Futures Initiative...
Irregular sleeping patterns linked to poorer academic performance in college students
BOSTON, MA - Previous research has analyzed variations in sleep patterns including number of hours slept, quality of sleep, and...
Promiscuous salamander found to use genes from three partners equally
Credit: Robert Denton, Ohio State University A promiscuous salamander has found a simple genetic formula for success: Mate with multiple...
Moffitt researchers identify inhibitor that overcomes drug resistance in prostate cancer
TAMPA, Fla. (June 12, 2017) - Prostate cancer is the third most common cause of cancer-related death in men in...
Promiscuous salamander found to use genes from 3 partners equally
Credit: Robert Denton, Ohio State University A promiscuous salamander has found a simple genetic formula for success: Mate with multiple...
MD Anderson and Convergent R.N.R. Ltd. establish alliance to further develop new radiation technology
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Convergent R.N.R. Ltd. (CRnR) today announced a collaboration to further develop...
Study shows drug lowers levels of biomarker linked to ALS
Credit: Hospital for Special Surgery A new study finds that a decades-old drug used to treat malaria lowers levels of...
Long after 1980s farm crisis, farmers still take own lives at a high rate
The number of suicides among farmers and farmworkers in the United States has remained stubbornly high since the end of...
Blue Brain team discovers a multi-dimensional universe in brain networks
Credit: Courtesy of Blue Brain Project For most people, it is a stretch of the imagination to understand the world...
Sexual stereotypes can lead to unhealthy sexual relationships
PULLMAN, Wash. ÂÂ- Female college students who believe women are subservient and who endorse music media's degradation of women are...
Lab on a chip could monitor health, germs and pollutants
Credit: Ella Marushchenko and Alexander Tokarev/Ella Maru Studios Imagine wearing a device that continuously analyzes your sweat or blood for...
Researchers find a surprise just beneath the surface in carbon dioxide experiment
Credit: Berkeley Lab In a classic tale of science taking twists and turns before coming to a conclusion, two teams...
Ontarians still skeptical of flu shot
Half of all people who avoid the flu shot do so because they question its importance and effectiveness, a new...
PETA science consortium donates $400K in animal-free test equipment
London -- Today, the PETA International Science Consortium Ltd. announced that it is providing equipment to laboratories working on human-relevant...
San Francisco surgeon Dr. Timothy Chuter receives the 2017 Jacobson Innovation Award
CHICAGO : The 2017 Jacobson Innovation Award of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) was presented to Timothy A.M. Chuter,...
Genetic testing can pick out men at increased risk of testicular cancer
Testing for large numbers of genetic changes can identify men with over a 10-fold increased risk of testicular cancer, a...
Common periodontal pathogen may interfere with conception in women
According to a study carried out at the University of Helsinki, Finland, a common periodontal pathogen may delay conception in...
Where cigarette smoking’s damage is done…down to your DNA
Credit: Christ-claude Mowandza-ndinga (UNC Health Care) Scientists have known for decades that smoking cigarettes causes DNA damage, which leads to...
Epigenetic changes at birth could explain later behavior problems
Epigenetic changes present at birth - in genes related to addiction and aggression - could be linked to conduct problems...
NUS study: Older adults are good Samaritans to strangers
Credit: National University of Singapore People tend to become more generous as they age. This certainly holds true when it...
