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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 --...

WASHINGTON, D.C., July 26, 2018 -- As a solution evaporates, the dissolved chemicals concentrate until they begin forming a crystal through a process called nucleation....

Credit: Krzyzosiak et al./ Cell A new drug discovery system allows scientists to specifically target members of an important family of enzymes, called phosphatases, which...

Norovirus is the most common cause of gastroenteritis worldwide; it causes tens hundreds of thousands of deaths each year and is particularly risky for children...

July 26, 2018 - Patients taking opioids for at least three months before spinal fusion surgery in the lower spine are much more likely to...

Credit: University of Birmingham The University of Birmingham's Head of the School of Dentistry Professor Iain Chapple has received a prestigious award to recognise his...

CHICAGO: To curb the use of opioids after major elective operations and prevent these pain relievers from falling into the wrong hands, surgeons at the...

Lincoln, Nebraska, July 26, 2018 - The University of Nebraska-Lincoln will help lead a new national institute addressing antimicrobial resistance, an increasingly urgent global public...

Domestic violence, mental health problems and substance misuse highlighted as factors Most cases occurred when intoxicated parents shared sleeping surfaces with child Many happen following...

AURORA, Colo. (July 26, 2018) - Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have found that the brain's response to taste stimuli is...

In vertebrates, the inner ear develops from the otic placode, a group of cells found in a specific region on the surface of the growing...

July 26, 2018 - Mind-body therapies - biofeedback, mindfulness, yoga, and hypnosis - provide a promising approach to the very common problem of anxiety in...