Scientists at Brigham and Women's Hospital have developed a novel method for delivering therapeutic molecules into cells. The method harnesses gold nanoparticles that are electrically...
Credit: NIAID LOS ALAMOS, N.M., Dec. 19, 2016 -- The virulent pathogen that causes the disease tularemia, or "rabbit fever," was weaponized during past world...
PORTLAND, OR - Eight years ago, results from a landmark cancer prevention trial run by SWOG showed that a daily dose of vitamin E and...
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Regular use of over-the-counter non-steroidal inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as aspirin and ibuprofen is associated with an increased risk of dying in...
Credit: University of Huddersfield A PROJECT that could lead to major cost savings for UK rail operators has earned a prestigious award for a University...
Credit: University of Huddersfield A SOFTWARE program that can instantly harmonise a Beatles song in the style of Bach. An instrument that can "sing" using...
Credit: B. Minchew/Caltech For the first time, researchers have closely observed how the ocean's tides can speed up or slow down the speed of glacial...
It all began innocently enough. Tyrone Daulton, a physicist with the Institute for Materials Science and Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis, was studying...
Credit: Scientists from Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) have discovered the secret behind the toughness of deer antlers and how they can resist breaking...
Credit: Courtesy of NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Hohonu Moana 2016. Last spring, researchers made headlines with the discovery of what was surely...
Bremerhaven/Germany, 19 December 2016. Manganese nodules on the seabed of the Pacific Ocean are an important breeding ground for deep-sea octopuses. As reported by a...
Credit: Original art by Rebecca Konte for the Prakash Lab Peek into a tide pool along the shore and you may see a starfish clinging...
As part of its Patron Saint's Day celebrations on 15 February 2017, KU Leuven will confer an honorary doctorate on sustainable food specialist Louise O....
Credit: Image by Tim Marvel, NASA CORVALLIS, Ore. -- A space-based sensor that can "see" through fog, clouds and darkness has given scientists their first...
Credit: Michigan State University EAST LANSING, Mich. - A centuries-old herbal medicine, discovered by Chinese scientists and used to effectively treat malaria, has been found...
