Faulty immune receptor could be reason why many face HIV complications

Scientists have discovered SLAMF7, an immune receptor, has the ability to tone down the body's immune…

Opioids fueled a doubling of suicides and overdoses in the US

Suicides and drug overdoses kill American adults at twice the rate today as they did just…

Meds: Important discovery for ‘smart’ films and encapsulation

New study has found that the properties of a material commonly used to create conductive or…

Prescribed opioids raise risk of pneumonia in patients with and without HIV

Taking prescribed opioids raises the risk of pneumonia in individuals with and without HIV, a new…

Female penguins are getting stranded along the South American coast

Every year, thousands of Magellanic penguins are stranded along the South American coast -- from northern…

New approach may curb treatment-related skin fibrosis in cancer patients

A clinical-scientific team specializing in head-and-neck cancer has identified a way to manipulate metabolism to potentially…

Stem cell signal drives new bone building

In experiments in rats and human cells, researchers say they have added to evidence that a…

Balanced diet, exercise may not prevent gestational diabetes

A new study is the latest evidence that the 'first-line' strategy for preventing gestational diabetes mellitus…

Implicit attitudes can change over the long term

Data from more than 4 million tests completed between 2004 and 2016 show that Americans' explicit…

Deep low-frequency earthquakes indicate migration of magmatic fluids beneath Laacher See Volcano

Magma could rise from the upper mantle into the middle and upper crust beneath the Laacher…