Instrument neglect can lead to 'saxophone lung' in musicians Reed instruments, such as the clarinet and saxophone, can be detrimental to your health if not properly cleaned. In a study presented at the American College ...

High bat mortality from wind turbines More than 600,000 of the mammals may have died in 2012 in the contiguous United States A new estimate of bat deaths caused by wind turbines concludes that more than 600,000 of the mammals likely ...

Depression therapy effective for poor, minority moms Faced with the dual demands of motherhood and poverty, as many as one fourth of low-income minority mothers struggle with major depression. But the stigma associated with mental illness coupled with limited ...

CTCA doctor featured expert speaker at Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer Dr. Walter Quan presenting cutting-edge treatments for cancer patients to medical colleagues GOODYEAR, AZ – November 8th, 2013 – Walter Quan, Jr., MD Chief of Medical ...

Slacktivism: 'Liking' on Facebook may mean less giving Would-be donors skip giving when offered the chance to show public support for charities in social media, a new study from the University of British Columbia's Sauder School of Business finds. "Charities ...

Tracking young salmon's first moves in the ocean Knowledge informs efforts to restore endangered salmon stocks RICHLAND, Wash. – Basic ocean conditions such as current directions and water temperature play a huge role in determining the behavior of ...

Dartmouth researchers shed new light on dark energy, cosmic speed-up Study uses Big Bang afterglow to show Earth has no special place in expanding universe In a new study, Dartmouth researchers rule out a controversial theory that the accelerating expansion of the ...

OU natural products discovery group asks for public's help with citizen science program Crowdsourcing engages the public in the scientific process and enhances drug discovery The University of Oklahoma Natural Products Discovery Group has taken an unconventional approach ...

Study shows that parenting improves with coaching via cell phone n the first randomized trial of the effects of cell phone use, University of Kansas and Notre Dame researchers found that when parenting coaches texted and called mothers who had participated in a ...

MU researchers determine televised presidential debates help moderates choose candidates COLUMBIA, Mo. – Televised presidential debates have been a staple of the political landscape for more than 50 years. Starting in 1960 with John F. Kennedy and Richard ...

Saddling up against the threat to our National Parks The growing threat to our National Parks from horse dung Research team leader, Associate Professor Catherine Pickering, said the Griffith study looked at the number and types of weed seeds which can be dispersed ...

BPA in dialysis machine components may be toxic to patients' cells Atlanta, GA (November 7, 2013)—Levels of bisphenol A (BPA) in components of dialysis machines may be toxic to the immune cells circulating in kidney failure patients' blood, according ...

Consuming more vegetable protein may help kidney disease patients live longer Atlanta, GA (November 7, 2013)—Increased consumption of vegetable protein was linked with prolonged survival among kidney disease patients in a new a study. The findings will ...

Fountain-of-youth gene repairs tissue damage in adults Young animals recover from tissue damage better than adults, and from Charles Darwin's time until now, scientists have puzzled over why this is the case. A study published by Cell Press November 7th in the journal Cell ...

Social symptoms in autistic children may be caused by hyper-connected neurons The brains of children with autism show more connections than the brains of typically developing children do. What's more, the brains of individuals with the most severe social symptoms are also ...

Kidney Week 2013: New approaches to assessing and protecting kidney health Atlanta, GA (November 7, 2013)—A variety of recent studies highlight new approaches to assessing and protecting kidney health. Below are the findings of some of these studies, ...

USC study identifies mechanism that makes ordinary stem cells create tumors Epigenetic effects on cell signaling leads healthy stem cells to create benign fibromas in the jaw, according to a study led by Songtao Shi and published in the journal Cell Stem Cell A ...

Tricking algae's biological clock boosts production of drugs, biofuels Tricking algae's biological clock to remain in its daytime setting can dramatically boost the amount of valuable compounds that these simple marine plants can produce when they ...

Mayo Clinic researchers identify role of Cul4 molecule in genome instability and cancer ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Mayo Clinic researchers have shown that a molecule called Cul4 helps to deposit DNA-packaging histone proteins onto DNA, an integral step in cramming yards of genetic ...

Breakthrough discoveries on cellular regeneration seek to turn back the body's clock Researchers reactivate gene to rejuvenate tissue repair, identify gene that promotes stem cell self-renewal DALLAS – Nov. 7, 2013 – Two groups of scientists at ...

Study finds that Americans want doctors' guidance on genetic test results In an era of commercialized medicine, direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing has been on a steady rise. Consumers can purchase a DNA sample kit, also known as a "spit kit," mail it to a testing ...

Human muscle stem cell therapy gets help from zebrafish HSCI researchers improve therapy prospects Harvard Stem Cell Scientists have discovered that the same chemicals that stimulate muscle development in zebrafish can also be used to differentiate human stem cells into ...

Promoting chemistry through cooking: American Chemical Society Prized Science video One of Shirley O. Corriher's first lessons on how chemistry meets cooking came in the form of scrambled eggs stuck to a frying pan. That experience set the former biochemist ...

Scientists identify clue to regrowing nerve cells Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a chain reaction that triggers the regrowth of some damaged nerve cell branches, a discovery that one day may ...

UT Southwestern researchers discover a new driver of breast cancer DALLAS – Nov. 7, 2013 – A team of researchers at UT Southwestern has found that as cholesterol is metabolized, a potent stimulant of breast cancer is created – one that fuels estrogen-receptor ...