Evidence-based recommendations aimed at reducing Illinois gun violence

Illinois could reduce the number of people killed each year by gun violence by implementing ten…

New drug for Duchenne muscular dystrophy clears phase 1 clinical trial testing in boys

Patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) have few treatment options. Medications currently available or in development…

Getting to the bottom of fairy circles

Fairy circles are round gaps in arid grassland that are distributed very uniformly over the landscape…

Aquatic microorganism could inspire soft robots able to move fast in narrow spaces

Euglena cells are unicellular organisms that spend most of their time on swimming by beating their…

Good news: Habitats worthy of protection in Germany are protected, study finds

The world's largest coordinated network of protected areas is not located at the South Pole or…

Smoking cessation may reduce risk of rheumatoid arthritis

Analysis of data from the Nurses' Health Studies demonstrates for first time that behavior change can…

Dermal disruption: Amphibian skin bacteria is more diverse in cold, variable environments

Researchers swabbed more than 2300 animals representing 205 amphibian species to better understand the ecology of…

PET scans show biomarkers could spare some breast cancer patients from chemotherapy

In an effort to further individualize therapy and avoid over-treating patients, researchers report a new study…

Signals on the scales: How the brain processes images

How are the images cast on the retina reassembled in the brain? Researchers have found that…

Equilibrium: When does one of the central ideas in economics work?

Many situations in economics are complicated and competitive. New research raises the question of whether many…