Soy protein lowers cholesterol, study suggests

With the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) planning to remove soy from its list of…

Driving chemical reactions with light

How can chemical reactions be triggered by light, following the example of photosynthesis in nature? This…

Bullying among adolescents hurts both the victims and the perpetrators

About a tenth of adolescents across the globe have been the victim of psychological or physical…

Hunting jeopardizes forest carbon storage, yet is overlooked in climate mitigation efforts

The loss of animals, often due to unregulated or illegal hunting, has consequences for the carbon…

Rheumatoid arthritis drug diminishes Zika birth defects in mice

In experiments with pregnant mice infected with the Zika virus, researchers report they have successfully used…

Excessive use of skin cancer surgery curbed with awareness effort

Sometimes a little gentle peer persuasion goes a long way toward correcting a large problem.

Image-based computer model reveals finer details of tumor blood flow

Researchers have developed an image-based computer model of tumor behavior that captures more of the complexity…

Circulating tumor DNA gives treatment options for the most common ovarian cancer type

According to a new research, circulating tumor DNA can be used detect treatment options for ovarian…

Messenger cells bring good news for bone healing

How do bones heal, and how could they heal better? The answer to these questions may…

Banana disease boosted by climate change

Climate change has raised the risk of a fungal disease that ravages banana crops, new research…