In the arms race between bacteria and modern medicine, bacteria have gained an edge. In recent decades, bacterial resistance to antibiotics has developed…
Hidden underneath the hilly grasslands studded with ocotillos and mesquite trees in southeastern Arizona lies a world shrouded in perpetual darkness: Kartchner…
Now scientists report that they have found a way to penetrate the mystery. They have worked out every step in the molecular dance that enables one such…
Hormones called growth factors are thought to mediate the relationship between exercise and brain health. The hippocampus, a region of the brain crucial for…
Get ready: The “new genetics” promises to change faulty genes of future generations by introducing new, functioning genes using “designer sperm.” A new…
Among prostate cancer patients whose tumors contain the mutation, they had a more than 50% increased risk of dying from prostate cancer if they were overweight…
During the 2013 mission, two unmanned Global Hawks flew from Wallops for the first time. The mission highlights included studying the Saharan Air Layer,…
A biologist in Syracuse University's College of Arts and Sciences has developed a system of techniques for tracking ships and monitoring underwater noise…
A study comparing the efficacy and tolerability of two popular osteoporosis drugs, denosumab and zoledronic acid, found that denosumab had a significantly…
The research is the work of Jorge V. José, Ph.D., vice president of research at Indiana University, and Elizabeth Torres, Ph.D., the principal investigator for…
Vitamin D decreases pain in women with type 2 diabetes and depression, according to a study conducted at Loyola University Chicago. These findings were…
Scientists are interested in how the shape of this hidden terrain affects how ice moves — a key factor in making predictions about the future of these massive…
The investigators used a technique known as whole genome sequencing to identify and completely characterize bacteria causing urinary tract infections. In just…
An international group of astronomers, including Marita Krause and Rainer Beck from Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie (MPIfR) in Bonn, has found a…
“We conducted this study because we wanted to understand whether men and women with the same extent of coronary artery disease and similar risk profiles have…
“Prediction is very difficult, especially about the future,” the Danish physicist Niels Bohr said – probably; because this quote has been attributed to at…