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Credit: Ryan Carney TAMPA, FL (May 1, 2017)- A key piece of evidence proving how dinosaurs evolved into modern-day birds could soon be studied across...

Adjusting meds may reduce fall risk in older adults

ANN ARBOR--Simply adjusting the dose of an older adult's psychiatric medication could reduce their risk of falling, a new University of Michigan study suggests. The...

New model for predicting presidential election results based on television viewership

Engineering cells to make immunotherapy more effective

Credit: University of Houston Immunotherapy, in which cells from the human immune system are unleashed to fight disease, has been the big story in cancer...

Supercomputers assist in search for new, better cancer drugs

Credit: Özlem Demir, University of California, San Diego Surgery and radiation remove, kill, or damage cancer cells in a certain area. But chemotherapy -- which...

Plant cell walls’ stretch-but-don’t-break growth more complex than once thought

Credit: Patrick Mansell Plant cell wall growth is typically described as a simple process, but researchers using a microscope that can resolve images on the...

Ground-breaking science recognized in major new frontiers research award

With the rise of artificial intelligence, the threat of climate change and the challenges of how to feed the world, educate our children and remain...

Servers perceive well-dressed diners as better tippers, study finds

COLUMBIA, Mo. - With tipping a central part of the American restaurant industry, better service often is attributed to whether or not a server believes...

Team discovers a new invasive clam in the US

Credit: Graphic by Danielle Ruffatto CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- They found it in the Illinois River near the city of Marseilles, Illinois, about 80 miles west...

$2.4 million grant funds new Biomedical Big Data to Knowledge Training Program

A new $2.4-million program for graduate students seeking to contribute to breakthrough discoveries in medicine and biology has been established at Penn State University with...

UTA student wins UT System Regents award

Credit: UT Arlington UTA senior Frederick Tran won the 2017 Regents' Outstanding Arts and Humanities Award in Creative Writing, Short Fiction. The winning selection, "Airstrikes,"...

MDI Biological Laboratory scientist receives grant to study peripheral neuropathy

Credit: MDI Biological Laboratory BAR HARBOR, MAINE -- The MDI Biological Laboratory has announced that Sandra Rieger, Ph.D., has been awarded a highly competitive grant...

NASA eyes intensifying Tropical Cyclone Frances

Credit: NASA Two NASA satellites provided forecasters in Australia with visible and rainfall data as Tropical Cyclone Frances strengthened in the western Timor Sea. NASA's...

Researchers track impact of Brazil’s ‘Soy Moratorium’ on an advancing agricultural frontier

Credit: KU News Service LAWRENCE -- The Brazilian state of Mato Grosso produces enough soybeans to be the equivalent of Iowa and Illinois put together....

Ultracold atom waves may shed light on rogue ocean killers