Credit: Ning Qian/Columbia's Zuckerman Institute NEW YORK — Scientists at Columbia's Zuckerman Institute have contributed to solving a paradox of perception, literally upending models of...
The genomic sequencing of hundreds of patients with diverse types of ciliopathies has revealed that "in many cases the gene responsible is not known", says...
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 11, 2017–A new study that measured metabolite levels over time in starved rat liver cancer...
Credit: Penelope Lynch Scientists could harness the power of evolution to stop mosquitoes spreading malaria, according to new research by the University of Exeter and...
A better understanding of how a key chemical messenger acts in the brain could lead to a radical shift in psychiatric care, according to a...
Bats in northeast China are infected with the fungus that causes white-nose syndrome, a deadly disease that has decimated bat populations in North America since...
Credit: ThermChem Corporation RICHLAND, Wash. – Three small businesses have been selected to collaborate with researchers at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory...
Credit: Hamilton Health Sciences Hamilton, Ont. (August 29, 2017) – Research with more than 135,000 people across five continents has shown that a diet which...
Credit: Matthias Loretto, University of Vienna Several recent studies have revealed that ravens are among the most intelligent species of birds and even species in...
Credit: Kenneth R. Wood A new tree species, Melicope stonei (Rutaceae or citrus family), endemic to the Hawaiian island of Kaua'i, is already assessed as...
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. – A graduate student's surprise observation in fundamental experiments with small binding molecules at work in protein folding has allowed...
Credit: UGA The delay between the time when a disease outbreak becomes possible and when it actually happens depends chiefly on how frequently infection is...
Credit: UBC Okanagan As Canada's vast boreal and tundra ecosystems experience dramatic warming due to climate change, trees are rapidly spreading north. New research from...
Credit: McMaster University McMaster University neuroscientists studying sports-related head injuries have found that it takes less than a full concussion to cause memory loss, possibly...
