A potential new mechanism has been identified in both mice and human endocrine cells that…
Water management interventions push scarcity downstream
Human interventions to harness water resources, such as reservoirs, dams, and irrigation measures, have increased…
Physical activity within physical education: Time for a rethink?
Physical education (PE) in the United States may be failing both teachers and children, suggests…
All in the eyes: What the pupils tells us about language
The meaning of a word is enough to trigger a reaction in our pupil: when…
Support in childhood makes midlife the prime time of life
There is a tendency to highlight the importance of cognitive achievements and the family’s socioeconomic…
Security and privacy in electronic healthcare systems
All over the world, digital tools are increasingly being used to improve and streamline healthcare…
Influenza virus can overcome potentially crippling mutations
The effectiveness of flu vaccines and therapies could be improved thanks to new research, report…
Study questions whether mistaken antibodies led cancer research down a 20-year dead end
For nearly two decades researchers have sought a way to target an estrogen receptor in…
Widespread snowmelt in West Antarctica during unusually warm summer
An area of West Antarctica more than twice the size of California partially melted in…
A mechanical trigger for toxic tumor therapy
Cell-killing chemotherapies are designed to shrink cancerous tumors by accumulating in their ill-formed blood and…