Vulnerable youth stress the importance of influential adults in their school lives

Kids who faced daunting barriers to success in the classroom had a clear message for researchers…

Orphaned elephants have a tougher social life

Young female orphan elephants have a tougher social life than non-orphans, a new study suggests, adding…

Exposure to tobacco smoke significantly impacts teen health

Secondhand smoke linked to poor health, higher absenteeism, increased likelihood to seek medical attention among adolescents.

Structural changes that occur in enveloped viruses before invading host

The critical, structural changes that enveloped viruses, such as HIV, Ebola and influenza, undergo before invading…

NASA gets up close with Greenland’s melting ice

With a new research plane and a new base to improve its chances of outsmarting Atlantic…

Genetic model offers elegant tool for testing Parkinson’s disease therapies

For the past decade, Parkinson's disease researchers have relied on the experimental equivalent of using a…

Preparing for chemical attacks with improved computer models

Researchers have used computer models on the Stampede2 supercomputer to replicate the dispersal of gases from…

Wireless communication breaks through water-air barrier

In a novel system, underwater sonar signals cause vibrations that can be decoded by an airborne…

New type 1 diabetes therapy shows promise for long-term reversal in both humans, dogs

A collagen formulation mixed with pancreatic cells is the first minimally invasive therapy to successfully reverse…

Certain antibiotic-resistant infections on the rise

Nearly six percent of urinary tract infections analyzed by a California emergency department were caused by…