Venetian physician had a key role in shaping early modern chemistry
Credit: Santorio's marginal note to col. 406C-D, in Santorio Santori, Commentaria In Primam Fen Primi Libri Canonis Avicennae (Venice, 1625), ...
Dog skull study reveals genetic changes linked to face shape
A study of dog DNA has revealed a genetic mutation linked to flat face shapes such as those seen in ...
High levels of PFOA found in mid-Ohio River Valley residents from 1991 to 2013
New research from the University of Cincinnati (UC) reveals that residents of the Mid-Ohio River Valley (from Evansville, Indiana, north ...
Statins associated with improved heart structure and function
Prague, Czech Republic - 26 May 2017: Statins are associated with improved heart structure and function, according to research presented ...
Vitamin D in pregnancy may help prevent childhood asthma
A new study published today in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology has found that taking Vitamin D supplements ...
Millions in funding for TU Dresden
TU Dresden is going establish two new Collaborative Research Centres (CRC) and an additional CRC with TUD participation will be ...
New cellular target may put the brakes on cancer’s ability to spread
Credit: Will Kirk/JHU A team led by Johns Hopkins researchers has discovered a biochemical signaling process that causes densely packed ...
Study sweetens connection between cancer and sugar
Credit: University of Texas at Dallas In a new study, scientists at The University of Texas at Dallas have found ...
Penn State DNA ladders: Inexpensive molecular rulers for DNA research
Credit: Penn State University New, license-free DNA ladders will allow researchers to estimate the size of fragments of DNA for ...
Isolated Greek villages reveal genetic secrets that protect against heart disease
A genetic variant that protects the heart against cardiovascular disease has been discovered by researchers at the Wellcome Trust Sanger ...
Researchers develop faster and cheaper cardiac imaging test for developing countries
Prague, Czech Republic - 26 May 2017: Researchers in the UK and Peru have developed a faster and cheaper cardiac ...
Diesel pollution linked to heart damage
Prague, Czech Republic - 26 May 2017: Diesel pollution is linked with heart damage, according to research presented today at ...
Knowledge gap on the origin of sex
There are significant gaps in our knowledge on the evolution of sex, according to a research review on sex chromosomes ...
Small non-profit’s unconventional approach offers new hope with autism suramin trial
DALLAS, TX - May 26, 2017 - Results released today from an N of One: Autism Research Foundation supported clinical ...
Penn study finds gray matter density increases during adolescence
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA -- For years, the common narrative in human developmental neuroimaging has been that gray matter in ...
Penn Medicine’s Irene Hurford receives Exemplary Psychiatrist Award
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA -- Irene Hurford, MD, an assistant professor in the department of Psychiatry, has received a 2017 ...
Government transparency limited when it comes to America’s conserved private lands
Credit: Courtesy of Adena Rissman/UW-Madison MADISON, Wis. -- American taxpayers spend millions of dollars each year to conserve privately owned ...
Engines of twingenuity: NASA’s twin study investigators have a meeting of the minds
Credit: NASA/Time If you took all the DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) in your body and strung it end-to-end, it would reach ...
Sediment from Himalayas may have made 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake more severe
Credit: Tim Fulton, IODP-JRSO CORVALLIS, Ore. - Sediment that eroded from the Himalayas and Tibetan plateau over millions of years ...
A flip switch for binge-eating?
Credit: Carla Schaffer / AAAS Researchers have identified a subgroup of neurons in the mouse brain that, upon activation, immediately ...
