How your smartphone is affecting your relationship
Smartphones have become a constant companion for many of us. In a recent study by the Pew Research Center, nearly 50 percent of adults reported...
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New study shows HPV not likely transmittable through the hand
Researchers seek to answer longstanding debate Commonly known as HPV, Human papillomavirus is a virus that infects the skin and genital area, in many cases...
Brazil will have the technology to transplant pig organs into humans
Gene-edited pigs may reduce Brazil's transplant waiting list; still in its initial stages and presented at FAPESP Week London, a project will assess how patients...
Machine learning algorithm helps in the search for new drugs
Researchers have designed a machine learning algorithm for drug discovery which has been shown to be twice as efficient as the industry standard, which could...
New tuberculosis drug may shorten treatment time for patients
Washington, DC - February 11, 2019 - A new experimental antibiotic for tuberculosis has been shown to be more effective against TB than isoniazid, a...
Study of Arctic fishes reveals the birth of a gene — from 'junk'
Credit: L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Though separated by a world of ocean, and unrelated to each other, two fish groups - one in...
Research offensive on regenerative fuels
Start of the project 'reFuels -- Re-thinking Fuels' -- State Transport Minister Hermann: 'Fuel Production with the Help of Renewable Energy Serves Climate Protection'Credit: Photo:...
Breaking the vicious cycles of age-related diseases
Credit: @tsarcyanide/MIPT Press Office Biologist Aleksey Belikov from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology has proposed that rapid progression of age-related diseases may result...
Sophisticated blood analysis provides new clues about Ebola, treatment avenues
Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease A detailed analysis of blood samples from Ebola patients in Sierra Leone is providing clues about the...
Butterfly monitoring project will enable improvements to Europe's environment
Research on population trends will inform EU biodiversity and agricultural policiesCredit: Martin Warren A major new EU Pilot Project will monitor population trends of butterflies...
Human brain protein associated with autism confers abnormal behavior in fruit flies
The human dopamine transporter protein is missing a single amino acidCredit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A mutant gene that encodes a brain protein in a...
The widow next door: Where is the globally invasive noble false widow settling next?
Credit: Rainer Breitling Spiders are one of the most successful groups of 'invaders' on the planet. Out of over 47,000 species of spiders known today,...
Changes in lung cells seen almost immediately after contact with low-molecular weight PAHs
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center It is well known that exposure to high-molecular weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) increases cancer risk, leading to regulation...
Defending Darwin: Scientists respond to attack on evolution
Science magazine, the country's top scientific journal, has taken the rare step of publishing criticism of a new book. The book is called Darwin Devolves,...
Virginia Tech investigates how Honduran youth respond to crime and violence
Credit: Virginia Tech Unemployment, poverty, and violence have driven many Honduran youth to the U.S. and Mexico borders in search of a better life. They...
