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La Roche-Posay and GW publish study on sun protection behavior and skin cancer awareness
WASHINGTON (Jan. 5, 2017) -- A large international survey on sun exposure behaviors and skin cancer detection found there are...
High-tech mooring will measure beneath Antarctic ice
Credit: Photo courtesy of VIMS. Earth's oceans have soaked up about a third of the carbon dioxide added to the...
Are tiny grazers the new hope for Caribbean reefs?
Credit: J. Ruvalcaba, STRI Thirty years ago a mysterious disease wiped out long-spined black sea urchins across the Caribbean, leading...
HKU biologist reveals important role cities play in conservation of threatened species
Credit: Peter and Michelle Wong The exhaustive international trade of wildlife has pushed many species to the brink of extinction....
Hong Kong hosts more than a quarter of all marine species recorded in China
Credit: Dr. Qiu Jianwen, Dr. Stella Wong and Mr. Gomen See Hong Kong is best known as a bustling harbour,...
A colorful yet little known snout moth genus from China with 5 new species
Credit: Dr. Mingqiang Wang A group of beautiful snout moths from China was revised by three scientists from the Institute...
Mouse model points to potential new treatment for Alzheimer’s disease
Philadelphia, PA, January 5, 2017 - Treatment with an inhibitor of 12/15-lipoxygenase, an enzyme elevated in patients with Alzheimer's disease...
Harmonization needed!
Since the first reports on a dramatic increase in microplastic contamination in the sea twenty years ago, research efforts have...
Radar reveals meltwater’s year-round life under Greenland ice
Credit: Marco Tedesco/Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory When summer temperatures rise in Greenland and the melt season begins, water pools on the...
New therapeutic agent proves more effective treatment for advanced prostate cancer
Credit: Kambiz Rahbar, M.D., Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Muenster, and Wolfgang Peter Fendler, M.D., Department of Nuclear Medicine,...
Better the devil you know
Credit: Peter H. Becker Many birds choose partners for life - it offers many advantages and often improves a couple's...
Hot weather not to blame for Salmonella on egg farms
Credit: Photo by Andrea Kratzenberg. New research conducted by the University of Adelaide shows there is no greater risk of...
Buzzing the vagus nerve just right to fight inflammatory disease
Credit: Georgia Tech / Robert Butera Is a treatment only making things better or maybe also making some things a...
New microscope chemically identifies micron-sized particles
Credit: Ryan Sullenberger, MIT Lincoln Laboratory WASHINGTON -- Researchers have developed a microscope that can chemically identify individual micron-sized particles....
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