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The risk for developing obesity is influenced by our lifestyle as well as our genes. In a new study from Uppsala University, researchers show that...

Basel and Heidelberg, 6 September 2017 - EMBO and Basel Life are pleased to announce the EMBO at Basel Life conference, taking place at the...

In recent years, researchers have identified substances in coffee that could help quash the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. But few of these have...

After the Environmental Protection Agency initially announced a delay in enforcing stricter ozone limits, the agency now plans to meet the original October deadline for...

Researchers from the University of Liverpool collaborating with University College London, Banfield Pet Hospitals and the WALTHAM Centre for Pet Nutrition have developed the first...

Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease. DURHAM, N.C. -- During World War II, the Soviet Red Army was forced to move their biological...

Credit: Carnegie Mellon University College of Engineering The regulations that set fuel-economy and greenhouse-gas emission goals for cars and trucks have lower costs and higher...

Credit: Courtesy of MSU EAST LANSING, Mich. - When trace elements rise to toxic levels, bad things happen. Patients suffering from Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease...

Among the various types of cancerous brain tumors, 70% are astrocytomas. Fatal in as many as 90% of cases, astrocytomas originate in the largest and...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Firebricks, designed to withstand high heat, have been part of our technological arsenal for at least three millennia, since the era of...

When a gene is switched on, various stretches of DNA nearby act as 'control dials', influencing the level of activity and the amount of gene...

Around the world, ticks are one of the most important vectors of zoonotic diseases -- animal diseases communicable to humans -- and they're everywhere. While...

Credit: Entomological Society of America Annapolis, MD; September 6, 2017--As an entomologist with an artistic flair, Carly Tribull, Ph.D., frequently uses a novel approach for...

Toronto (September 6, 2017) - Understanding a cancer's genetics is key to selecting targeted therapies that are likely to be of the most benefit to...

Credit: David Simpson Australian scientists have developed a new tool for imaging life at the nanoscale that will provide new insights into the role of...