Depression strongly linked to higher long-term risk of early death for both women, men

Despite increased awareness about mental illness, depression remains strongly linked to a higher risk of early…

Biosimilar drugs could cut US health spending by $54 billion over next decade

Biosimilar drugs have been touted as one strategy to help curb the runaway costs of biologics…

Symptom burden may increase hospital length of stay, readmission risk in advanced cancer

Hospitalized patients with advanced cancer who report more intense and numerous physical and psychological symptoms appear…

How the microbiome is linked to autoimmune disorders

A new study reveals a new mechanism in the gut microbiome that regulates pro- and anti-inflammatory…

Vaquita porpoise rescued as part of VaquitaCPR conservation project, then released

Scientists with the VaquitaCPR conservation project announced they succeeded in locating and rescuing a highly endangered…

Key discoveries offer significant hope of reversing antibiotic resistance

Two recent studies provide significant new hope in the fight against antibiotic resistance. By identifying what…

Zircon as Earth’s timekeeper: Are we reading the clock right?

Zircon crystals in igneous rocks must be carefully examined and not relied upon solely to predict…

Birds without own brood help other birds with parenting, but not selflessly

Birds will sometimes care for the offspring of other birds of their own species if they…

Taming ‘wild’ electrons in graphene

Graphene -- a one-atom-thick layer of carbon -- is a better conductor than copper and is…

Scientists track ovarian cancers to site of origin: Fallopian tubes

Some scientists have suspected that the most common form of ovarian cancer may originate in the…