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Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine used heart muscle cells made from stem cells to rank commonly used chemotherapy drugs based on their...

Los Angeles, Calif., Feb. 15, 2017 - A new study finds that providing the body with a temporary, specifically formulated Fasting Mimicking Diet (FMD™) called...

Young Coloradans diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia are more likely to live in areas of high-density oil and gas development compared to young Coloradans diagnosed...

Credit: Science Advances Engineering researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have designed ultra-flexible, nanoelectronic thread (NET) brain probes that can achieve more reliable...

Credit: Simon Thiele/ Carla Schaffer/ AAAS A new study presents a miniaturized camera inspired by the natural vision of predators such as eagles that captures...

Credit: Schwarz et al (2017) A small crocodile discovered in Germany's Langenberg Quarry may be a new species, according to a study published February 15,...

Dr Pim Bongaerts, a Research Fellow at The University of Queensland's Global Change Institute (GCI) and ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, and...

CORVALLIS, Ore. - A naturally occurring protein has been discovered that shows promise as a biocontrol weapon against schistosomiasis, one of the world's most prevalent...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15, 2017 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced $1.7 million in funding to...

Credit: Swapna Gudipaty SALT LAKE CITY - Research published today in Nature from scientists at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah shows...

Credit: (Joan Costa / CSIC Communication) In addition, the total test time is 4 hours, 45 minutes, meaning clinical results could be obtained on the...

For scientists who study the brain, predatory hunting, upon which many wild animals depend for survival, is a complex behavior involving different skills that must...

Credit: IBS Pioneering research published in Nature by Professor Feng Ding's team from the Center for Multidimensional Carbon Materials, within the Institute for Basic Science...

Credit: Kathryn Sauber By using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to study the brains of infants who have older siblings with autism, scientists were able to...

Chemical reactions, especially in biological systems, oftentimes involve macromolecules changing their shape - their "configuration" - for instance, by rotation or translational movements. To study...