Silence is golden: Suppressing host response to Ebola virus may help to control infection

The Ebola virus causes a severe, often fatal illness when it infects the human body. Initially…

Lack of staffing, funds prevent marine protected areas from realizing full potential

Marine protected areas (MPAs) are an increasingly popular strategy for protecting marine biodiversity, but a new…

How does spousal suicide affect bereaved spouse mentally, physically?

People bereaved by the suicide of a spouse were at increased risk for mental and physical…

Use of mobile app reduces number of in-person follow-up visits after surgery

Patients who underwent ambulatory breast reconstruction and used a mobile app for follow-up care had fewer…

Tiller the Hun? Farmers in Roman Empire converted to Hun lifestyle — and vice versa

New archaeological analysis suggests people of Western Roman Empire switched between Hunnic nomadism and settled farming…

Surprising new role for lungs: Making blood

Using video microscopy in the living mouse lung, scientists have revealed that the lungs play a…

First mutations in human life discovered

The earliest mutations of human life have been observed by researchers. Analyzing genomes from adult cells,…

New study shakes the roots of the dinosaur family tree

More than a century of theory about the evolutionary history of dinosaurs has been turned on…

Brief module effective in teaching hemorrhage control basics to staff in a large workplace

A medical team has developed a way to effectively provide a large group of people with…

Molecular ‘treasure maps’ to help discover new materials

Scientists have developed a new method which has the potential to revolutionise the way we search…