Possible Treatment for Liver Disease Shows Promising Results

CHEMISTRY 11.08.2014 16:16 PM

Possible Treatment for Liver Disease Shows Promising Results, According to Study By the National Institutes of Health.

Ebola Virus Outbreak 2014 - Vaccine News Updates: WHO Announces Millions of Ebola Vaccines to be Produced by 2015

10.24.2014 20:29 PM

WHO accelerates the development, production, and deployment of millions of Ebola vaccine to West Africa by 2015

New Microscope Shows Cells Like Never Before [Video]

10.24.2014 15:08 PM

Scientist Eric Betzig just won't quit. Weeks after being awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry for developing new techniques for enhancing microscopic viewing technology, he has apparently moved on to another breakthrough of equal or greater significance.

Special chromosomal structures control key genes

10.12.2014 02:08 AM

Within almost every human cell is a nucleus six microns in diameter-about one 300th of a human hair's width-that is filled with roughly three meters of DNA.

Neuroscientists use snail research to help explain “chemo brain”

10.08.2014 22:22 PM

It is estimated that as many as half of patients taking cancer drugs experience a decrease in mental sharpness. While there have been many theories, what causes "chemo brain" has eluded scientists.

Scientists identify which genes are active in muscles of men and women

10.01.2014 23:21 PM

New report in the FASEB Journal maps the transcriptome of human skeletal muscle, revealing never-before-identified gene activity and that men have more active muscle genes than women have

New learning mechanism for individual nerve cells

10.01.2014 02:28 AM

The traditional view is that learning is based on the strengthening or weakening of the contacts between the nerve cells in the brain. However, this has been challenged by new research findings from Lund University in Sweden. These indicate that there is also a third mechanism – a kind of clock function that gives individual nerve cells the ability to time their reactions.

Comprehensive study of allergic deaths in US finds medications are main culprit

10.01.2014 01:48 AM

Montefiore/Einstein research indicates higher prevalence among older people and African-Americans Montefiore/Einstein reasearch indicates higher prevalence among older people and African-Americans Medications are the leading cause of allergy-related sudden deaths in the U.

Legal Marijuana Research Pros and Cons: Researchers Report Brain Abnormality Findings In Journal Of Neuroscience

07.16.2014 00:38 AM

The reward center structures show changed shape According to a study released on Wednesday, April 16, in the Journal of Neuroscience, the shape and size of two regions in the brain differ in marijuana smokers (young adults) who smoke at least once a week.

First NASA Spacecraft to Measure Carbon Dioxide Levels in Earth's Atmosphere

06.27.2014 15:24 PM

First NASA Spacecraft to Measure Carbon Dioxide Levels in Earth's Atmosphere With global warming and climate change at the forefront of the international agenda, one would think NASA had already developed some sort of advanced measurement tool to track CO2 emissions across the globe.

Sports Teams Might Not Benefit From Plentiful Talent

06.16.2014 17:25 PM

Sports Teams Might Not Benefit From Plentiful Talent In light of the National Basketball Association (NBA) Finals as well as the FIFA World Cup, researchers at INSEAD (The Business School of the World) decided to find out whether or not more talent is essential in a team's winning efforts.

Genetically Modified 'Super Bananas' Could Prevent Blindness

06.16.2014 17:23 PM

Genetically Modified 'Super Bananas' Could Prevent Blindness The 'super-banana,' a genetically modified fruit from Australia that contains increased levels of vitamin A, could help prevent thousands of Ugandan children from going blind and dying from Vitamin A deficiencies.

Brain Injury Rates on the Rise in Cities With Bike-Share Programs

06.16.2014 17:19 PM

Brain Injury Rates on the Rise in Cities With Bike-Share Programs Bike-share programs are an effective way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while also getting people around a city conveniently.