IMAGE: Carolyn Lauckner is an assistant professor in the University of Georgia's department of health promotion and behavior. Credit: Brian McCarthy Athens, Ga. – Loved...
Credit: The American Journal of Pathology Philadelphia, PA, November 11, 2016 – A new class of therapies may be on the horizon for thyroid eye...
Credit: Rosimar Rivera Colón Known for their biodiversity richness, the Caribbean Islands are now adding two new species of bird-catcher trees to their list of...
Each year, approximately 700,000 people die from drug-resistant bacterial infections. A study by UCLA life scientists could be a major step toward combating drug-resistant infections....
Each year, more than 200,000 Americans experience mini-strokes called transient ischemic attacks (TIAs). Patients suffer stroke-like symptoms such as paralysis on one side or difficulty...
Credit: UC San Diego An international team of computer scientists has for the first time developed a method to find antibiotics hidden in huge but...
Most children overeat significantly when served large portions of calorie-dense popular foods, according to a Penn State study. The results suggest that manipulating calorie content...
Credit: Courtesy of eLife CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (November 10, 2016) – Whitehead Institute researchers have determined how the master transcriptional regulator of the heat shock response,...
Credit: Huang Lab, CSHL Cold Spring Harbor, NY – The brain's astonishing anatomical complexity has been appreciated for over 100 years, when pioneers first trained...
Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (Sept. 28, 2017) – The health effects of where people live, work, and interact are well documented, as are the value...
FORT COLLINS, COLO. – In tropical climes, animals and plants aren't adapted to surviving freezing temperatures – and why would they be? It's never all...
Anxiety sensitivity, in simple terms, is a fear of fear. But when people with anxiety sensitivity also have asthma, their suffering can be far more...
Credit: University of Houston HOUSTON, Feb. 1, 2018 – A University of Houston biomedical engineer is reporting a dramatic decrease in the time it takes...
Oral contraceptives taken just before or during pregnancy do not increase the risk of birth defects, according to a new study by researchers from the...
Credit: © Rothamsted Research Feelings often run high where insects are concerned, with many people even squeamish to look on them, let alone touch or...
