What’s up with Madagascar?
Credit: Rando Trek VTT Madagascar, the big island off the east coast of Africa with the lemurs and baobabs, is ...
Modern hunter-gatherers show value of exercise
Credit: Photo: Brian Wood In a remote area of north-central Tanzania, men leave their huts on foot, armed with bows ...
Young toddlers can tell when others hold false beliefs, study finds
(University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) A new study finds that, under the right conditions, 2 1/2-year-old children can answer questions ...
Largest resource of human protein-protein interactions can help interpret genomic data
An international research team has developed the largest database of protein-to-protein interaction networks, a resource that can illuminate how numerous ...
Smart patch releases blood thinners as needed
Credit: Yuqi Zhang An interdisciplinary team of researchers has developed a smart patch designed to monitor a patient's blood and ...
Gene discovered to cause rare, severe neurological disease
Credit: Peter McPherson Lab, Montreal Neurological Institute Researchers have linked a debilitating neurological disease in children to mutations in a ...
Wound irrigation tools improvised in the wilderness are effective
Credit: Susanne J. Spano Philadelphia, PA, November 28, 2016 - Wounds are a very common injury and irrigation is crucial ...
Toxic ‘marine snow’ can sink quickly, persist at ocean depths
Credit: Astrid Schnetzer In a new study, researchers from North Carolina State University found that a specific neurotoxin can persist ...
It’s all in the eyes: Women and men really do see things differently
Women and men look at faces and absorb visual information in different ways, which suggests there is a gender difference ...
Timing the shadow of a potentially habitable extrasolar planet
Credit: NAOJ A group of researchers from the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ), the University of Tokyo, and the ...
Hydrogen in your pocket? New plastic for carrying and storing hydrogen
Credit: Waseda University A Waseda University (Tokyo) research group has developed a polymer which can store hydrogen in a light, ...
UT Austin engineers develop first-ever capsule to treat hemophilia
Credit: Cockrell School of Engineering In the near future, hemophiliacs could be able to treat their disease by simply swallowing ...
Pitt researchers awarded $1.7 million NIH grant to ‘sniff out’ treatment for lung disease
Credit: Tim Corcoran PITTSBURGH (November 28, 2016) ... Cystic Fibrosis (CF) causes the accumulation of dehydrated mucus in the lungs ...
Penn study: Preventative antibiotics could prevent C. diff in transplant patients
PHILADELPHIA - It may be possible to safely prevent one of the most common - and costly to treat - ...
Measures of inflammation in blood tests may help predict risk of disease and death
A new study looking at deaths from cancer, cardiovascular disease and all causes suggests that an inflammatory marker detected in ...
Report highlights coffee’s potential role in reducing cognitive decline
A new report from the Institute for Scientific Information on Coffee (ISIC), a not-for-profit organisation devoted to the study and ...
World-first scientific discovery uncovered at a Melbourne beach
Credit: Monash University The popular Middle Park beach is under the international spotlight following a world-first study by Monash University ...
PTB paves the way for the redefinition of the ampere
Credit: Source: PTB The universe of physics is experiencing great changes: by 2018, scientists want to place all physical base ...
Light switch in autumn leaves
Before trees lose their leaves in the winter, they offer us a bright autumnal display of reds, oranges, and yellows. ...
Physical-environment checklist leads to sharp drop in inpatient suicides in VA
Credit: Jeff Bowen A new study shows a sharp decline in suicides at Veterans Affairs inpatient mental health units from ...
