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Credit: A.J.T.Jull Nagoya, Japan - An international team led by researchers at Nagoya University, along with US and Swiss colleagues, has identified a new type...

Fiscal incentives may help reduce carbon emissions in developing countries

A study has found that fiscal policies introduced by governments in developing countries can have a significant effect on lowering harmful carbon emissions and help...

Researchers find chemical switch that may decrease symptoms of schizophrenia

A new study by University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers has found that in mice, adjusting levels of a compound called kynurenic acid can...

Bacterial survival strategy: Splitting into virulent and non-virulent subtypes

Credit: (Photo credit: Irine Ronin) Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have discovered a survival strategy that harmful bacteria can use to outsmart the...

New assay shows promise to advance personalized therapy for cancer patients

Philadelphia, PA, Feb. 7, 2017 - One of the most promising areas of cancer research is personalized therapy using precision medicine. The National Cancer Institute's...

Exposure of the half-century old misconception removes limits on life extension

Strehler-Mildvan (SM) correlation was reported in 1960 in a now-famous and very well cited Science paper. It relates to the Mortality Rate Doubling Time (MRDT)...

HPV vs. Pap test for cervical cancer screening: Strong evidence calls for new protocols, say experts

Credit: Reproduced with permission from Tota et al., Prev Med 53: S12-S21, 2011. Amsterdam, NL, February 7, 2017 -- For many years, cytology has been...

E-cigarettes safer than smoking says long-term study

E-cigarettes are less toxic and safer to use compared to conventional cigarettes, according to research* published in Annals of Internal Medicine today (Monday). Cancer Research...

Size matters for marine protected areas designed to aid coral

Credit: Credit: Cody Clements, Georgia Tech For marine protected areas established to help coral reefs recover from overfishing, size really does seem to make a...

Ecological Society of America announces 2017 Fellows

WASHINGTON, DC - The Ecological Society of America (ESA) is pleased to announce its 2017 Fellows. The Society's fellowship program recognizes the many ways in...

Clinical trial informed consent quality similar in developed, developing countries

Credit: blakespot, Flickr Making sure that participants of a clinical trial provide informed consent--understanding their role, along with any risks and benefits of voluntary participation--is...

UNH researcher discovers a black hole feeding frenzy that breaks records

Credit: CXC/M. Weiss; X-ray: NASA/CXC/UNH/D. Lin et al, Optical: CFHT DURHAM, N.H. - A giant black hole ripped apart a nearby star and then continued...

When data’s deep, dark places need to be illuminated

Credit: TACC Much of the data of the World Wide Web hides like an iceberg below the surface. The so-called 'deep web' has been estimated...

Low-dose chemotherapy protocol relies on normalization of tumor blood supply

The effects of a promising new approach to chemotherapy that involves frequent administration of dosage levels much lower than traditionally used appears to rely on...

Scripps Florida scientists find clue to why Zika, but not its close relatives, causes birth defects