Bristol scientists discover a new way to find mass extinctions
Credit: Mike Benton, University of Bristol During the history of the Earth, there were many mass extinctions, when huge numbers of species died out. They...
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No link found between oral antifungal drug and stillbirth
New research from a Swedish and Norwegian team of researchers led from Karolinska Institutet does not support a suggested link between treatment with the oral...
Study reveals simple chemical process that may have led to the origin of life on Earth
Credit: Credit: Kuhan Chandru Research led by Kuhan Chandru and Jim Cleaves from the Earth-Life Science Institute at Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan, has shown...
Large fenced reserves an effective way to bring wolves back to Scotland
Credit: Dr Christopher Sandom/University of Sussex Research, led by the University of Sussex and the University of Kent, indicates that for wolves to be effective...
Scientists discover how vitamin A drives the human lung immune system to control TB
Scientists at Trinity College Dublin and St James's Hospital, Dublin, have discovered how vitamin A drives the lung immune system to deal with tuberculosis (TB)....
Painted lady’s roundtrip migratory flight is the longest recorded in butterflies
Previously known to migrate from Europe to the Afrotropics during the autumn, the fate of this butterfly species and its offspring remained unknown. Researchers were...
British mammals’ fight for survival
Credit: Picture courtesy of Henry Schofield/The Mammal Society Almost one in five of British mammal species face a high risk of extinction, according to the...
New radiation therapy technique aims to preserve sexual function
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - June 12, 2018 - "Will treatment make me impotent?" It's a question on the minds of many men as they...
New study identifies gaps in infection prevention and control at critical access hospitals
Minneapolis, June 13, 2018 - Critical access hospitals (CAHs) face significant challenges in their infection prevention and control (IPC) practices, according to new research presented...
New studies demonstrate infection control strategies for measles and mumps outbreaks
Minneapolis, June 13, 2018 - The decline in vaccination rates across communities has led to the resurgence of diseases like measles and mumps, and recent...
The missing link in antimicrobial stewardship strategy
Minneapolis, June 13, 2018 - Empowering nurses to participate in antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) is the missing link in strengthening hospital-wide antimicrobial stewardship and improving...
Sullivan selected for two national scientific honors
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (June 13, 2018) - Dr. Jennifer C. Sullivan, pharmacologist and physiologist in the Department of Physiology...
Rutgers researchers develop automated robotic device for faster blood testing
Credit: Max Balter Rutgers researchers have created an automated blood drawing and testing device that provides rapid results, potentially improving the workflow in hospitals and...
‘Gut instinct’ may have been the GPS of human ancestors
Ask anyone if they remember where they ate the juiciest burger, the sweetest cupcake or the smoothest bisque, and they probably can describe the location...
High-protein corn also resistant to parasitic weed
Credit: Christian Thierfelder, CIMMYT The world produces more corn by weight than any other cereal crop. Corn, also known as maize, is a staple food...
