Young women’s gradual weight gain lifts pregnancy blood pressure danger

Researchers are challenging women to start thinking about pre-pregnancy health sooner, with the finding that years…

Time flies: Insect fossils in amber shed light on India’s geological history

Researchers have identified three new species of insects encased in Cambay amber dating from over 54…

Chemists create the ultimate natural sunscreen

Chemists, materials scientists and nanoengineers have created what may be the ultimate natural sunscreen. They report…

Study sheds light on link between diseases like Alzheimer’s and normal aging in the brain

Neurodegenerative diseases are often associated with protein aggregates, highly intractable clumps of protein. Experiments on roundworms…

During heat waves, urban trees can increase ground-level ozone

Planting trees is a popular strategy to help make cities 'greener,' both literally and figuratively. But…

Microbial fuel cell converts methane to electricity

Transporting methane from gas wellheads to market provides multiple opportunities for this greenhouse gas to leak…

Analysis examines safety of antidepressant use during pregnancy

Use of fluoxetine -- the most commonly prescribed antidepressant -- during pregnancy is linked with a…

Tool may help determine older adults’ history of sports concussions

A new study in retired athletes takes the first steps in developing an objective tool for…

New test to rapidly diagnose sepsis

Researchers have developed a test that can rapidly and reliably diagnose sepsis, a potentially life-threatening complication…

How herbicide use and climate affect monarch butterflies

An analysis of data in Illinois has found a link between higher county-level use of an…