It has long puzzled scientists that there were enormously massive galaxies that were already old and no longer forming new stars in the very early universe, approx. 3 billion years ...

HOUSTON, Jan. 29, 2014 – A new theoretical model developed by professors at the University of Houston (UH) and Université de Montréal may hold ...

Proteins play a fundamental role in almost all biological processes. They consist of chains constructed of up to 20 different amino acids, and their composition, ...

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan. 29, 2014 – Myriad Genetics, Inc. (NASDAQ: MYGN) today announced results from ...

Is it possible to predict which soldier will start smoking and which one will maybe quit? Yes, says Christopher B. Harte of the Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System ...

It is common to spread salt on roads to prevent ice and the hazards it can entail for traffic. This preventive treatment is based on weather forecasts, but does not take into account that the road can already have enough salt, ...

It is often said that breakfast is important for our health and a study conducted by Umeå University, published in Public Health Nutrition supports this claim. The study revealed that adolescents who ...

Increasing numbers of bacteria are developing antibiotic resistance. This forms a significant challenge in the battle against bacterial infections. Alvin Lo and Han Remaut ...

DETROIT – First-of-its-kind research by the Innovation Institute at Henry Ford Hospital shows promise for developing a method of clearly identifying cancerous tissue during surgery on one ...

MIAMI – A new study led by scientists at the University ...

Evolution of cooperation – or how to suppress free riders University of Vienna has an admirable tradition of investigating conditions promoting the evolution of cooperation. For last decades, ...

PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 29-Jan-2014 [ | E-mail ] var addthis_pub="eurekalert"; var addthis_options = "favorites, delicious, digg, facebook, twitter, google, newsvine, reddit, slashdot, stumbleupon, buzz, more" Share Contact: Krista Hopson khopson1@hfhs.org 313-874-7207 Henry Ford Health System Study: Oropharyngeal cancer on the rise in young adults VIDEO: This video features study lead author Farzan Siddiqui, M.D., Ph.D., Director of the Head & Neck Radiation ...

Researchers at Lund University have managed to develop a technique whereby they can study the inflammatory process that takes place in the pancreas during the natural development of type 1 diabetes, allowing for real ...

People with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are less able to consider the perspective of their conversational partner, says research from the University of Waterloo. The findings may ...

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Women are up to 83 percent more likely to experience repeat abuse by their male partners if a weapon is used in the initial abuse incident, according to a new study that has implications for victims, counselors ...

Gene expression (the functional activation of genes within a cell) is a crucial process for life. An important step in this process is protein synthesis, whereby ...

Researchers led by Marta Barrachina, Institute of Neuropathology of the Bellvitge Biomedical Research ...

This news release is available in German. Just like healthy cells, tumour cells need nutrients and oxygen in order to survive. For this reason, a tumour of a certain size ...

Researchers at New York University have developed a method for creating and directing fast moving waves in magnetic fields that have the potential to enhance communication and information processing in computer chips and ...

The louder the voice, the cloudier the choice: So says research led by the University of Iowa, which found that a single loud voice can skew the result of voice ...

The regular appearance of food poisoning in the news, including a recent event that led to the recall of more than 33,000 pounds of chicken, drives home the need for better bacterial detection ...

As the American West, parched by prolonged drought, braces for a season of potentially record-breaking wildfires, new research suggests these events not only pose an immediate threat ...

People are much more likely to decide to donate a kidney to a stranger — an extraordinarily altruistic act — in areas of the United States where levels of well-being are high, ...

Washington, DC, January 29, 2014 – U.S. hospital intensive care units (ICUs) show uneven compliance with infection prevention policies, according to a study in the February issue of ...

Like little factories, cells metabolize raw materials and convert them into chemical compounds. Biotechnologists ...