NASA sees Tropical Storm Otto develop, threaten central America
Loading video... Credit: Credits: NASA/JAXA, Hal Pierce As Tropical Storm Otto formed in the southwestern Caribbean north of Panama on Nov. 21 the Global Precipitation...
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New grasses neutralize toxic pollution from bombs, explosives, and munitions
Credit: Dennis Wise/University of Washington On military live fire training ranges, troops practice firing artillery shells, drop bombs on old tanks or derelict buildings and...
Stellar simulators
It's an intricate process through which massive stars lose their gas as they evolve, and a more complete understanding could be just calculations away --...
2016 winners of FASEB BioArt competition announced
Credit: FASEB BioArt winners Michael Shen, Jasmine Temple, Leslie Mitchell, Nick Phillips, James Chuang, Jiarui Wang, and Jef Boeke The Federation of American Societies for...
Study sheds light on parasite that causes river blindness
Credit: Thomas Unnasch The parasite that causes river blindness infects about 37 million people in parts of Africa and Latin America, causing blindness and other...
Yogic breathing helps fight major depression, Penn study shows
PHILADELPHIA -- A breathing-based meditation practice known as Sudarshan Kriya yoga helped alleviate severe depression in people who did not fully respond to antidepressant treatments,...
Mayo Clinic investigators pinpoint cause, possible treatment for rare form of sarcoma
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Researchers at Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine have discovered a potential cause and a promising new treatment for inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors,...
Oxford University Press Partners with the Congress of Neurological Surgeons
Oxford University Press (OUP) is pleased to announce its new partnership with the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS). Beginning in January 2017, OUP will publish...
Precise nerve stimulation via electrode implants offers new hope for paralysis patients
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Patients with spinal cord injuries might one day regain use of paralyzed arms and legs thanks to research that demonstrates how limbs...
Malware that turns PCs into eavesdropping devices demonstrated by Ben-Gurion U.
BEER-SHEVA, Israel, Nov. 22, 2016 - Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) have demonstrated malware that can turn computers into perpetual eavesdropping devices,...
Most nursing home patients refuse dental care during stay, UB study concludes
Credit: Douglas Levere BUFFALO, N.Y. - Nearly 90 percent of patients at long-term care facilities don't take advantage of dental services, even when they are...
Men have a lot to learn about their own fertility
The first large-scale study of its kind has revealed that Canadian men generally lack knowledge about the risk factors contributing to male infertility. Research led...
Einstein scientist receives $7.5 million grant for congenital heart disease research
Nov. 22, 2016 -- (BRONX, NY) -- The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded Bernice Morrow, Ph.D., at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and...
Scripps Florida scientists find surprising answers to ‘food coma’ conundrum
Credit: The Scripps Research Institute JUPITER, FL - Nov. 22, 2016 - Anyone who has drifted into a fuzzy-headed stupor after a large holiday meal...
Palliative care helpful for cancer patients receiving bone marrow transplants
Integrating palliative care into the treatment of patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HCT) - commonly known as bone marrow transplantation - for cancers like...
