Research in Los Angeles shows water loss
Credit: Diane Pataki In the summer of 2010, Los Angeles lost about 100 gallons of water per person per day to the atmosphere through evaporation,...
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How do blind cavefish find their way? The answer could be in their bones
Credit: Amanda Powers/UC Imagine living in perpetual darkness in an alien world where you have to find food quickly by touch or starve for months...
World’s leading liver experts focus on continuing advancements in liver disease & transplantation
Despite many advancements in liver transplantation -- like the cure for the hepatitis C virus -- liver disease continues to impact people of all ages...
L.A. lawns lose lots of water: 70 billion gallons a year
Credit: Elizaveta Litvak In summer 2010, Los Angeles was losing about 100 gallons of water per person per day to the atmosphere through the evaporation...
University of Montana student earns NASA Earth and Space science fellowship
Credit: courtesy photo MISSOULA - University of Montana doctoral candidate Eric Palm recently was selected for the prestigious NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship. He...
Nearly 500 supporters joined ATS rally on Capitol Hill: Lab coats for lungs
Credit: ATS WASHINGTON, DC - May 24, 2017 - In an ATS 2017 International Conference first, respiratory health professionals and patients joined other conference attendees...
Zika reached Miami at least four times, Caribbean travel likely responsible
Credit: Photo by Faith Hark LA JOLLA, CA - May 24, 2017- With mosquito season looming in the Northern Hemisphere, doctors and researchers are poised...
Brain anatomy differs in people with 22q genetic risk for schizophrenia, autism
A UCLA study characterizes, for the first time, brain differences between people with a specific genetic risk for schizophrenia and those at risk for autism,...
Harvard Medical School expert calls for protection of critical gains made in cancer care under ACA
Cancer -- the second leading cause of death in the United States -- claims more than 600,000 lives each year. Beyond the devastating human toll...
Study shows need for increased protection of world’s national animal symbols
Credit: Tatum Nugent MIAMI -- The snowy-feathered head and distinctive brown body of the bald eagle is a proud national symbol of the United States,...
Grant to fund research of microplastics in Delaware Bay
Credit: Julie Steinberg/ University of Delaware Microplastics -- small pieces of plastic less than five millimeters long -- are an emerging marine pollution issue with...
Helping plants pump iron
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA -- (May 24, 2017) Just like people, plants need iron to grow and stay healthy. But some plants are better...
South Sudan wildlife surviving civil war, but poaching and trafficking threats increase
Credit: (c)P.Elkan/WCS JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN, May 24, 2017 -- The first aerial assessment of the impact of South Sudan's current civil war on the country's...
How do blind cavefish find their way? The answer could be in their bones.
Credit: Amanda Powers/UC Imagine living in perpetual darkness in an alien world where you have to find food quickly by touch or starve for months...
Jefferson researcher identifies targets for better anti-thrombotic medicine
PHILADELPHIA -- Blood platelets shore up open wounds and help cuts heal, but they can also cause heart attacks and strokes when a congealed ball...
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