Many companies want to know how the creation of their products affects the environment. Scientists…
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Newborns get infection protection, not just digestion, from gut bacteria, new study in mice shows
Hundreds of thousands of babies worldwide die every year from infections that ravage their digestive…
New data unearths pesticide peril in beehives
Honeybees — employed to pollinate crops during the blooming season — encounter danger due to…
Is soda bad for your brain? (And is diet soda worse?)
Excess sugar — especially the fructose in sugary drinks — might damage your brain, new…
Preliminary study suggests possible new treatment for MS
A small, preliminary study may show promise of a new type of treatment for progressive…
Study overturns seminal research about the developing nervous system
New research overturns a long-standing paradigm about how axons grow during embryonic development. The findings…
Giardiasis may be a disease of the ecology of the GI tract
Colonization by the human and animal parasite, Giardia, changed the species composition of the mouse…
On the brink of eradication: Why polio research matters
In the decades since Dr. Jonas Salk developed the first polio vaccine, cases of polio…
No link found between HIV levels and immune activation during antiretroviral treatment
Despite successful treatment, people receiving antiretroviral drugs continue to have small amounts of human immunodeficiency…
Macrophages conduct electricity, help heart to beat
Macrophages have a previously unrecognized role in helping the mammalian heart beat in rhythm. Researchers…