Vaccination increases family wealth, girls’ education
Credit: Washington State University PULLMAN, Wash. – A Washington State University-led research team found households in rural Africa that vaccinate their cattle for East Coast...
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Even children with higher IQs behave better when their sleep apnea is fixed
IMAGE: This is Ronald Chervin, M.D. Credit: U-M Health System Many doctors will ask about quality of sleep when children have problems at school, but...
The making of Antarctica
Credit: Galen Halverson One of the big mysteries in the scientific world is how the ice sheets of Antarctica formed so rapidly about 34 million...
Key factor identified in gene silencing
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A fertilized human egg develops into multiple tissues, organs and about 200 distinct cell types. Each cell type has the...
A strong case for limiting climate change
Expedition HE-408 (RV Heincke) (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut / Kristina Baer) As a gigantic carbon sink, the ocean has taken up about a third of the carbon...
WSU researcher develops safer gene therapy
Credit: Washington State University Spokane SPOKANE, Wash. – A Washington State University researcher has developed a way to reduce the development of cancer cells that...
Found: A potential new way to sway the immune system
LA JOLLA, CA – August 1, 2016 – A new international collaboration involving scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) opens a door to influencing...
Animals retain long-term memory of the biggest and best sources of food
Credit: Sophie Moszuti New research shows that red-footed tortoises can remember the location of their favourite food sources and the biggest stashes for at least...
A week of celebration and inspiration — Boston-style
Photo: AboveSummit/Christopher Harting This October, Boston will celebrate its technology, art, and culture at HUBweek, an eight-day festival showcasing what is best about this city....
Walking below minimum recommended levels linked to lower mortality risk
A new study concludes that walking has the potential to significantly improve the public’s health. It finds regular walking, even if not meeting the minimum...
Chemists have created compounds that can treat glaucoma
Credit: Anton Shetnev Glaucoma is a serious disease associated with increased intraocular pressure which often leads to blindness. One of the ways to treat glaucoma...
Chinese researchers reveal redox sensor protein role in pathogenic mycobacteria
As one of the most successful intracellular pathogens, Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) causes 8 million cases of tuberculosis and 1.3 million deaths worldwide annually. During the...
New images reveal how the ear’s sensory hairs take shape
Credit: Laboratory of Sensory Neuroscience at The Rockefeller University Our ears are exquisite detection instruments, capable of discerning a whisper or distinct notes of music...
Scientists create an atlas of the developing mouse heart
Credit: Harvard Medical School It's not simple, making a heart. In the womb, the organ begins as a tube, sprouts bead-like lumps, folds in on...
Polymer puts new medical solutions within reach
IMAGE: The liquid crystalline hydrogel in a dry state. Credit: Patrick Mather Researchers, particularly those in the medical field, have been searching for a way...
