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Credit: National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America The difference between webbed toes and distinct digits may be the result of not...

nTIDE November 2017 Jobs Report: Ongoing job gains bode well for Americans with…

Credit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, NJ – December 8, 2017. The job outlook remained positive for Americans with disabilities, with yet another month of gains...

These maps reveal where rats, monkeys, and other mammals may pass diseases on to humans

Credit: Drew Kramer The majority of infectious diseases currently emerging as human epidemics originated in mammals. Yet we still know very little about the global...

Humans get in the way of mammal movement

Credit: William Fagan Humans modify natural landscapes in a variety of ways, from constructing expansive cityscapes to fencing off otherwise untouched rangeland. A new study,...

Ant antennae provide vital ID information: Study

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...

Antibody breaks leukemia’s hold, providing new therapeutic approach

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...

Toxic ‘marine snow’ can sink quickly, persist at ocean…

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"...

New tool from IU and Regenstrief measures communication experiences of…

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

Study: Process used to select lung transplant patients may need to be changed

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

Bacterium named after UQ researcher

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...

Improved knowledge of shelf life of food

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

Kent State researcher examines vaccine rejection and hesitancy, calls to promote…

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...

Scientists build a better cancer drug to pass through blood-brain barrier

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...

The consumption of legumes is associated with a lower risk of diabetes

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...

Grill with caution: Wire bristles from barbecue brushes can cause…