Psychoactive medications in water affect the gene expression profiles of fathead minnows in a way…
Month: June 2012
New drug found effective against rare form of basal cell skin cancer
A clinical study has demonstrated that a new drug, a targeted molecular therapy called vismodegib…
Growing presence of drug–resistant tuberculosis fuels need for more screening
Experts in the prevention and treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis are calling for increased screening and…
Why belly fat isn’t all bad
A fatty membrane in the belly called the omentum appears to play an important role…
Microbial communities changed after Deepwater Horizon Spill
Communities of microbial organisms — species such as nematodes, protists and fungi — on beaches…
Too few salmon is far worse than too many boats for killer whales
Not having enough Chinook salmon to eat stresses out southern resident killer whales in the…
Today’s climate more sensitive to carbon dioxide than in past 12 million years
Until now, studies of Earth’s climate have documented a strong correlation between global climate and…
Variations in sex steroid gene expression can predict aggressive behaviors, bird study shows
A biologist has shown that natural variation in measures of the brain’s ability to process…
Why hot, humid air triggers symptoms in patients with mild asthma
Patients who inhaled an asthma drug before breathing in hot, humid air were able to…
Stress may delay brain development in early years
Stress may affect brain development in children, altering growth of a specific piece of the…