Can I still eat this? (video)
Credit: American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Nov. 29, 2016 -- An estimated 133 billion pounds of food gets thrown out every year in the United States,...
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Drugs prevent heart damage during breast cancer treatment, study show
Credit: University of Alberta Heart medication taken in combination with chemotherapy reduces the risk of serious cardiovascular damage in patients with early-stage breast cancer, according...
New forecast tool helps ships avoid blue whale hotspots
Credit: John Calambokidis, Cascadia Research Collective Scientists have long used satellite tags to track blue whales along the West Coast, learning how the largest animals...
Kansas State University agronomist Vara Prasad selected as AAAS fellow
Credit: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, KANSAS -- The American Association for the Advancement of Science is honoring Vara Prasad, Kansas State University distinguished professor of...
Evidence of brain injury found in young NFL players
Credit: Credit: NIH In a small study of young or recently retired NFL players, researchers at Johns Hopkins report finding evidence of brain injury and...
For refugees seeking asylum, medical exams are in short supply
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- They come from war zones and terrorist strongholds. From places where being the "wrong" religion, ethnicity or sexual orientation is a...
Gone with the wind: Mission conclusion for instrument to monitor ocean winds
Credit: NASA On Sept. 21, 2014, NASA scientists and engineers launched RapidScat toward the orbiting International Space Station, 250 miles above the Earth's surface, with...
New tool enables viewing spectrum from specific structures within samples
Credit: Adam Hammond/University of Chicago WASHINGTON, D.C., November 29, 2016 -- Fluorescence is an incredibly useful tool for experimental biology and it just got easier...
Shorebirds studied in ‘Noah’s ark’
Credit: Pavel Tomkovich An international research group, including a scientist from the Zoological Museum (Faculty of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University) has conducted a comparative...
Cancer patients take comfort in peer stories on online forums
ANN ARBOR--When faced with potentially life-threatening diseases such as cancer, people often seek information about the disease and support from peers. The best resources involve...
Mayo Clinic finds myocarditis caused by infection on rise globally
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Myocarditis, an assortment of heart disorders often caused by infection and inflammation, is known to be difficult to diagnose and treat. But...
Inequality and social exclusion drive mental health problems in northern India
Credit: Lena Mustonen/Umeå University A survey of nearly 1000 households in the north Indian state of Uttarakhand showed that six percent of adults were identified...
Link found between epilepsy drugs and birth defects
A joint study conducted by researchers from the universities of Liverpool and Manchester has found a link between birth defects and certain types of epilepsy...
Metamaterials open up entirely new possibilities in optics
Credit: Mia Halleröd Palmgren Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology have developed a method that enables them to manipulate light to follow any predetermined path...
Squeezed states of light can improve feedback cooling significantly
Credit: Kristian Rasmussen, DTU How does the tightrope walker manage to maintain her balance and avoid that fatal drop from the sky? She carefully senses...
