Bird's nest coral (Seriatopora hystrix) is common throughout the Indo-Pacific and is able to live across a range of depths. However, there is little gene flow…
This dense packing serves to repress or “silence” the DNA sequences within—which could wreck the genome if activated—as well as regulate the activity of nearby…
“Many people in sports medicine have assumed that these knee injuries have increased in recent years among children,” said J. Todd Lawrence, M.D., Ph.D.,…
Children under age 6 have the highest rate of unintentional poisoning, and acetaminophen is the leading cause of acute liver failure in the U.S. In the pilot…
The abstract, “Retrospective Review of Sleeping Conditions in Infant Deaths in New Mexico,” was presented at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National…
In a paper published today in Diabetologia, a team at Joslin Diabetes Center, headed by Mary R. Loeken, PhD, has identified the enzyme AMP kinase (AMPK) as key…
The study appears to be the first to examine the impact of profanity in the media, which sounds surprising considering how central language is to movie and TV…
Researchers did not speculate on the reason for the effect, but said that the survival benefit warranted more study and that diabetes should not be considered…
Researchers at Cleveland Clinic have discovered that a gene – known as an androgen receptor (AR) – is found in both prostate and breast cancers yet has…
The children, some born as small as about a pound, were followed for 21 years making this study, published in the prestigious journal Pediatrics, one of the…
“I can’t imagine a more profound impact on humanity than the discovery that there are other Earthlike worlds or that we are not alone,” said Rocky Kolb, the…
To look into the glitch causes – and their possible cures – in what were supposed to be perfect systems, Hakim Weatherspoon, Cornell assistant professor of…
Now researchers, including a University of Washington biologist, have found hints that differing molecular processes in an area of the brain known as the…
Cloud properties can have a significant impact on climate, yet the effects of aerosols like dust is one of the more uncertain components of climate change…
Colleen Iversen, ORNL ecosystem ecologist, and an international group of experts, worked to develop a consensus on the use of minirhizotrons, or tiny video…
Nose feel congested and stuffed up? Scientists from the Monell Center report that the annoying feeling of nasal obstruction is related to the temperature and…
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