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Credit: OIST The immune system is a formidable defense against microbial intruders, identifying and eliminating the threats through an extremely intricate and adaptable network of...

Mobile technology and child and adolescent development

A new special section of Child Development shows how particularly diverse the use of mobile technology is among children and adolescents, and points to great...

AHCA could jeopardize health coverage for young adults, study suggests

As the U.S. Senate takes up the proposed American Health Care Act (AHCA), a large study provides evidence that eliminating the individual mandate could jeopardize...

Lawn mower injuries send 13 children to the emergency department every day

On average every day in the United States, 13 children receive emergency treatment for a lawn mower-related injury. That adds up to almost 4800 children...

New antibiotic packs a punch against bacterial resistance

LA JOLLA, CA - May 29, 2017 - Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have given new superpowers to a lifesaving antibiotic called vancomycin,...

Hotspots show that vegetation alters climate by up to 30 percent

Credit: Xi Yang/University of Virginia New York, NY -- May 29, 2017 -- A new Columbia Engineering study, led by Pierre Gentine, associate professor of...

Toward an HIV cure: Pitt team develops test to detect hidden virus

PITTSBURGH, May 29, 2017 - The quest to develop a cure for HIV has long been plagued by a seemingly simple question: How do doctors...

Graphene and quantum dots put in motion a CMOS-integrated camera that can see the invisible

Credit: ICFO/ D. Bartolome Over the past 40 years, microelectronics have advanced by leaps and bounds thanks to silicon and CMOS (Complementary metal-oxide semiconductors) technology,...

Squeezing every drop of fresh water from waste brine

Credit: UC Riverside RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Engineers at the University of California, Riverside have developed a new way to recover almost 100 percent of the...

Previously, on Arctic warming

Credit: Kyoto University Kyoto & San Diego -- Is a warmer Arctic a canary of global warming? Since the 1970s the northern polar region has...

Quest for drought-resistant chickpea could benefit poor farmers

Scientists are seeking to develop chickpeas that can flourish in dry climates, to help some of the world's poorest farmers reliably grow the staple crop....

New discovery: Cormorants can hear under water

Credit: University of Southern Denmark For the first time, researchers have shown that a marine birds can hear under water. This offers new possibilities for...

Keep your balance — even in old age

Credit: Neurogeriatrics Research Group, Kiel University Balance problems when standing and walking are ubiquitous in the older population, and can lead to a significant burden...

Study finds greater risk of extinction among high diversity amphibian groups

Credit: SFU A new study by Simon Fraser University biologists Dan Greenberg and Arne Mooers offers clues to why more than 30 per cent of...

Detailed view of a molecular toxin transporter