What does congenital Zika syndrome look like?

Researchers describe the phenotypic spectrum or set of observable characteristics of congenital Zika (ZIKV) syndrome, based…

Health psychologists now treating functional heartburn, Crohn’s Disease, IBS and other GI disorders

Health psychologists have begun treating gastrointestinal disorders that are strongly affected by stress, including irritable bowel…

Mosquito monitoring has limited utility in dengue control, study finds

Cross-sectional surveys of mosquito abundance carried out in the subtropics and tropics are meant to give…

Novel virus breaks barriers between incompatible fungi

Scientists have identified a virus that can weaken the ability of a fungus to avoid pairing…

Fighting malaria through mathematical analysis of parasite’s metabolism

A new mathematical model, based on the deadliest malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, could help develop antimalarials…

Chemists ID catalytic ‘key’ for converting CO2 to methanol

Results from experiments and computational modeling studies that definitively identify the 'active site' of a catalyst…

Peptide targeting senescent cells restores stamina, fur, and kidney function in old mice

Regular infusions of a peptide that can selectively seek out and destroy broken-down cells that hamper…

People often use the word ‘you’ rather than ‘I’ to cope with negative experiences

Researchers say it may seem contradictory that a means of generalizing to people at large is…

Milky Way-like galaxies in early universe embedded in ‘super halos’

Astronomers have directly observed a pair of Milky Way-like galaxies seen when the universe was only…

Most cancer mutations are due to random DNA copying ‘mistakes’

Scientists report data from a new study providing evidence that random, unpredictable DNA copying 'mistakes' account…