Month: October 2019

Researchers have discovered in mice how one of the few genes definitively linked to schizophrenia,…

Vision researchers have disproved a long-standing theory of how the human vision system processes images,…

People who carry around unhealthy amounts of weight don’t just have heart disease and diabetes…

Researchers have identified a potential approach to stop the growth of the most common type…

Mammalian brains, with their unmatched number of nerve cells and density of communication, are the…

Laryngeal paralysis is a serious and sometimes deadly disease in some dog breeds that prevents…

A multicenter randomized clinical trial evaluating a new artificial pancreas system — which automatically monitors…

Researchers have identified several chemical signatures, detectable in blood and urine, that can accurately measure…

Researchers have identified 57 genetic variations of a gene strongly associated with declines in blood…

Nearly half of all nursing homes do not have adequately trained infection prevention staff and…

A clinical trial shows infants who consume formula containing milk fat globule membrane (MFGM) score…

What exactly triggers the increase in carbon dioxide concentrations that causes the transition from a…

Researchers are working to better control how the chemicals respond to treatment, as well as…

Animal models can serve as gateways for understanding many human communication disorders, but a new…

As more and more youth use electronic cigarettes, combined with research showing the health consequences…

Education is known to be highly important for migrant children, yet relatively little is known…

Young mothers have a greater chance of having a child with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder…

The native Napier grass could hold the key to improving diets, boosting farming yields and…

A computer science team has developed an artificial intelligence system that can look at a…

In a “historic achievement for humanity”, two of three wild poliovirus strains have been eliminated…

Researchers have identified a structural protein that is essential for the coordinated beating of millions…

Researchers have conducted a quantitative keyword analysis of 30 million articles in the life sciences…

Hepatic insulin resistance, caused by diets high in sugar and fat, can lead to type…

Aluminum toxicity is a major contributor to poor crop growth, especially in regions with acidic…

Large-scale study to identify human adenovirus genotypes in Singapore leads to discovery of four new…

Researchers have explored how carbon moves between Earth’s interior, surface and atmosphere; how much deep…

The habits of a needle-toothed tetrapod which lived more than 370 million years ago have…

A breakthrough has been made in understanding a rare genetic skin disease that causes progressively…

Exposure during the first trimester of pregnancy to mixtures of suspected endocrine-disrupting chemicals found in…

Fossil coral records provide new evidence that frequent winter shamals, or dust storms, and a…

Birds come in an astounding array of shapes and colors. New research helps explain why…

Restricting youth access to flavored tobacco products holds the promise of reducing their overall tobacco…

Spine surgeons in the U.S. perform more than 400,000 spinal fusions each year as a…

Babies who are years away from being able to say ‘one,’ ‘two,’ and ‘three’ actually…

Introducing fungi to wheat boosted their uptake of key nutrients and could lead to new,…

Study provides new insights into how the Tapestry was made to be displayed, how this…

New research describes the mechanism behind catalysis that neutralizes air-polluting NOx from power plant emissions….

Rare diseases represent a global problem. Until now, the lack of data made it difficult…

Giant ridges on the surface of landslides on Mars could have formed without ice, challenging…

A new study describes a novel approach for purifying rare earth metals, crucial components of…

Researchers report the discovery of a protein, P17/PERMIT, that is key to recycling aging and…

Good morning, everyone, and how are you today? We are doing just fine, thank you,…

After years of frustration, Vertex Pharmaceuticals struck a deal with the U.K. government to supply…

On the eve of a Parliamentary committee hearing on clinical trial reporting, a new analysis…

A century ago, a severe bacterial infection was often a death sentence. With the advent…

PHILADELPHIA — The search began immediately after breakfast. It was Sunday, the last morning of…

Twenty years ago, San Francisco’s Mission Bay was an industrial zone filled with shipyards and…

A Silicon Valley company being closely watched in the race to develop liquid biopsies said…

Many medicines are twisted molecules with two mirror image versions, but the body uses only…

Clinician burnout is affecting between one-third and one-half of all of US nurses and physicians,…