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New Weapon Against Superbugs: A Breakthrough in Medicine

In the arms race between bacteria and modern medicine, bacteria have gained an edge. In recent decades, bacterial resistance to antibiotics has developed…

Environmental Conservation

Discover Kartchner: Arizona’s Unique Underground Ecosystem

Hidden underneath the hilly grasslands studded with ocotillos and mesquite trees in southeastern Arizona lies a world shrouded in perpetual darkness: Kartchner…

Life & Chemistry

Unraveling Membrane Transport: The Science Behind Fluid Movement

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…

Studies and Analyses

Aerobic Fitness and Hormones Boost Memory in Young Adults

Hormones called growth factors are thought to mediate the relationship between exercise and brain health. The hippocampus, a region of the brain crucial for…

Life & Chemistry

'Designer sperm' inserts custom genes into offspring

Get ready: The “new genetics” promises to change faulty genes of future generations by introducing new, functioning genes using “designer sperm.” A new…

Health & Medicine

Genetic Mutation Linked to Prostate Cancer Risk in Overweight Patients

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…

Earth Sciences

NASA's HS3 Hurricane Mission Called it a Wrap for 2013

During the 2013 mission, two unmanned Global Hawks flew from Wallops for the first time. The mission highlights included studying the Saharan Air Layer,…

Environmental Conservation

Tracking Shipping Noise: A New Method for Dolphin Habitats

A biologist in Syracuse University's College of Arts and Sciences has developed a system of techniques for tracking ships and monitoring underwater noise…

Studies and Analyses

Osteoporosis Drugs: Denosumab vs. Zoledronic Acid Study Insights

A study comparing the efficacy and tolerability of two popular osteoporosis drugs, denosumab and zoledronic acid, found that denosumab had a significantly…

Studies and Analyses

Micromovements Reveal Autism Severity, Study Finds

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…

Health & Medicine

Vitamin D Eases Pain for Women with Type 2 Diabetes

Vitamin D decreases pain in women with type 2 diabetes and depression, according to a study conducted at Loyola University Chicago. These findings were…

Earth Sciences

Airborne Radar Looking Through Thick Ice During NASA Polar Campaigns

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…

Life & Chemistry

New Technique Speeds Up Pathogen Identification in Infections

The investigators used a technique known as whole genome sequencing to identify and completely characterize bacteria causing urinary tract infections. In just…

Physics & Astronomy

Astronomers Discover Two Galaxies in One Unique Find

An international group of astronomers, including Marita Krause and Rainer Beck from Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie (MPIfR) in Bonn, has found a…

Studies and Analyses

Study Reveals Heart Disease Similarities in Men and Women

“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…

Earth Sciences

The Science Behind Accurate Forecasting Techniques

“Prediction is very difficult, especially about the future,” the Danish physicist Niels Bohr said – probably; because this quote has been attributed to at…

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