Month: September 2013

A “vicious cycle” produces mucus that protects uterine and pancreatic cancer cells and promotes their…

The risk of death following bone marrow transplantation can be reduced about 60 percent using…

Engineers have devised a new way to generate electricity from sewage using naturally-occurring “wired microbes”…

Consuming five or more alcoholic drinks in a row is common among high school seniors,…

The overall cost of childhood food allergies was estimated at nearly $25 billion annually in…

A higher proportion of women than men 55 years and younger did not have chest…

Threats from overfishing can be detected early enough to save fisheries — and livelihoods —…

An estimated 30,800 fewer invasive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections occurred in the United States in…

Engineers are using a falling particle receiver to more efficiently convert the sun’s energy to…

The PDK1 gene, known to regulate many cell functions such as metabolism and survival, is…