Dengue takes low and slow approach to replication
Credit: Jessica Child DURHAM, N.C. – A new study reveals how dengue virus manages to reproduce itself in an infected person without triggering the body's...
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Cloth masks offer poor protection against air pollution
AMHERST, Mass. – Results of a new study by environmental health scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst suggest that inexpensive cloth masks worn by...
Kwanghun Chung receives McKnight Technological Innovations in…
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WPI researcher wins NSF CAREER Award to study how bacteria survive in…
Credit: Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) Worcester, Mass. – As a graduate student, Scarlet Shell spent four months in rural and urban clinics in Peru studying...
Depression, alcohol, and marijuana linked to later use of synthetic marijuana among teens
Credit: The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston GALVESTON, Texas – In the first prospective study of synthetic cannabinoids or SCs – the group...
The Muffin Study: Mono- vs. polyunsaturated fats in patients with…
Baltimore, Md. – June 15, 2016. It's hard to think of the typical muffin, often loaded with saturated fat and a high calorie count, as...
A tale of two fishes: Biologists find male, female live-bearing fish…
Credit: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, KANSAS — Male live-bearing fish are evolving faster than female fish, according to a Kansas State University study, and that's...
Why KID Syndrome patients experience different sets of symptoms
A team of New York-based researchers has compared the effects of two disease-causing mutations, potentially explaining why patients with the rare genetic disorder keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness (KID)...
Monoclonal Antibodies Against Zika Show Promise in Monkey Study
Credit: NIAID WHAT: Using blood samples from an individual previously infected with Zika virus, scientists funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases...
Penn vet research identifies new target for taming Ebola
Credit: PennVet Imaging Core (PVIC), directed by Bruce Freedman and managed by Gordon Ruthel Viruses and their hosts are in a eternal game of one-upmanship....
Follow-up cholesterol testing reduces risk of reocurrence for heart attack and stroke patients
Credit: Intermountain Medical Center. If you have a heart attack or stroke, it's important to get your "bad" cholesterol measured by your doctor on a...
Peruvian potatoes to join world’s largest banana collection in…
Credit: © Bioversity International For 30 years, KU Leuven (University of Leuven, Belgium) has been home to an impressive collection of bananas that already contains...
Electronic depositary of living systems created
Credit: Piotr Kamenski An information system created within the framework of the "Noah's ark" project has started working at the Lomonosov Moscow State University in...
Some chemicals in smoke may be even more dangerous than previously…
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center It's no surprise that chemicals in smoke cause cancer, but a new study published in the Archives of Toxicology...
Popular heartburn drugs linked to gradual yet ‘silent’ kidney damage
Credit: Michael Worful/Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis Taking popular heartburn drugs for prolonged periods has been linked to serious kidney problems, including...
