Wayne State receives $7.5 NIH renewal for environmental center
Credit: Julie O'Connor, Wayne State University DETROIT - Wayne State University received notice from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences of the National Institutes...
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Period tracking apps failing users in basic ways, study finds
Loading video... Credit: University of Washington A new study finds that smartphone apps to track menstrual cycles often disappoint users with a lack of accuracy,...
Scientists find giant wave rolling through the Perseus galaxy cluster
Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Combining data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory with radio observations and computer simulations, an international team of scientists has...
At last, a clue to where cancer metastases are born
Credit: Elena Deryugina and William Kiosses LA JOLLA, CA - May 2, 2017 - Even in remission, cancer looms. Former cancer patients and their doctors...
Some — but not all — corals adapting to warming climate
Credit: CREDIT: Tim McClanahan/WCS NEW YORK (May 2, 2017) - A new WCS study reveals evidence that some corals are adapting to warming ocean waters...
Scientists say agriculture is good for honey bees
Credit: Scott Stewart JACKSON, Tenn. - While recent media reports have condemned a commonly used agricultural pesticide as detrimental to honey bee health, scientists with...
New data shows avocado consumers have improved nutrient intakes
Mission Viejo, Calif. (May 2, 2017) - A new analysis of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data, compared avocado consumers to non-consumers...
Stool microbes predict advanced liver disease
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) -- a condition that can lead to liver cirrhosis and cancer -- isn't typically detected until it's well advanced. Even...
NIH discovery in mice could lead to new class of medications to fight mid-life obesity
Credit: NHLBI NIH discovery in mice could lead to new class of medications to fight mid-life obesity A team of scientists led by researchers from...
Origin of milky way’s hypothetical dark matter signal may not be so dark
Credit: NASA/CXC/University of Massachusetts/D. Wang et al.; Greg Stewart/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Menlo Park, Calif. -- A mysterious gamma-ray glow at the center of the...
New NIST data to aid production and storage of ‘fascinating’ medication
Credit: Bazyleva/NIST Amantadine hydrochloride may be the most common medication you've never heard of. This compound has been around for decades as the basis for...
First extensive immune profile of sarcomas shows some likely susceptible to immunotherapy
SEATTLE -- Sarcomas -- cancers of the connective tissues like muscles, joints, fat and bone -- come in dozens of subtypes. Clinical trial results have...
Stereotactic radiation highly effective for kidney cancer
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - May 2, 2017 - Kidney cancer patients may soon have more treatment choices that provide a higher quality of life,...
How fluids flow through shale
Credit: Yidong Xia WASHINGTON, D.C., May 2, 2017 -- Most of the world's oil and natural gas reserves may be locked up inside the tiny...
National Academy of Sciences members and foreign associates elected
The National Academy of Sciences announced today the election of 84 new members and 21 foreign associates in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements...
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