Good ribbance: Dinosaur rib bones reveal remnants of 195-million-year-old protein

Is fossilized rock all that remains when a dinosaur decomposes? New research provides the first evidence…

Increased food assistance benefits could result in fewer ER visits

SNAP benefits reduced the incidence of extreme poverty by 13.2 percent and child poverty by 15.5…

New radiotracer could make diagnosing prostate cancer faster and easier

A new radiotracer has been developed to diagnose prostate cancer. Prostate cancer is the fifth leading…

Coordinates of more than 23,000 atoms in technologically important material mapped

Physicists have mapped the coordinates of more than 23,000 individual atoms in a tiny iron-platinum nanoparticle…

Scientists prove new approach to Polio vaccines works

Scientists have identified new ways to provide vaccines against polio, which do not require the growth…

Food and beverage industry marketing kids to ‘death’

Marketing is big business and it is sophisticated. Millions of dollars are spent targeting children and…

GIANT study finds rare, but influential, genetic changes related to height

In the largest, deepest search to date, scientists uncovered 83 new DNA changes that affect human…

Discovery of new T-cell subtype opens window on rheumatoid arthritis

Researchers have carefully scrutinized the immune cells from patients with rheumatoid arthritis, revealing a striking new…

Atlanta Falcons predicted to win Super Bowl

The Atlanta Falcons will defeat the New England Patriots in Super Bowl 51. This prediction comes…

Older adults who take many medications have a higher risk for becoming frail

Recently, a team of researchers examined information from a large study of older adults to learn…