BIOENGINEER.ORG

University of Melbourne scientists have shone a new light into the complexities of ant communication, with the discovery that ants not only pick up information...

Credit: UC San Diego Health Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is an aggressive cancer known for drug resistance and relapse. In an effort to uncover new...

Credit: Astrid Schnetzer In a new study, researchers from North Carolina State University found that a specific neurotoxin can persist and accumulate in "marine snow"...

Credit: Indiana University Center for Aging Research INDIANAPOLIS — More than 13 million older adults are admitted to hospitals annually in the United States. Nearly...

Credit: University of Maryland School of Medicine Baltimore, Md., Nov. 14, 2017 – With a limited number of lungs available, deciding who gets a transplant...

Credit: The University of Queensland University of Queensland microbiologist Emeritus Professor John Fuerst has a new bacterial genus (a group of related organisms) named in...

"Best before", "usable at least until" and "expiry date" – those are the Danish shelf life labels used in connection with food. In 2012 a...

Credit: Kent State University The center of a public health debate is whether parents should have their children vaccinated. Tara Smith, Ph.D., professor of epidemiology...

Credit: N/A In efforts to develop new treatments for brain cancer, scientists from Johns Hopkins Drug Discovery and the Kimmel Cancer Center's Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for...

Credit: CSIRO Legumes are a food group rich in B vitamins, contain different beneficial minerals (calcium, potassium and magnesium) and sizeable amounts of fibre and...

COLUMBIA, Mo. (May 24, 2016) — While many people view Memorial Day weekend as the unofficial start of the summer grilling season, they may not...

Credit: Kent State University Physical activity is essential to fighting obesity, and scientists are constantly working to make this activity more effective and beneficial. A...

IMAGE: This is Sidony, a much older resident female who had a history of aggressive interaction with Kondor. Credit: Anna Marzec Researchers have for the...

AMHERST, Mass. – A new analysis of maternal mortality worldwide conducted by the United Nations inter-agency group on maternal mortality estimation, with lead statistician Leontine...

Credit: American College of Emergency Physicians WASHINGTON — Despite standard use for the itching associated with urticaria (commonly known as hives), prednisone (a steroid) offered...