A small but informative clinical trial by Johns Hopkins investigators shows that a pill combining chemicals found in turmeric, a spice used in curries, and…
“It's clear that some species can and do develop enhanced abilities for solving particular problems,” said Robert O. Deaner, Ph.D., who led the study as part…
Tidal marshes cover only about 45,000 square kilometers worldwide–about the area of Denmark. In comparison with other habitats, tidal marshes support few…
In genetically modified mice, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis captured images of a defective version of a kidney structure…
Current conservation assessments of endangered Caribbean sea turtles are too optimistic, according to Loren McClenachan and colleagues from the Scripps…
The Iowa State University assistant professor uses mathematical tools and computer models to determine how environmental and evolutionary factors — like…
They've found that different genes may be responsible for causing autism in boys than in girls. In addition, the researchers also have discovered that other…
Quasars are thought to be powered by accretion of material onto supermassive black holes in the centers of distant galaxies. Gamma-ray bursts, the death throes…
Since its introduction to Wisconsin waters sometime in the 1950s, the crayfish has spread to thousands of lakes and streams, clear cutting the underwater…
In a finding that may have broader implications for understanding kidney disorders, genetics researchers at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia have…
AMIE obtained the images on 18 March 2006 from distances between 1257 and 1213 kilometres from the surface, with a ground resolution ranging between 114 and…
“Our study shows that women in the general population who carry a specific CHEK2 mutation are three times as likely as women without the mutation to develop…
Coal-burning power plants spend millions of dollars disposing of waste fly ash, a fine powder loaded with toxic chemicals. An estimated 200 million tonnes of…
Genetic mutations in our cells accumulate as we age, and carcinomas are associated with alterations in certain key genes, known as tumor suppressor genes and…
Berberine is found in the roots and bark of a number of plants used for medicinal purposes including wound healing and treatment of diarrhoea. It has also been…
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small RNAs of approximately 22 nucleotides, which function as regulators of gene expression in eukaryotes. miRNAs are initially…
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