WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Sept. 28, 2018 - A relatively new accelerated diagnostic protocol is effective in identifying emergency department patients with acute chest pain who...
Credit: ATS Sept. 25, 2018--A commonly used biomarker of kidney disease may also indicate lung problems, particularly COPD, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, according to...
Credit: Bret Tobalske MISSOULA - There are two primary types of muscles. Skeletal muscles allow one to raise a limb or walk. Smooth muscles, such...
Credit: Melissa Frey, Royal BC Museum, Canada Alaska has a near-pristine marine ecosystem--it has fewer invasive species in its waters than almost any other state...
Credit: University of California, Irvine Irvine, Calif. - September 27, 2018 - UCI School of Medicine researchers have been awarded a $3.4 million grant by...
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Scientists have determined for the first time that Amazon's waterlogged coastal mangrove forests, which are being clear cut for cattle pastures and...
Credit: Christine Sur/UC Davis Even after being severely damaged by blast fishing and coral mining, coral reefs can be rehabilitated over large scales using a...
A vaccine against deadly foal pneumonia might finally be within reach, thanks to Morris Animal Foundation-funded research conducted at two major universities. The breakthrough could...
Credit: Janne Hansen Maybe the genetic test report your doctor ordered says your DNA contains many "variants of unknown significance." Currently, up to 70 percent...
Credit: Egeblad lab, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Cold Spring Harbor, NY - Scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) have determined one of the ways...
Chronic back pain is the number one cause of years lived with disability worldwide. In a new study, Pradeep Suri of the Department of Veterans...
The rapid emergence and global spread of antibiotic resistance demands a new approach for developing novel ones. A study published in The FASEB Journal uncovers...
Pea aphids - a serious agricultural pest - have the ability to see and avoid a common, aphid-killing bacteria on plant leaves, according to a...
Credit: Huanyu Qiao and Neil Hunter, UC Davis Females are born with a finite number of eggs that are steadily depleted throughout their lifetime. This...
DURHAM, N.C. - In the quest to develop a vaccine that triggers the immune system to prevent HIV infection, researchers have focused on identifying and...
