New university research center to test boundaries of smart transportation in NYC and more
BROOKLYN, New York - The U.S. Department of Transportation has selected a research consortium led by the New York University Tandon School of Engineering to...
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New report calls for use of emerging scientific data to better assess public health risks
WASHINGTON - Recent scientific and technological advances have the potential to improve assessment of public health risks posed by chemicals, yet questions remain how best...
Cancer death rate has dropped 25 percent since 1991 peak
ATLANTA -January 5, 2017- A steady decline over more than two decades has resulted in a 25% drop in the overall cancer death rate in...
La Roche-Posay and GW publish study on sun protection behavior and skin cancer awareness
WASHINGTON (Jan. 5, 2017) -- A large international survey on sun exposure behaviors and skin cancer detection found there are many imperfections and geographical inequalities...
High-tech mooring will measure beneath Antarctic ice
Credit: Photo courtesy of VIMS. Earth's oceans have soaked up about a third of the carbon dioxide added to the atmosphere by humans through use...
Are tiny grazers the new hope for Caribbean reefs?
Credit: J. Ruvalcaba, STRI Thirty years ago a mysterious disease wiped out long-spined black sea urchins across the Caribbean, leading to massive algal overgrowth that...
HKU biologist reveals important role cities play in conservation of threatened species
Credit: Peter and Michelle Wong The exhaustive international trade of wildlife has pushed many species to the brink of extinction. Coincidentally, many of the same...
Hong Kong hosts more than a quarter of all marine species recorded in China
Credit: Dr. Qiu Jianwen, Dr. Stella Wong and Mr. Gomen See Hong Kong is best known as a bustling harbour, a financial centre and a...
A colorful yet little known snout moth genus from China with 5 new species
Credit: Dr. Mingqiang Wang A group of beautiful snout moths from China was revised by three scientists from the Institute of Zoology at the Chinese...
Mouse model points to potential new treatment for Alzheimer’s disease
Philadelphia, PA, January 5, 2017 - Treatment with an inhibitor of 12/15-lipoxygenase, an enzyme elevated in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD), reverses cognitive decline and...
Harmonization needed!
Since the first reports on a dramatic increase in microplastic contamination in the sea twenty years ago, research efforts have intensified worldwide. A review in...
Radar reveals meltwater’s year-round life under Greenland ice
Credit: Marco Tedesco/Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory When summer temperatures rise in Greenland and the melt season begins, water pools on the surface, and sometimes disappears down...
New therapeutic agent proves more effective treatment for advanced prostate cancer
Credit: Kambiz Rahbar, M.D., Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Muenster, and Wolfgang Peter Fendler, M.D., Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Munich Reston, Va....
Better the devil you know
Credit: Peter H. Becker Many birds choose partners for life - it offers many advantages and often improves a couple's breeding output. New research reveals...
Hot weather not to blame for Salmonella on egg farms
Credit: Photo by Andrea Kratzenberg. New research conducted by the University of Adelaide shows there is no greater risk of Salmonella contamination in the production...
