Research suggests sexual appeals in ads don’t sell brands, products
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Could it be that sex actually does not sell? An analysis of nearly 80 advertising studies...
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Major upgrade will boost power of world’s brightest X-ray laser
Menlo Park, Calif. — Construction begins today on a major upgrade to a unique X-ray laser at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory....
Plants love microbes — and so do farmers
Credit: Lui Weber The Australian Sunshine Coast’s plant diversity has helped University of Queensland researchers confirm that nurture has the upper hand – at least...
Edited stem cells offer hope of precision therapy for blindness
IMAGE: Skin cells from a patient with X-linked Retinitis Pigmentosa were transformed into induced pluripotent stem cells and the blindness-causing point mutation in the RPGR...
Study reveals potential therapy targets for triple-negative breast…
In cancer, cell signaling pathways are the critical chain of events that can either quash or quicken disease progression. A multi-institutional international study led by...
Respiratory syncytial virus vaccine enters clinical testing
Credit: NIAID A Phase 1 clinical trial to test the safety and tolerability of an investigational vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) has begun at...
You’re not too old to learn that
Credit: Rachel Wu UC Riverside RIVERSIDE, Calif. – One day, our brains will not work the way they used to, we won't be as "sharp"...
New drug combination has potential to significantly improve…
Credit: UGA Athens, Ga. – University of Georgia researchers have found a way to enhance chemotherapy's cancer-killing powers, bringing science one step closer to a...
Upstream trenches, downstream nitrogen
Water quality scientist Laura Christianson is working on a solution to the "dead zone"–an area with dangerously low levels of oxygen– in the Gulf of...
Western researchers reverse the negative effects of adolescent…
Credit: Schulich Medicine & Dentistry, Western University Researchers at Western University have found a way to use pharmaceuticals to reverse the negative psychiatric effects of...
NASA study shows that space travel affects spine of astronauts
Oct. 25, 2016 – How does space travel affect the spine? Astronauts on long missions in space have atrophy of the muscles supporting the spine–which...
UNIST makes mark on global list of most cited
Dr. Jaephil Cho, a professor of Energy and Chemical Engineering and Dean of Research Affairs at UNIST, was named one of the world's most influential...
Untreated sleep apnea in children can harm brain cells tied to cognition and mood
Credit: Mona Philby, Paul Macey, Richard Ma, Rajesh Kumar, David Gozal and Leila Kheirandish-Gozal A study comparing children between 7 and 11 years of age...
Most biodiverse countries spending the least on conservation, study finds
NEW YORK (June 20, 2016)–Countries that contain most of the world’s species biodiversity are also spending the least on a per-person basis to protect these...
Scientists discover blood sample detection method for multiple sclerosis
Credit: University of Huddersfield A METHOD for quickly detecting signs of multiple sclerosis has been developed by a University of Huddersfield research team. The discovery,...
