Scientists offer new insight on rare genetic condition
COLUMBIA, Mo. - All children are screened for a host of conditions at birth, such as Phenylketonuria (PKU), a genetic...
Solar storms trigger Jupiter’s ‘Northern Lights’
The following press release and accompanying image can be found at: http://news.agu.org/press-release/solar-storms-trigger-jupiters-northern-lights/ ..
New chemistries found for liquid batteries
CABRIDGE, MA -- Liquid metal batteries, invented by MIT professor Donald Sadoway and his students a decade ago, are a...
Gene variants found to strongly improve bone density in girls
Pediatric researchers have found that rare genetic changes strongly increase the likelihood that a child will have higher bone density,...
New guideline addresses long-term needs of head and neck cancer survivors
ATLANTA - March 22, 2016-A new American Cancer Society guideline provides clinicians with recommendations on key areas of clinical follow-up...
Keck Medicine of USC researcher wins prestigious NCI Outstanding Investigator Award
LOS ANGELES -- Distinguished Professor Jae Jung, PhD, chair of the Department of Molecular Microbiology & Immunology and the director...
More cost-effective cure for hepatitis C may be close
The cost of treating hepatitis C virus (HCV) could be cut up to 50 percent if mathematical models are used...
UMD receives $10M from USDA for sustainable water reuse, food, and health
As the planet experiences record heat and California suffers from an historic drought, the clean water that we need to...
Government use of technology has potential to increase food security
AMES, Iowa - Acceptance of information technology can play a vital role in meeting the demand for food in developing...
Protecting the pancreas: Compound fights fibrosis in animal model
ST. LOUIS -- Saint Louis University researchers have found that a type of compound that disrupts the process that causes...
Scientists distinguish molecules most capable of fighting prostate cancer
Scientists from MIPT (Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology), MSU (Moscow State University), and National University of Science and Technology...
National Science Foundation invests in a clean water future
Today, at the White House Water Summit, the National Science Foundation (NSF) joins other federal agencies to emphasize its commitment...
Why sexual harassment is worse than other types of abuse online
COLUMBUS, Ohio - While many women gamers can shrug off much of the name-calling and abuse they receive while playing...
‘Watchdog’ for greenhouse gas emissions
The signatory countries of the Kyoto Protocol and the new Paris Agreement have committed to reduce global warming. The countries...
Discovery of extinct bat doubles diversity of native Hawaiian land mammals
Credit: © American Museum Novitates The Hawaiian Islands have long been thought to support just one endemic land mammal in...
UMass Amherst astronomers report most ‘outrageously’ luminous galaxies ever observed
AMHERST, Mass. - Astronomers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst report that they have observed the most luminous galaxies ever...
Beckman Foundation renews support for science mentoring at UChicago
The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation has renewed its three-year award with the University of Chicago to fund undergraduate STEM...
USDA awards $8.5 million to improve communities’ water sources
WASHINGTON, March 22, 2015 - In celebration of World Water Day the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today awarded more...
Tropical depression Emeraude a swirl in NASA imagery
Tropical Cyclone Emeraude was pummeled by northeasterly wind shear that weakened the storm into a depression by March 22, 2016...
Blending therapies improves treatment of severe anxiety: York U researcher
TORONTO, March 22, 2016 - Motivating willingness to change is important in treating a person with severe worry. For this,...
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Multiple sclerosis more prevalent in Black Americans than previously thought
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Nearly 70% of private label avocado oil rancid or mixed with other oils
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Whales not to be counted on as ‘climate savers’: study
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University of Sydney launches innovative research fellowship scheme to tackle global challenges
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Phase 3 SWOG Cancer Research Network trial, led by a City of Hope researcher, demonstrates one-year progression-free survival in 94% of patients with Stage 3 or 4 classic Hodgkin lymphoma who received a checkpoint inhibitor combined with chemotherapy
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Null results research now published by major behavioral medicine journal