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In the days following abdominal surgery, patients' intestinal contents pass more slowly or not at all. New research at KU Leuven (University of Leuven), Belgium,...

Hiding true self harms career and sense of belonging

Hiding your true self at work can damage your career and reduce your sense of belonging in the workplace, a new study suggests. University of...

Older people who feel close to God have well-being that grows with frequent prayer

As people grow older, those who are securely attached to God are more likely to have a sense of well-being -- and the more frequently...

Selfish gene acts as both poison and antidote to eliminate competition

Credit: Image courtesy of María Angélica Bravo Núñez and Nicole Nuckolls. KANSAS CITY, MO - Researchers from the Stowers Institute for Medical Research in collaboration...

How six cups of ground coffee can improve nose, throat surgery

Credit: Kara Bandy, CTTC Vanderbilt University Imagine plopping six cups of coffee grounds on the heads of patients just before they are wheeled into the...

Tiny bubbles provide tremendous propulsion in new microparticles research-Ben-Gurion U.

Credit: Ben-Gurion U. BEER-SHEVA, Israel...June 20, 2017-- An innovative technique using light and tiny bubbles to propel microparticles at forces many times greater than previously...

Grape-based compounds kill colon cancer stem cells in mice

Credit: Patrick Mansell Compounds from grapes may kill colon cancer stem cells both in a petri dish and in mice, according to a team of...

Is it sometimes ok to cheat?

Credit: Charlotte Jander When both partners benefit from a relationship -- be they husband and wife or pollinator and flower -- the relationship is known...

How cells combat chromosome imbalance

CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Most living cells have a defined number of chromosomes: Human cells, for example, have 23 pairs. As cells divide, they can make...

Chemistry of sea spray particles linked for first time to formation process

A team of researchers led by the University of California San Diego has identified for the first time what drives the observed differences in the...

Combining immunotherapies effective against mouse model of cancer

Rhabdomyosarcoma, a cancer made up of cells that normally develop into skeletal muscles, is the most common soft tissue cancer in children. If it is...

Bacterial classification may be more elusive than previously thought

HANOVER, N.H. - June 19, 2017 - New research from Dartmouth College raises questions over how scientists should interpret observed groupings of bacteria. The study...

UTEP doctoral student discovers 3 chameleon species

Credit: Eli Greenbaum, Ph.D. University of Texas at El Paso doctoral candidate Daniel Hughes has discovered three new species of chameleons. The reptile trio, historically...

Rachel Whitaker receives Allen Distinguished Investigator Award

Credit: Photo by Kathryn Faith The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group announced five new Allen Distinguished Investigator (ADI) awards to researchers conducting pioneering research in...

Researchers find demographic differences in both diabetes rates and care sought