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Credit: Renato Araújo/Agência Brasília. via Flickr Rhesus macaques that were vaginally infected with Zika virus showed higher prevalence of Zika in the reproductive tract than...

Credit: Thomas Marler The study of plant root behavior has always taken a back seat to the study of above-ground plant parts. But this hidden...

(Kumamoto University) Anticoagulants are recommended for atrial fibrillation due to the high risk of stroke. However, bleeding complications can occur as a side effect. Researchers...

Credit: Professor Hitoshi Takizawa It has been thought that only immune cells would act as the line of defense during bacterial infection. However, recent research...

Credit: Wan-Lin Wu Medical treatment that targets human proteins rather than ever-mutating viruses may one day help HIV-positive people whose bodies have built a resistance...

Credit: Ryan McManamay/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US Dept. of Energy OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Aug. 23, 2017 - New mapping methods developed by researchers at the...

Credit: Georgia Aquarium ATLANTA - Twelve years of data on the health of two Atlantic bottlenose dolphin populations paints a grim reality concerning the wellbeing...

Credit: Robert Boessenecker CHARLESTON (South Carolina), Aug. 23, 2017 - Continuing to uncover fossil evidence along the coast of South Carolina, researchers, led by a...

Millions of fish-deaths caused by toxic Prymnesium algal blooms could be prevented with the application of a household chemical best known for bleaching hair, breakthrough...

Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Having twice the normal amount of the protein MeCP2, a condition called MECP2 duplication syndrome, causes severe progressive neuropsychiatric disorders...

Credit: Jose Loaiza A new study by scientists from the Smithsonian, the Panamanian government and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, among other institutions, concludes that...

Credit: Courtesy of Samantha Oliver MADISON, Wis. -- In recent decades, change has defined our environment in the United States. Agriculture intensified. Urban areas sprawled....

Credit: Christ-claude Mowandza-ndinga So much of what happens inside cells to preserve health or cause disease is so small or time-sensitive that researchers are just...

Credit: Seth Dixon / St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Researchers have evidence that the specialized T cells responsible for maintaining a balanced immune response are...

Credit: Sison-Mangus Lab The disastrous 2015-16 Dungeness crab season, delayed and shortened by an unprecedented bloom of toxic algae, is a bitter memory for the...