Researchers discover how heart arrhythmia occurs Researchers have discovered the fundamental biology of calcium waves in relation to heart arrhythmias. The findings published this month in the January 19 edition of Nature Medicine outlines the discovery of this ...

Decoded: DNA of blood-sucking worm that infects world's poor Going barefoot in parts of Africa, Asia and South America contributes to hookworm infections, which afflict an estimated 700 million of the world's poor. The parasitic worm lives ...

How a versatile gut bacterium helps us get our daily dietary fiber University of British Columbia researchers have discovered the genetic machinery that turns a common gut bacterium into the Swiss Army knife of the digestive tract – helping us metabolize ...

Secondhand smoke exposure increases odds of hospital asthma readmission for children A new study shows that exposure to secondhand smoke at home or in the car dramatically increases the odds of children being readmitted to the hospital within ...

NHL teams pay more than $650 million to injured players over 3 years Concussions are the most expensive injury TORONTO, Jan. 20, 2014 -- Most successful businesses would not accept spending $218 million on lost time, but that's the amount NHL owners pay out every ...

New sea anemone species discovered in Antarctica ANDRILL team finds Edwardsiella andrillae sea anemones burrowed in underside of Ross Ice Shelf National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded researchers from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, while using a camera-equipped ...

New study reveals links between alcoholic liver disease and the circadian clock Researchers from the University of Notre Dame and the Indiana University School of Medicine have revealed a putative role for the circadian clock in the liver in the development ...

What comforts targets of prejudice the most Rare in history are moments like the 1960s civil rights movement, in which members of a majority group vocally support minority groups in their fight against prejudice. New research not ...

The bigger the tree, the faster it grows Older trees remove bigger share of carbon from atmosphere Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 15, 2013 -- Contrary to long-held misconceptions, trees never stop growing during their lifespans, a new study has found. In fact, as they ...

Poison-breathing bacteria may be boon to industry, environment Athens, Ga. – Buried deep in the mud along the banks of a remote salt lake near Yosemite National Park are colonies of bacteria with an unusual property: they breathe a toxic metal to survive. Researchers ...

TRMM satellite calculates System 91W's deadly Philippine flooding People in the southern Philippines are used to heavy rainfall this time of the year but rainfall totals have recently been exceptionally high. A tropical low known as System 91W, located northeast ...

Researchers collaborate to reduce effects of the aging eye Findings are published in special issue of IOVS Rockville, Md. — Aging gracefully may not be an option for the 40 million people worldwide who are blind or have significant ...

Highly efficient broadband terahertz radiation from metamaterials Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory have demonstrated broadband terahertz (THz) wave generation using metamaterials. The discovery may help develop noninvasive imaging ...

Tiny swimming bio-bots boldly go where no bot has swum before CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The alien world of aquatic micro-organisms just got new residents: synthetic self-propelled swimming bio-bots. A team of engineers has developed a class of tiny ...

Drinking and driving: Unsafe at any level Very low blood alcohol content associated with causing car crashes Even "minimally buzzed" drivers are more often to blame for fatal car crashes than the sober drivers they collide with, reports a University of ...

Natural 3-D counterpart to graphene discovered Researchers at Berkeley Lab's Advanced Light Source find new form of quantum matter The discovery of what is essentially a 3D version of graphene – the 2D sheets of carbon through which electrons race at ...

Fighting flies Caltech biologists identify sex-specific brain cells in male flies that promote aggression When one encounters a group of fruit flies invading their kitchen, it probably appears as if the whole group is vying for a sweet treat. ...

1 step at a time, researchers learning how humans walk CORVALLIS, Ore. – Humans and some of our hominid ancestors such as Homo erectus have been walking for more than a million years, and researchers are close to figuring out how we do it. It's ...

Early warning: Internet surveillance predicts disease outbreak The habit of Googling for an online diagnosis before visiting a GP can provide early warning of an infectious disease epidemic. In a new study published in Lancet Infectious ...

New insights into facial transplantation During rejection episodes, donor T cells are significantly involved Boston, MA—In 2009, the first face transplant was performed at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH), and lead surgeon, Dr. Bohdan Pomahac has been pioneering ...

KAIST participates in the 2014 Davos Forum on Jan. 22-25 in Switzerland Through the sessions of the Global University Leaders Forum, IdeasLab, and Sustainability-Innovation-Growth, KAIST participants will actively engage with global ...

Not just clean but spotless -- Researchers show how cells tidy up Autophagy – or how cells tidy up "Bang and the dirt is gone!" There are many commercials for products that claim to make the unpopular process of cleaning up easier. But it's not only our surroundings ...

Most women undergoing surgery for vulvar cancer maintain healthy body image and sex life A new study finds that most women who undergo conservative surgery for vulvar cancer experience little to no long-term disruption to sexuality and body image. Published early online ...

2 million people eligible for weight loss surgery Two million people in England could be eligible for weight loss surgery according to new research published today by JRSM Open, the open access companion publication of the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. The ...

A new toad from the 'warm valleys' of Peruvian Andes A new species of toad was discovered hiding in the leaf litter of the Peruvian Yungas. The word is used widely by the locals to describe ecoregion of montane rainforests, and translates as "warm valley" in English. The ...