Shortage of drug to treat low blood pressure from septic shock associated with increased deaths

Patients with septic shock admitted to hospitals affected by the 2011 shortage of the drug norepinephrine…

Fish evolve by playing it safe

New research supports the creation of more marine reserves in the world's oceans because, the authors…

Frequent dining out may lead to food budget-busting behaviors

People who frequently dine out --including workers who often eat out for lunch -- may struggle…

Interferon drug shows promise in treating Ebola

A pilot study of a class of drugs used to treat hepatitis and some forms of…

Researchers identify potential treatment for type of muscle and brain degenerative disease

Researchers have discovered the molecular basis of an incurable disease known as inclusion body myopathy, explains…

New medicine to prevent mothers dying in childbirth succeeds in first trial in humans

Positive results have been announced from a first-in-human study of a new, inhaled form of a…

Finding the ‘ghost particles’ might be more challenging than what we thought

Results from the NEOS experiment on sterile neutrinos differ partly from the theoretical expectations.

Structural knowledge of the DNA repair complex

New research provides mechanistic insight into how DNA is monitored and repaired if damage occurs. The…

Less radiation in inner Van Allen belt than previously believed

The inner Van Allen belt has less radiation than previously believed, according to a recent study.…

NASA’s swift mission maps a star’s ‘death spiral’ into a Black Hole

Astronomers measured the light produced when a sun-like star wandered too close to a 3-million-solar-mass black…