Guidance for preventing C. difficile in neonatal intensive care

Newborns require special diagnosis and treatment considerations for an infectious diarrhea known as Clostridioides difficile (C.…

How does helping people affect your brain? Study shows neurobiological effects of giving social support

Providing 'targeted' social support to other people in need activates regions of the brain involved in…

Guiding flight: The fruit fly’s celestial compass

Fruit flies use the sun to avoid flying in circles, according to new research.

Selling access to human specimens: Survey reveals public attitudes

Universities that aim to raise money for research by selling access to their biobanks to private…

Information technology jobs outpace most other jobs in productivity and growth since 2004

Jobs in information technology -- like computer software, big data, and cybersecurity -- are providing American…

Catalyst advance could lead to economical fuel cells

Researchers have developed a new way to make low-cost, single-atom catalysts for fuel cells -- an…

Mapping trees can help count endangered lemurs

Putting a figure on the number of endangered lemurs left in the wild isn't easy, but…

Solar eruptions may not have slinky-like shapes after all

As the saying goes, everything old is new again. While the common phrase often refers to…

When God is your only friend: Religion and the socially disconnected

New research finds that religious people who lack friends and purpose in life turn to God…

Insulin gives an extra boost to the immune system

The role of insulin as a boost to the immune system to improve its ability to…