Large-scale deep re-sequencing reveals cucumber's evolutionary enigma The latest study was published online in Nature Genetics October 20, 2013, Shenzhen, China - In a collaborative study published online today in Nature Genetics, researchers from the Genome Centre of Chinese Academy of Agricultural ...

Neuron 'claws' in the brain enable flies to distinguish 1 scent from another Cold Spring Harbor, NY -- Think of the smell of an orange, a lemon, and a grapefruit. Each has strong acidic notes mixed with sweetness. And yet each fresh, bright scent is ...

Delayed gratification hurts climate change cooperation Time is a huge impediment when it comes to working together to halt the effects of climate change, new research suggests. A study published today in the journal Nature Climate Change reveals that ...

Study shows buying breast milk online is likely to cause illness in infants Results from a study led by researchers at Nationwide Children's Hospital found more than three-fourths of breast milk samples purchased over the Internet contained ...

Infant pertussis hospitalizations lower than expected after teen vaccinations Widespread vaccination of adolescents for pertussis was associated with lower rates of infant hospitalizations for the respiratory infection than would have been expected ...

Learning new skills keeps an aging mind sharp Older adults are often encouraged to stay active and engaged to keep their minds sharp, that they have to "use it or lose it." But new research indicates that only certain activities — learning ...

Personal and social concerns motivate organic food buyers Study offers tips for green advertising strategists PULLMAN, Wash. – Predicting whether consumers will purchase organic or conventional food is a multimillion dollar gamble within the food sector. ...

Fatal cholesterol disease overlooked and untreated Hereditary high blood cholesterol leads to premature heart disease. It is overlooked and untreated virtually worldwide -- including in Europe. This is a major problem as the disease ...

New idea for targeting the common cancer protein KRAS BOSTON — Patients with cancers driven by the protein KRAS, which are particularly hard to treat, may benefit from small molecules that attach to and disrupt the function of a KRAS-containing ...

Potential new drug for some patients with treatment-resistant lung cancer BOSTON — The investigational drug AZD9291, a third-generation EGFR inhibitor, showed promise in preclinical studies and provides hope for patients with advanced lung ...

Targeted investigational therapy potential to overcome crizotinib resistance in lung cancers BOSTON — PF-06463922, an investigational drug being developed by Pfizer Inc., has the potential to become a new treatment option for patients who ...

Potential new drug effective in breast cancer and melanoma resistant to targeted therapies BOSTON — LEE011, a small-molecule inhibitor of cyclin-dependent kinases (CDK) 4/6 being developed by Novartis Oncology, showed promising results in ...

Satellite sees extra-tropical Typhoon Wipha affecting Alaska Powerful Typhoon Wipha never made landfall in the northwestern Pacific but affected several land areas there as seen by NASA's Aqua and Terra satellites. By Oct. 18, extra-tropical storm Wipha moved into ...

Skid row cancer study has implications for treatment today, Penn researcher says An ethically dubious medical research study from the 1950s and 60s, known as the "Bowery series," foreshadowed and shared commonalities with prostate cancer screening ...

NASA's TRMM satellite monitors Typhoon Francisco Typhoon Francisco passed west of Guam on Oct. 18 as NASA and the Japan Space Agency's TRMM satellite passed overhead and measured its heavy rainfall. Francisco is forecast to intensify into a super typhoon. Francisco ...

How 'phenotype switching' can make melanoma become metastatic and resistant to drugs By understanding the Wnt5A signaling pathway, researchers may be able to determine which patients may respond more favorably to BRAF inhibitors One of the challenges of understanding ...

Paramedics' visits with seniors result in less EMS calls and saves on emergency room trips Community health awareness delivered by paramedics leads to 32 percent reduction in EMS calls Montreal - Emergency Medical Service (EMS) staff are ...

Market bubbles may be predictable, controllable Chaos-on-a-chip model shows crash can be avoided if caught in time DURHAM, N.C. -- It's an idea financial regulators have dreamed of. Experiments on a simple model of chaos have found that it may be possible not only to ...

A new look at air pollution sources and atmosphere-warming particles in South Asia DRI study provides first thorough analysis of emissions from outdoor cremation rituals (RENO): When Rajan Chakrabarty, Ph.D., an assistant research professor at the Desert ...

Challenges and opportunities for reducing antibiotic resistance in agricultural settings October 17, 2013—Antibiotic resistance (ABR) has been around for millennia; genes showing ABR have been found in woolly mammoth fossils. It's a natural occurrence, ...

New study finds spike in sugary drink consumption among California adolescents While consumption of soda and other sugary drinks among young children in California is starting to decline, a new study released today shows an alarming 8 percent spike ...

Habitat research methods give a new peek at tiger life with conservation From a tiger's point of view, yesterday's thoughtful conservation plans might be today's reason to branch out. An international team of researchers has found a useful way to better understand ...

Learning dialects shapes brain areas that process spoken language Using advanced imaging to visualize brain areas used for understanding language in native Japanese speakers, a new study from the RIKEN Brain Science Institute finds that the pitch-accent in words pronounced in standard Japanese activates ...

Scientists identify key genes for increasing oil content in plant leaves Accumulating oil in leaves could significantly increase energy content of biofuels and plant-based foods UPTON, NY -- Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven ...

Tiny sea creatures are heading for extinction, and could take local fisheries with them A species of one of the world's tiniest creatures, ocean plankton, is heading for extinction as it struggles to adapt to changes in sea temperature. And it may take ...