Vaccine to prevent most cervical cancers shows long-term effectiveness
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A vaccine that can literally eradicate the majority of cervical cancer cases shows long-term effectiveness in a study published today...
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How monkey fights grow
Credit: A.J. Haverkamp How does conflict spread through a society? One way to think of conflict spreading is to picture an epidemic, with aggressive individuals...
Increasing effective decision-making for coastal marine ecosystems
Credit: Mark Priest Marine restoration, rather than protection, might be the most cost-effective solution for coastal marine ecosystems suffering from human activities, a new study...
A decade later, older Americans are still going hungry
URBANA, Ill. - Hunger does not respect age. A recent report comparing data from 2007 to 2015 finds 5.4 million people age 60 or older...
A touch of EroS
Credit: Arielle Woznica/King lab Sometimes scientific experiments take an unexpected turn. Researchers interested in the evolution of multicellular life were looking for bacteria that stimulate...
NJIT EDC company develops augmented reality system for HAZMAT training
A technology company in NJIT's Enterprise Development Center has developed an augmented reality system that trains emergency responders how to detect chemical, radiological and biological...
CBD may protect against psychiatric risk from high-THC cannabis strains
Credit: Ben Mills BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- A study reported Sept. 5 by neuroscientists at Indiana University finds that a non-psychoactive compound in cannabis called cannabidiol,...
Scientific study review presents health promoting potential of mangoes
Orlando, FL (September 6, 2017) - Research continually unveils new insights about mangos and their role in the diet for health. According to a comprehensive...
Researchers report new way to make dissolving electronics
Credit: University of Houston Researchers from the University of Houston and China have reported a new type of electronic device that can be triggered to...
Salk computational neurobiologist receives NSF grant to study how brain processes sound
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(September 6, 2017) Salk Associate Professor Tatyana Sharpee has been awarded a grant of approximately $950,000 over 4 years by the...
Three-quarters of Americans see head injuries in football as major problem
LOWELL, Mass. - Three-quarters of fans say head injuries in football are a major problem and another six in 10 are worried about off-field violence...
Herbicide rotation ineffective against resistance in waterhemp
Credit: Patrick Tranel URBANA, Ill. - Farmers have been battling herbicide-resistant weeds for generations. A common practice for most of that time has been to...
‘Vampires’ may have been real people with this blood disorder
Porphyrias, a group of eight known blood disorders, affect the body's molecular machinery for making heme, which is a component of the oxygen-transporting protein, hemoglobin....
Comparing cancer drug effectiveness from cells to mice to man
LEBANON, NH - Science is very good at determining how drugs work in experimental models. New research out of Dartmouth's Norris Cotton Cancer Center led...
Keychain detector could catch food allergens before it’s too late
Credit: The American Chemical Society For kids and adults with food allergies, a restaurant outing can be a fraught experience. Even when care is taken,...
