Mouse studies shed light on how protein controls heart failure

A new study on two specially bred strains of mice has illuminated how abnormal addition of…

Yeast spotlights genetic variation’s link to drug resistance

Researchers have shown that genetic diversity plays a key role in enabling drug resistance to evolve.…

Bridging the terahertz gap

Researchers are exploring the possibility of using an infrared frequency comb to generate elusive terahertz frequencies.…

Art advancing science at the nanoscale

Could studying molecular biology ever be as fun as watching a Star Wars movie? Two scientists…

MRI may predict neurological outcomes for cardiac arrest survivors

MRI-based measurements of the functional connections in the brain can help predict long-term recovery in patients…

Newborns with trisomy 13 or 18 benefit from heart surgery, study finds

Heart surgery significantly decreases in-hospital mortality among infants with either of two genetic disorders that cause…

Battling flames increases firefighters’ exposure to carcinogens

The threat of getting burned by roaring flames is an obvious danger of firefighting, but other…

Arsenic in domestic well water could affect 2 million people in the US

Clean drinking water can be easy to take for granted if your home taps into treated…

New Amazon threat? Deforestation from mining

Sprawling mining operations in Brazil have caused roughly 10 percent of all Amazon rainforest deforestation between…

Anxiety and depression linked to migraines

In a study of 588 patients who attended an outpatient headache clinic, more frequent migraines were…