Because this “coffee ring” phenomenon occurs with many liquids after they have evaporated, scientists have suggested that such rings can be used for examining…
siRNA is a part of an innovative strategy to disrupt the activity of cancer-related genes that has broad applications to other diseases.In the May 1 issue of…
Now, a North Carolina State University study suggests that this intuition is true: out-of-work agricultural laborers from small farms that do not provide…
“We have shown that you can use portion size strategically to encourage children and adults to eat more of the foods that are high in nutrients but low in…
New budget allocation models developed at Northwestern University suggest that New York City appears underfunded for protection against terrorist threats. The…
Monitoring changes in permafrost is difficult with current methods, but a study by University of Michigan researchers offers a new approach to assessing the…
New findings by University of Michigan researchers John A. Finarelli and Catherine Badgley suggest that the elevational patterns of diversity we see today have…
A recent study by the Lab for Social Computing at Rochester Institute of Technology indicates that the use of social media in classroom settings has little…
Researchers at Johns Hopkins have discovered that a compound in dark chocolate may protect the brain after a stroke by increasing cellular signals already…
Of all the things that might control the onset of plankton disease epidemics in Michigan lakes, the shape of the lakes' bottoms might seem unlikely. But that's…
Researchers from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine have discovered a link between sporadic and familial forms of amyotrophic lateral…
Annual heart disease and stroke rates in China will rise by up to 73 percent by 2030, given an aging population and other increased risk factors, without…
Results from the SPIRIT IV clinical trial, which were first presented at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) 2009 scientific symposium, were…
Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is made up of unhealthy cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors including abdominal obesity, high levels of triglycerides, low…
Julie Ross, Ph.D., director of the division of pediatric epidemiology and clinical research at the University of Minnesota, said there are about 700 cases of…
Whole body MRI is a noninvasive medical test that helps physicians diagnose and treat breast cancer. Breast cancer cells commonly spread to the bones, lungs,…
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