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Oil spills not only have a direct impact on species and habitats, but may also set off a cascade of perturbations that affect the entire...

Morristown, N.J., July 10, 2017 - An exciting new peer reviewed publication based on ongoing research on macular carotenoids from the University of Georgia demonstrates...

Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University Materials scientists at Rice University are looking to nature -- at the discs in human spines and the skin in ocean-diving...

Credit: Nurmikko lab / Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- With a grant of up to $19 million from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA),...

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, July 10, 2017--Researchers have successfully used a noninvasive intranasal approach to deliver the gene for the...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 10, 2017 - The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, a Center of Excellence at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine,...

Credit: Bin Cao Devastating consequences of Zika virus infection are suffered in the womb, where the virus can cause brain damage and sometimes death. Studying...

Credit: Florida Atlantic University Sexism is alive and well in sexual assault research, but this time men are the target. A new study conducted by...

Johns Hopkins scientists report that data collected over five years by volunteers who tested pills free of charge at music festivals and raves across the...

An international team of hematologists including Guy Young, MD, of Children's Hospital Los Angeles, has found that in patients with hemophilia A with inhibitors, a...

Researchers at the University of Birmingham have identified inflammatory biomarkers which indicate whether the brain has suffered injury. The team, led by Professor Antonio Belli,...

Delays for emergency surgery were associated with a higher risk of death for patients in hospital -- and higher costs -- yet these delays were...

Credit: The Ottawa Hospital Researchers at The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa are tackling the often-overlooked issue of delayed emergency surgeries. Emergency surgeries...

A new study indicates that survivors of the Holocaust have experienced a small but consistent increase in the risk of developing cancer. Published early online...

Credit: J. Levine July 10, 2017 - Although evidence of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill may not be visually obvious today, crude oil can...