The role of spirituality in treating postpartum depression in mothers of color
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Churches and other faith-based communities are an untapped resource that health-care providers should consider when suggesting treatment ...
UTMB researchers find how Ebola disables the immune system
Credit: The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston GALVESTON, Texas - A new study at The University of Texas ...
New material could lead to erasable and rewriteable optical chips
Credit: Cockrell School of Engineering A military drone flying on a reconnaissance mission is captured behind enemy lines, setting into ...
Wall-jumping robot is most vertically agile ever built
Loading video... Credit: Roxanne Makasdjian and Stephen McNally Roboticists at UC Berkeley have designed a small robot that can leap ...
Taking back control of an autonomous car affects human steering behavior
Credit: Steve Castillo There you are, cruising down the freeway, listening to some tunes and enjoying the view as your ...
Hulking hurricanes: Seeking greater accuracy in predicting storm strength
Credit: National Aeronautics and Space Administration ARLINGTON, Va. -- To better predict tropical cyclone intensity, scientists sponsored by the Office ...
Physicists in Mainz and Sao Paulo cooperate in promoting and mentoring young researchers
With the aim of promoting the exchange of the next generation of researchers, the Institute for Theoretical Physics (MITP) at ...
Praise for polymer science
Credit: Courtesy Photo UC Santa Barbara engineer Glenn Fredrickson has received the 2016 William H. Walker Award for Excellence in ...
Happy salmon swim bette
(Umea University) What makes young salmon decide to leave their rivers and head out to Sea has been a hot ...
Ice age vertebrates had mixed responses to climate change
Credit: Edward Myers New research examines how vertebrate species in the eastern United States ranging from snakes to mammals to ...
Put people at the center of conservation, new study advises
Credit: Nathan Bennett People must be part of the equation in conservation projects. This will increase local support and the ...
Scientists improve predictions of how temperature affects the survival of fish embryos
Credit: Douglas Killam, Calif. Department of Fish and Wildlife. Scientists closely tracking the survival of endangered Sacramento River salmon faced ...
Tenaya Therapeutics launches with the goal of curing heart disease
A new biopharmaceutical company, Tenaya Therapeutics Inc., will build on discoveries in cardiovascular disease research made at the Gladstone Institutes, ...
Nomads no more, leatherback turtles find permanent coastal home
Credit: Nathan Robinson, Cornell University ITHACA, N.Y. - Endangered leatherback sea turtles are known for their open-ocean migratory nature and ...
Controlling gene activity in human development
Researchers at the Babraham Institute have revealed a new understanding of the molecular switches that control gene activity in human ...
Mount Sinai establishes 3-D printing services for clinicians and researchers
Credit: Mount Sinai Health System Mount Sinai Health System today announced the creation of the Medical Modeling Core, a collaboration ...
An amino acid controls plants’ breath
Credit: IBS Plants breathe and "sweat" through stomata, microscopic pores found on leaves, stems and other plant organs. Through the ...
What makes a neuron a neuron?
RIVERSIDE, Calif. - It remains unclear to scientists why almost every RNA-binding protein has a sibling - or "paralog." While ...
Side effects of leukemia drug can be safely reduced by halving dose
Patients with a chronic type of leukaemia could safely reduce the side effects of life-long treatment by cutting their dose ...
How to turn white fat brown
Credit: The laboratory of Zoltan Arany, MD, PhD, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA-- A signaling pathway in ...
