An SGM press release said the findings could allow us to better protect food from contamination by these harmful bacteria, as well as understand how they…
Most immunizations currently involve an injection in the arm. In the future, vaccination may be accomplished without the unpleasant jab of a needle: a team led…
The work by Sankaran Thayumanavan and colleagues at UMass Amherst, with others at the University of California-Riverside, is highlighted in the current issue…
Developed by Zhihao Zhuang, UD assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry, and his research group, the chemical method yields hundredsfold more…
In a study of mice, the researchers determined that weeks after experiencing a stressful event, animals that were more susceptible to stress exhibited enhanced…
And the very treatments that can help can also put patients' lives at risk.The standard treatment is infusion with an expensively produced protein that helps…
In research published in the March 29, 2010 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Dr. Evan Grant (a research associate in the…
But despite their widespread use (around 2.5 million Canadians have osteoarthritis) these medications are also known to cause severe, sometimes…
Grzegorz Buczkowski, a Purdue University research assistant professor of entomology, found that odorous house ant colonies become larger and more complex as…
Dingbo “Daniel” Lin, K-State research assistant professor of human nutrition, is studying wolfberries and their potential to improve damage to the retina. His…
Plant researchers are taking a long look at stress in order to improve crop productivity, especially when faced with issues of climate change. “Imagine what a…
Jure Piskur is a Professor at the Department of Biology, Lund University.Together with colleagues from Stockholm, Copenhagen and Lund, he has recently…
Despite the fact that bats are active after sunset, they rely on the sun as their most trusted source of navigation. Researchers from the Max Planck Institute…
For the study, scientists examined 447 stroke and dementia-free people with an average age of 63. Participants underwent MRI brain scans such as diffusion…
The study examined mutations in a gene called PTEN. People who inherit a mutated copy of this gene have Cowden syndrome, a condition that carries a high risk…
Pregnancy at a relatively young age reduces the risk of breast cancer over the long term, but epidemiological studies have found that women are at an increased…