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Who has the better memory — men or women?
CLEVELAND, Ohio (November 9, 2016)--In the battle of the sexes, women have long claimed that they can remember things better...
More women sexually active into old age
CLEVELAND, Ohio (Nov. 9, 2016)--Although many of us don't want to think about grandma still "getting it on," multiple studies...
New study: Male chimpanzees can be players and good fathers
Credit: Joel Bray, Arizona State University WASHINGTON (Nov. 8, 2016)--New research suggests that male chimpanzees are more invested in protecting...
Changing views of evolutionary factors at work on earliest mammals
Credit: UMass Amherst/Andrew Conith AMHERST, Mass. - Using 3D-printed replicas of 200-million-year-old mammal teeth and polymers that mimic insect prey,...
First month after infection is key time to tackle drug-related HIV spread
Data from post-Soviet AIDS epidemic shows first month after infection is key point to tackle drug-related HIV spread Data from...
Marker for aggressive prostate cancer doubles up as a drug target
RESEARCHERS have discovered that a marker found on aggressive prostate cancer cells could also be used as a way to...
Researcher finds key to drug resistant bowel cancer
BLOCKING a molecule could bypass bowel cancer's defence against the drug cetuximab, according to new research* presented at the National...
Female chimpanzees employ babysitters to wean young faster
Credit: Iulia Badescu TORONTO, ON - A babysitter can make a big difference in a parent's life. For wild chimps...
NYU research examines country and health system factors on RN and MD personnel production
A key component to achieving good patient outcomes in the healthcare world is having the right number and type of...
Farris Foundation donates $1.1 million to fund TSRI Graduate Fellowship in Florida
JUPITER, FL, November 8, 2016 - The Celia Lipton Farris and Victor W. Farris Foundation has made a $1.135 million...
Dr. Barbara Stonestreet receives additional funding to evaluate treatment strategies for perinatal brain injury
Barbara Stonestreet, MD, a neonatal-perinatal specialist at Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, a Care New England hospital, and...
Early exposure to excess hormone causes genital defects in females
University of Florida researchers have identified cells targeted by a male hormone and found that an excess of that hormone...
UMass Amherst Environmental Health researcher honored for ‘irritating’ science
Credit: courtesy Pablo Robles, Media Compass Photography AMHERST, Mass. - The Cornell Douglas Foundation, an environmental health and justice advocacy...
NCI grant funds SMU research into cancer-causing viruses that hide from the immune system
Credit: (SMU Harrod lab) SMU virologist and cancer researcher Robert L. Harrod has been awarded a $436,500 grant from the...
UTHealth receives NIH grant to develop individualized therapies for cocaine addiction
HOUSTON - (Nov. 7, 2016) - Identifying more effective treatment strategies tailored to individual responses for patients overcoming addiction to...
Quality of life in late life can be good
An analysis of patients' physical, functional, emotional and social quality of life trajectories over the last 18 months of life...
The fate of Neanderthal genes
The Neanderthals disappeared about 30,000 years ago, but little pieces of them live on in the form of DNA sequences...
People power: Technology allows smartphone-based water testing
Credit: University of Houston Ever wondered what's in the neighborhood pond? Technology developed by researchers at the University of Houston...
The process of DNA packaging in cell nucleus revealed
Credit: Igor Kireev Scientists from the Lomonosov Moscow State University in collaboration with their colleagues from the USA have conducted...
David Julius to receive the 2017 HFSP Nakasone Award
The Human Frontier Science Program Organization (HFSPO) has announced that the 2017 HFSP Nakasone Award has been awarded to David...