Wildfire smoke may lead to less rain in the western US

As wildfires and heatwaves stress the western United States, concern over drought is rising: Dry landscapes…

Discovery raises possibility of new medication for Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s

Researchers have for the first time demonstrated it’s possible to use a synthetic thyroid hormone to…

New technique illuminates DNA helix

Researchers have identified a new way to measure DNA torsional stiffness — how much resistance the…

Skin cells from frontotemporal dementia patients may prove useful in revealing disease mechanisms and in biomarker and drug research

A new study suggests that skin fibroblasts from frontotemporal dementia patients may be useful in investigating…

Climate change will transform cooling effects of volcanic eruptions

Researchers have shown that human-caused climate change will have important consequences for how volcanic gases interact…

Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Geophysical Activity Report and Forecast 11 August 2021

Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Geophysical Activity Report and Forecast 11 August 2021 Click here for…

Do some diabetes drugs reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s?

People taking certain drugs to lower blood sugar for type 2 diabetes had less amyloid in…

Monoclonal antibody may prevent malaria

One dose of a new monoclonal antibody prevented malaria for up to nine months in people…

COVID vaccine booster randomized clinical trial in transplant patients proves third shot is very effective

Scientists have conducted a first-in-the-world randomized placebo-controlled trial of third dose COVID-19 booster vaccine for transplant…

People with stroke who walk 30 minutes per day may have 54% lower risk of early death

A new study shows that people who walk or garden at least three to four hours…