Researchers document early, permananet human settlement in Andes
Credit: Lauren A. Hayes Using five different scientific approaches, a team including University of Wyoming researchers has given considerable support to the idea that humans...
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Protein associated with Parkinson’s disease linked to human upper GI tract infections
WASHINGTON -- Acute and chronic infections in a person's upper gastrointestinal tract appear to be linked to Parkinson's disease, say scientists at Georgetown University Medical...
Study sheds light on how ovarian cancer spreads
Credit: UC Riverside RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- With 20,000 diagnoses each year, ovarian cancer is the ninth most common cancer and fifth leading cause of cancer...
Mount Sinai, Pfizer renew research collaboration, building on strong foundation
The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Pfizer Inc.'s Centers for Therapeutic Innovation (CTI) recently announced the renewal of an agreement designed to...
Ozone recovery may be delayed by unregulated chemicals
Recent increases in an unregulated ozone-depleting substance, could delay recovery of Antarctic ozone levels by 5-30 years, depending on emissions scenarios. The findings, published in...
The trouble with being a handsome bird
Male birds often use brightly coloured plumage to be attractive to females. However, such eye-catching trimmings may also attract unwanted attention from predators. Now, a...
First Korean biomedical researcher to win IEEE-EMBS Early Career Achievement Award
Credit: Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) Chulhong Kim, Associate Professor of Creative IT Engineering at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), has...
Leaping lizards!
Credit: William Stewart RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Many geckos inhabit trees, often living high in the canopy. Relying on their incredible adhesive strength to help them...
Scientists create better tools to study the processes of life
Credit: Avacta Life Sciences Scientists have developed a new biological tool for examining molecules - the building blocks of life - which they say could...
Cystic fibrosis alters the structure of mucus in airways
Credit: University of Iowa Pappajohn Biomedical Institute Mucus is important for maintaining healthy lungs. Inhaled particles, including bacteria and viruses, get trapped in mucus and...
A mouse’s view of the world, seen through its whiskers
Credit: Video by Evan Lyall and Hillel Adesnik, UC Berkeley. Mice, unlike cats and dogs, are able to move their whiskers to map out their...
Genetic tests help identify relative risk of 25 cancer-associated mutations
No one wants to hear that they have a mutation in their DNA associated with the development of cancer. But it may be even more...
Shi-Jiang Li, Ph.D., receives 2017 Alzheimer Award
Credit: Tsinghua University, Beijing, China Amsterdam, NL, June 27, 2017 - The Journal of Alzheimer's Disease (JAD) is pleased to announce that Shi-Jiang Li, PhD,...
With health care cuts looming, low-cost magnesium a welcome option for treating depression
Depression presents an enormous disease burden, with a reported 350 million people worldwide suffering from the disease, but traditional SSRI treatments carry a burden of...
Researchers ID network of neurons crucial for vocal learning
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - Researchers have identified a network of neurons that plays a vital role in learning vocalizations by aiding communication between motor...
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