Tenfold jump in green tech needed to meet global emissions targets
Credit: Nenad Kaji? via Wikimedia Commons DURHAM, N.C. - The global spread of green technologies must quicken significantly to avoid future rebounds in greenhouse gas...
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TSRI scientists take step toward mapping how the brain stores memories
Credit: The Scripps Research Institute LA JOLLA, CA - January 3, 2017 - A new study led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)...
Chemo-brain among women with breast cancer is pervasive, study shows
The largest study to date of a condition known as "chemo-brain" shows that women with breast cancer report it's a substantial problem after chemotherapy for...
Researchers uncover mechanism for cancer-killing properties of pepper plant
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - January 3, 2017 - UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists have uncovered the chemical process behind anti-cancer properties of a spicy...
How we know Zika virus causes Guillain-Barre Syndrome and birth defects
A structured analysis of the evidence confirms that infection with mosquito-borne Zika virus is a cause of the neurological disorder Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS), in addition...
Understanding the causes of neurological abnormalities that result from premature birth
In the February issue of the American Journal of Pathology, new research from the University of Chicago shows motor abnormalities frequently associated with low birth...
Will climate change leave tropical birds hung out to dry?
Credit: Photo credit Jeff Brawn URBANA, Ill. - The future of the red-capped manakin and other tropical birds in Panama looks bleak. A University of...
Vaccine shows promising results for early-stage breast cancer patients
TAMPA, Fla. (Jan. 3, 2016) - Deregulation and inhibition of the immune system contributes to cancer development. Many therapeutic strategies aim to re-stimulate the immune...
Null results research now published by major behavioral medicine journal
Credit: Society of Behavioral Medicine Translational Behavioral Medicine, a major scientific behavioral medicine journal, now publishes research studies that have null results. Some in the...
Biodiversity project in Azores delivers detailed abundance data for 286 arthropod species
Credit: Pedro Cardoso In 1999, a long-term biodiversity project started at the Azores Islands (Portugal, Atlantic Ocean), the Biodiversity of Arthropods from the Laurisilva of...
Common antioxidant may guard against liver disease, says CU Anschutz researcher
AURORA, Colo. (Jan. 3, 2017) - A common antioxidant found in human breast milk and foods like kiwi fruit can protect against nonalcoholic fatty liver...
Ticks that carry Lyme disease found in eastern national parks
Lyme disease has been spreading across the United States over the past several decades, and a new study has confirmed that ticks carrying the disease...
Worries about food waste appear to vanish when diners know scraps go to compost
CHICAGO - Diners waste far less food when they're schooled on the harm their leftovers can inflict on the environment. But if they know the...
Study provides new look at Cesarean rate in China
Overuse of cesarean can jeopardize the health of mothers and babies. As cesarean rates have grown in many nations, cesarean overuse has become a key...
How to 3-D print your own sonic tractor beam
Loading video... Credit: Asier Marzo/BristolIG WASHINGTON, D.C., January 3, 2017 -- Last year Asier Marzo, then a doctoral student at the Public University of Navarre,...