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Researchers led by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego have determined that major changes in...

Helping plants adapt to climate change

In climate change scenarios, abiotic stresses, such as drought and heat stress, become intensified, leading to severe crop loss. Selection...

Half-a-billion-year-old fossils shed light animal evolution on earth

Credit: University of Bristol Scientists have discovered traces of life more than half-a-billion years old that could change the way...

Scientists discover genetic timetable of brain’s aging process

The programme controls how and when brain genes are expressed at different times in a person's life to perform a...

A novel and practical fab-route for superomniphobic liquid-free surfaces

Credit: KAIST A joint research team led by Professor Hee Tak Kim and Shin-Hyun Kim in the Department of Chemical...

Livestock production, a much smaller challenge to global food security than often reported

Credit: GLEAM 2.0 Philadelphia, PA, September 11, 2017 - Humans face mounting challenges when it comes to finding ways to...

Ambry Genetics & NorthShore University HealthSystem partner to advance precision medicine

Credit: Jonathan Hillenbrand Aliso Viejo, CA and Evanston, IL (September 12, 2017): Ambry Genetics (Ambry), a leading clinical genetics-testing lab,...

Fathers can influence the sex of their offspring, scientists show

It has traditionally been thought that in mammals only mothers are able to influence the sex of their offspring. But...

Cold region ‘tipping point’ now inevitable

Credit: Juha Aalto The decline of cold regions called periglacial zones is now inevitable due to climate change, researchers say....

Neck mass in adults: Guideline for evaluation provides framework for timely diagnosis

CHICAGO, IL --With the development of the Clinical Practice Guideline: Evaluation of the Neck Mass in Adults, published today in...

Abdominal fat a key cancer driver for postmenopausal women

LUGANO-MADRID, 10 September, 2017 - Body fat distribution in the trunk is more important than body weight when it comes...

Cancer patients struggle with key aspects of clinical trial methodology

LUGANO-MADRID, 10 September, 2017 - Clinical trials are fundamental to the development of new treatments for cancer, yet the annual...

Incidence of acute myocardial infarction may increase the day after Asian dust exposure

(Kumamoto University) A recent environmental epidemiological study has shown that Asian sand particles from desert areas of the Asian continent...

E-cigarettes linked to increased arterial stiffness, blood pressure and heart rate in humans

Milan, Italy: New research has shown for the first time that e-cigarettes with nicotine cause a stiffening of the arteries...

Patients feel psycho-social impact of chemo more acutely than physical side effects

LUGANO-MADRID, 09 September, 2017 -The preliminary results of a study to be presented at the ESMO 2017 Congress in Madrid...

‘Triggers’: A new tool to assess cancer patients’ palliative needs

LUGANO-MADRID, 9 September, 2017 - A new tool to identify patients who would benefit from early palliative care will be...

Study identifies factors that limit work ability of young adult cancer survivors

LUGANO-MADRID, 9 September 2017 - Factors that limit the work ability of young adult cancer survivors are reported today at...

Respiratory tract infections in young children linked to asthma and worse lung function

Milan, Italy: Respiratory tract infections in young children are linked to an increased risk of asthma and worse lung function...

Medicaid expansion linked to lower uninsured rates