Credit: Alissa Eckert and Jennifer Oosthuizen, CDC A flexible tail allows swimming bacteria to thin the surrounding liquid and to free themselves when trapped along...
Have you ever hosted a party, but as the day approaches, your closest friends say they won't be able to attend? Or maybe you sent...
Treatment options currently are limited for people suffering from secondary progressive multiple sclerosis. However, an OHSU pilot study suggests over-the-counter antioxidant lipoic acid holds promise..
Credit: Pixabay Dunhuang is a typical desert basin in western China, with the Qilian mountains to the south, Kumtag desert and Lop-Nur to the west,...
Credit: Joe Caspermeyer, Biodesign Institute Whether or not society shakes its addiction to oil and gasoline will depend on a number of profound environmental, geopolitical...
Credit: N/A Photosynthesis is one of the most complicated and important processes--responsible for kick-starting Earth's food chain. While we have modeled its more-than-100 major steps,...
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - June 29, 2017 - Measuring a set of proteins in the blood may enable earlier diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder...
HOUSTON - (June 29, 2017) - State spending cuts during economic downturns fall more heavily on children than the elderly, according to new research by...
New multicenter research, which included Vanderbilt University Medical Center investigators, could change treatment approaches to simple skin abscesses, infections often caused by Staphylococcus aureu..
(Washington, June 29, 2017) -- The American College of Physicians (ACP) applauds the House of Representatives for its passage of a multifaceted approach to medical-liability...
Credit: Susan Tsutakawa/Berkeley Lab The actions of a protein used for DNA replication and repair are guided by electrostatic forces known as phosphate steering, a...
Researchers at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine have discovered a new method to measure tiny amounts of antibodies in foals, a finding described...
Credit: Credits: Joshua Stevens/NASA's Earth Observatory Shifting livelihoods across the tropical forest frontiers of South America, the Eurasian Steppe, and the savannas of Africa are...
The third Global Grand Challenges Summit (GGCS), jointly organized by the U.S. National Academy of Engineering (NAE), the U.K. Royal Academy of Engineering, and the...
Even in healthy individuals, the skin plays host to a menagerie of bacteria, fungi and viruses. Growing scientific evidence suggests that this lively community, collectively...
