Oil rigs may end their days as valuable artificial reefs

A large group of international researchers have just published a scientific article in which they encourage…

Transmission of NDM bacteria between dogs and humans established

In 2015, a New Delhi-metallo-beta-lactamase (NDM) Escherichia coli bacteria was discovered in two Finnish dogs. A…

New microscopy works at extreme heat, sheds light on alloys for nuclear reactors

A new microscopy technique allows researchers to track microstructural changes in real time, even when a…

Physician burnout in small practices is dramatically lower than national average

Physicians who work in small, independent primary care practices -- also known as SIPs -- report…

Releasing our inner jellyfish in the fight against infection

How mucus genes dating back to our time as a jellyfish could be key in our…

Jumping genes: Cross species transfer of genes has driven evolution

Far from just being the product of our parents, scientists have now shown that widespread transfer…

Simple test to predict rare cancers’ likely spread

Circulating tumor cell clusters in the blood of head and neck patients with locally and regionally…

Kissing bugs kiss their hiding spots goodbye, thanks to tiny radio transmitters

Researchers have successfully attached miniature radio transmitters to kissing bugs and tracked their movements. Also known…

Medical errors may stem more from physician burnout than unsafe health care settings

Physician burnout is at least equally responsible for medical errors as unsafe medical workplace conditions, if…

First-trimester screening of pregnant women for elevated bacteria levels in urine

First-trimester screening of pregnant women for asymptomatic bacteriuria -- higher than normal bacteria levels without symptoms…