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Patients with advanced cancer who spoke with a trained nonclinical worker about personal goals for care were more likely to talk with doctors about their...

Credit: Northeast Fisheries Science Center NOAA. In seasonal environments, timing is everything: Ecosystem dynamics are controlled by how well predators can match their prey in...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 26, 2018) - A majority of Americans support the idea of using gene editing with the goal of delivering direct health benefits...

The exact science of tree sap transport has puzzled plant physiologists for many years. Sap's migration throughout tree trunks and branches is linked heavily to...

One of the major therapeutic targets for inflammatory diseases is the inflammation-inducing molecule TNF. However, excess levels of TNF cause side effects and can lead...

By combining studies on one species of malaria-carrying mosquito, researchers found that no other animals rely solely on them for food. The study, by Imperial...

Credit: Lobachevsky University Any bleeding results in a decrease of the amount of circulating blood, and the disruption of the adequate supply of tissues with...

Credit: Mihir Patel/Rutgers University-New Brunswick After 10 years of research, a Rutgers-led team of scientists has identified two molecules that protect nerve cells after a...

Credit: "Reproduced with permission from Nano Lett. 2018, 18(7), 4309-4321. Copyright 2018 American Chemical Society. " An extensive experiment testing the immune effects of a...

Credit: Guillem Garaulet and Francisca Mulero, CNIO. Senescent cells are damaged cells that do not perform their normal roles anymore but that are not dead...

Credit: Prof. Hiroki Shibata It is more likely that you have seen a habu snake in a bottle of local rice liquor Awamori, in Okinawa,...

Credit: Per Harald Olsen, NTNU A plant's defense systems help each other. When one system fails, another one can - at least in part -...

Professor Arne Skerra of the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has succeeded for the first time in using gaseous CO2 as a basic material for...

Credit: The Westmead Institute for Medical Research A new study has shown that genetic variation may increase the risk of severe liver damage in Caucasians...

TUCSON, Ariz. -- How many ways can you think of to stress out a horse? Trailering, bathing, clipping, vet visits, hoof trims, bridling, saddling --...