A team of researchers at the University of Georgia and Glasgow University has now shown, for the first time, just how one species of these parasites evades the…
New research from exercise scientists at the University of New Hampshire has found that effective training regimens, which generally are created after…
Older adults are more likely to have destination memory failures – forgetting who they've shared or not shared information with, according to a new study led…
MiniPromoters are small segments of human DNA with the ability to turn genes on and off at specific times and locations. They're important tools used by…
Apps have become an integral component of everyday life. However, so far these applications could only be purchased in manufacturer-specific stores and – as a…
The anger being expressed in response to the recent BP oil rig explosion and resulting spill of millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico is “a way of…
They have discovered an amino acid, called arginine, is required to let the body know that it's being attacked by an infection. It is still early in their work…
More than eight of ten workers — 85 percent — rate workplace safety first in importance among labor standards, even ahead of family and maternity leave,…
“Our results showed that the appearance of lesions on brain scans was two to three times higher in the months of March to August, compared to other months of…
Reporting in the Journal of the American Chemical Society today (online), IU Bloomington chemist Amar Flood and Ph.D. student Yuran Hua explain how they…
Now, a study of a subset of women in the Kronos Early Estrogen Prevention Study (KEEPS), suggests that as BMI increases, so do platelet reactivity and…
Massimo Marengo, an assistant professor of physics and astronomy, is using data from Spitzer’s infrared telescope to study big, cool-temperature stars and the…
Changes in the body’s pigment-producing cells, where melanoma – the most dangerous form of skin cancer – takes hold are only part of the story, according to a…
“To our knowledge, this is the first study using MRI to investigate effects of triathlon training on cardiac adaptations,” said lead researcher Michael M….
As part of a study for the Census of Antarctic Marine Life (CAML), scientists from British Antarctic Survey (BAS) analysed sea-bed colonies of bryozoans from…
All humans are synchronised to the rhythmic light-dark changes that occur on a daily basis. Rhythms in physiological and biochemical processes and behavioural…