A collection of fossilized owl pellets in Utah suggests that when the Earth went through…
Month: July 2015
Is upward mobility bad for your health?
Youth from low-income families who succeed academically and socially may actually pay a price —…
Nutrients turn on key tumor signaling molecule, fueling resistance to cancer therapy
Tumors can leverage glucose and another nutrient, acetate, to resist targeted therapies directed at specific…
Fat fish illuminate human obesity
Blind cavefish that have adapted to annual cycles of starvation and binge-eating have mutations in…
Lung simulation could improve respiratory treatment
The first computer model that predicts the flow of liquid medication in human lungs is…
Drug-resistant bacteria possess natural ability to become vulnerable to antibiotics
Infections with one of the most troublesome and least understood antibiotic-resistant “superbugs” are increasing. But…
Antioxidants help treat skin-picking disorder in mice
Two antioxidant supplements are effective in treating skin-picking disorder in mice, according to a new…
First-responders’ role in end-of-life calls
Paramedics and emergency medical technicians are trained to save lives. But they sometimes enter situations…
New method of identifying sweet corn hybrids for increased yield and profit
Corn hybrids with improved tolerance to crowding stress, grown at higher plant populations than their…
Losing half a night of sleep makes memories less accessible in stressful situations
It is known that sleep facilitates the formation of long-term memory in humans. Researchers now…