NASA’s fermi discovers the most extreme blazars yet

NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has identified the farthest gamma-ray blazars, a type of galaxy whose…

NASA’s Fermi sees gamma rays from ‘hidden’ solar flares

NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has observed high-energy light from solar eruptions located on the far…

Using fruit flies to study cancer: Scientists investigate childhood tumors

A new report describes how a complex protein called Snr1, the homologue of human SMARCB1/hSNF5/INI1, acts…

What primary care providers should know about diabetic neuropathy

Endocrinologists and neurologists from both sides of the Atlantic and teamed up with the American Diabetes…

New ocean observations improve understanding of motion

Oceanographers commonly calculate large scale surface ocean circulation from satellite sea level information using a concept…

Origami of the cell

A cell biologist shows that blocking a critical enzyme helps to mitigate diseases associated with protein…

Viral protein transforms as it measures out DNA

Researchers have pieced together the three-dimensional atomic structure of a doughnut-shaped protein that acts like a…

People infected with HIV may be more susceptible to diabetes

People infected with HIV may be more susceptible to developing diabetes, suggests new research.

Smoking gobbles up almost 6 percent of global health spend and nearly 2 percent of world’s GDP

Smoking consumes almost 6 percent of the world's total spend on healthcare and nearly 2 percent…

500-million year-old species offers insights into the lives of ancient legged worms

A new species of lobopodian, a worm-like animal with soft legs from the Cambrian period (541…