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Credit: Danielle Harris Washington, D. C. November 30, 2016 -- Hearing is a vital sense for marine mammals who use it to forage, communicate and...

Shifts in mating strategies help herbicide-resistant ‘superweeds’ persist

ANN ARBOR -- Herbicide-resistant "superweeds" change their mating strategies over time, an evolutionary shift that helps them hold onto valuable genes and outcompete other plants,...

World AIDS Day — Liverpool leads research project to reduce mother-to-child transmission of HIV

(University of Liverpool) Researchers from the University of Liverpool's Institute of Translational Medicine have been awarded a grant of up to US$ 8.9 million (GBP...

£226 million UK investment in cancer research announced

(Cancer Research UK) Cancer Research UK has announced the largest investment to date into its network of Centres across the UK. £190 million has been...

How highs and lows in testosterone levels ‘shock’ prostate cancer cells to death

Munich, Germany: A strategy of alternately flooding and starving the body of testosterone is producing good results in patients who have metastatic prostate cancer that...

Results from 3 ground-breaking studies show early benefit to patients

Munich, Germany: The "revolution in the understanding of cancer at the molecular level" has led to dramatic responses in cancer patients to new therapies that...

Promising results from new drug combination in patients with advanced solid tumors

Munich, Germany: An experimental drug called TAS-114, which has the potential to increase the anti-cancer effects of chemotherapy without increasing adverse side effects, has shown...

Loss of soil carbon due to climate change will be ‘huge’

Credit: Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW) & iTZiT Visual Technology 55 trillion kilograms: that's how much carbon could be released into the atmosphere from the...

Risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes affected by PCSK9 and HMGCR genetic variations

In a new study published in the December 1, 2016 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital,...

Mount Sinai surgeons remove thyroid gland through hidden incision underneath the lip

Credit: Mount Sinai Health System A team of surgeons at Mount Sinai Beth Israel (MSBI), led by William B. Inabnet III, MD, the Eugene W....

GPM sees deadly tornadic storms moving through US Southeast

Loading video... Credit: Credits: NASA/JAXA, Hal Pierce The Global Precipitation Measurement mission or GPM core satellite gathered rainfall data on the severe storms that impacted...

Standing up may unmask cognitive deficits in patients with Parkinson’s

BOSTON - In a new study published online today in the journal Neurology, a research team led by neurologists at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center...

Human ancestor ‘Lucy’ was a tree climber, new evidence suggests

AUSTIN, Texas -- Evidence preserved in the internal skeletal structure of the world-famous fossil, Lucy, suggests the ancient human species frequently climbed trees, according to...

JNeurosci: Highlights from the Nov. 30 issue

Damage to Brain's Memory Center May Alter Moral Decision-Making It's a classic moral dilemma: You see a train speeding toward five people tied to the...

GW researcher develops mouse model for studying development of visual cortex