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Credit: Photo by Brendan Barrett, UC Davis. Wild capuchin monkeys readily learn skills from each other -- but that social learning is driven home by...

Gene therapy leads to long-term benefits in dog model of devastating childhood disease

Researchers who previously showed that a gene therapy treatment could save the lives of dogs with a deadly disease called myotubular myopathy--a type of muscular...

ACR Releases Guideline on prevention & treatment of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis

Atlanta - The American College of Rheumatology's (ACR) updated clinical guideline for the prevention and treatment of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis is now available online. The guideline...

Fiji’s commitment to marine managed areas

Credit: Cat Holloway The Government of Fiji has made a commitment to gazette two large Marine Managed Areas (MMAs) within Fiji's Vatu-i-Ra Seascape -- a...

Review of appendix cancer cases finds over diagnosis

Credit: UC San Diego Health Lesions of the appendix are being over diagnosed as invasive cancer, report University of California San Diego School of Medicine...

Engineering a new cancer detection tool

Studying the food poisoning bacteria E. coli may have led scientists to discover a new and improved tool to detect cancer. In a collaborative research...

Are wealthier people more likely to receive a diagnosis of cancer?

Credit: The Dartmouth Institute Do wealthier people receive too much medical care? In a Perspective article recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine,...

AveXis to advance gene therapy program initiated by the Rett Syndrome Research Trust

The Rett Syndrome Research Trust (RSRT) is excited to announce that AveXis, Inc., has committed to advance a gene therapy candidate for Rett Syndrome into...

Biology professor uses microphones to track pollinating bees in new study

Credit: Courtesy: Nicole Miller-Struttmann ST. LOUIS - Tracking pollinating bees is a huge business in the world of agriculture. It's estimated that farms in the...

FSU researchers find plus-size fashion models improve women’s psychological health

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A new study by Florida State University researchers reveals women are more likely to pay attention to and remember average and plus-size...

Waters introduces nanoEase M/Z columns

Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) introduced the next generation columns for nano- and microflow UPLC/MS applications. The Waters® nanoEase™ M/Z columns are simple to install, reduce connection...

SLU researcher finds cause and possible relief of cancer bone pain

Credit: Ellen Hutti for Saint Louis University ST. LOUIS -- In a paper published in the journal Pain, Saint Louis University researcher Daniela Salvemini, Ph.D.,...

Sea urchin protein provides insights into self-assembly of skeletal structures

Credit: NYU Dentistry: Evans Calcium carbonate, or CaCO3, comprises more than 4% of the earth's crust. Its most common natural forms are chalk, limestone, and...

Girls more likely to have sex, take sexual risks, and marry young if they menstruate early

June 7, 2017-- The timing of a girl's first menstruation may affect her first sexual encounter, first pregnancy, and her vulnerability to some sexually transmitted...

Pregnancy diet high in refined grains could increase kids’ obesity by age 7