Using advanced machine learning, a cross disciplinary team of University of California San Diego researchers developed technology that mined Twitter to identify entities illegally selling...
URBANA, Ill. - In the decade after the 1992 Earth Summit, at least $14 billion was devoted to biodiversity conservation around the globe. According to...
Seizures are a common result of traumatic brain injury, especially in military veterans. A new study funded by the DOD, Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs,...
Credit: Michigan State University EAST LANSING, Mich. -- With the increased politicization of science, more and more people continue to be skeptical of research, especially...
Cystic fibrosis is an inherited disorder caused by genetic mutations that disrupt the normal movement of chloride in and out of cells. Among other health...
TORONTO, October 25, 2017 - In an innovative study, researchers at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) have discovered brain changes linked to...
Skin plays a surprising role in helping regulate blood pressure and heart rate, according to scientists at the University of Cambridge and the Karolinska Institute,...
In the late 1970s, the United States banned the production of an assortment of synthetic pesticides, insulators, coolants and flame retardants due to their toxicity...
Credit: Photo: KIT, Weth The human brain contains roughly 100 billion neurons. Information among them is transmitted via a complex network of nerve fibers. Hardwiring...
Credit: Indiana University BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - A pre-clinical study led by Indiana University scientists reports a promising step forward in the search for pain relief...
Credit: University of Houston With a four-year $1.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), two University of Houston engineering professors are developing...
CORAL GABLES, FL (October 16, 2017) - A probe invented at Rice University that lights up when it binds to a misfolded amyloid beta peptide--the...
Credit: University of Kansas LAWRENCE -- A 2015 U.S. federal law banning tiny plastic beads in some exfoliating products left many sources of microplastics unaddressed....
Discarded plastic bottles could one day be used to build stronger, more flexible concrete structures, from sidewalks and street barriers, to buildings and bridges, according...
You get an infection, you are given penicillin -- and then you could get hemorrhagic diarrhea. This rare but extremely unpleasant side reaction can be...
