Mycobacteria use protein to create diverse populations, avoid drugs
Credit: Eric J. Rubin and E. Hesper Rego WHAT: Subgroups of tuberculosis (TB)-causing bacteria can persist even when antibiotics wipe out most of the overall...
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Horses masticate similarly to ruminants
Credit: UZH Herbivores digest their food much better if it has been strongly fragmented by intensive mastication. For ruminants such as cows, sheep, goats, deer,...
Visual recognition memory impaired after multiple exposures to anesthesia during infancy
Repeated exposure to a common anesthesia drug early in life results in visual recognition memory impairment, which emerges after the first year of life and...
Case Western Reserve University receives $6 million to study Barrett’s Esophagus
The National Cancer Institute recently awarded a $6 million grant to the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine to...
Scripps Florida scientist wins $2 million grant to study childhood disorder
Credit: Photo by James McEntee JUPITER, FL - May 31, 2017 - Assistant Professor Seth Tomchik of the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute...
Pay $8 for a Buddha-shaped pear foolish or fun? Your age may predict your answer
Credit: Fruit Mould URBANA, Ill. - Square watermelons, star- and heart-shaped cucumbers, and even Buddha-shaped pears can be found in some grocery store produce bins....
Detecting Alzheimer’s disease before symptoms emerge
Credit: Ricardo Carrasco III LOS ANGELES - Long before symptoms of Alzheimer's disease become apparent to patients and their families, biological changes are occurring within...
Wearable system helps visually impaired users navigate
Computer scientists have been working for decades on automatic navigation systems to aid the visually impaired, but it's been difficult to come up with anything...
Penn Orphan Disease Center to develop rare disease patient registries
PHILADELPHIA - The Orphan Disease Center in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania will collaborate with Pulse Infoframe Inc., a medical...
New in the Hastings Center Report May-June 2017
Defending Opioid Treatment Agreements: Disclosure, Not Promises Joshua B. Rager and Peter H. Schwartz To receive controlled pain medications for chronic pain, patients often must...
Mass. General researchers show how Shigella survives the gastrointestinal tract
Credit: Christina S. Faherty, PhD, Mucosal Immunology and Biology Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital Surviving the treacherous journey through the human body from the mouth...
Half of adults with anxiety or depression report chronic pain
May 31, 2017 - In a survey of adults with anxiety or a mood disorder like depression or bipolar disorder, about half reported experiencing chronic...
Penn study links heart rate to gender gap in criminal offending
In the field of criminology, it is well established that men engage in more crime than women. Now, a new study from the University of...
Study highlights formation of beachrock in resisting climate-induced sea level rises
Credit: The University of Queensland Microorganisms play a crucial role in forming beachrock, a type of rock that forms on the beach and protects low-lying...
1976 drought revealed as worst on record for British butterflies and moths
Scientists at the University of York have revealed that the 1976 drought is the worst extreme event to affect butterflies and moths in the 50...