Nonmedical use of prescription drugs among young people: A growing global concern

Balancing a country's need to make prescription drugs available to those in need while simultaneously curbing…

Full(erene) potential

The addition of specific molecules to 'trap' charge carriers in semiconducting polymers proves to be a…

Jekyll and Hyde cells: Their role in brain injury and disease revealed

New research has shown how normally helpful brain cells can turn rogue and kill off other…

Atomic-scale view of bacterial proteins offers path to new tuberculosis drugs

In studying a cousin of the bacterium that causes tuberculosis, scientists have drawn a molecular map…

Search smarter not harder: Researchers present optimal strategy for foragers

Researchers reveal an optimal strategy for foragers -- animals searching for berries in the woods or prospectors…

One more reason to focus on prenatal care — Stronger muscles for newborn babies

Malnutrition and stress negatively affect muscle stem cells in the fetus, and this could have life-long…

Hubble captures brilliant star death in ‘rotten egg’ nebula

The Calabash Nebula -- which has the technical name OH 231.8+04.2 -- is a spectacular example…

Research team helps boeing set up nondestructive evaluation laboratory

Researchers recently worked with The Boeing Company to establish a new nondestructive evaluation laboratory that uses…

Research supports expanded use of cell free DNA prenatal testing

Non-invasive cell free DNA prenatal testing can be effectively and appropriately offered to all pregnant women,…

Efforts to restore imperiled Pando show promise says USU ecologist

Quaking aspen across the American West are stressed by a combination of sources, including drought, hungry…