Increasing use, and misuse, of benzodiazepines

More than one in eight US adults (12.6 percent) used benzodiazepines in the past year, up…

New RNA sequencing strategy provides insight into microbiomes

Scientists have demonstrated the application of high-throughput transfer RNA sequencing to gut microbiome samples from mice…

One year later, barbershop intervention continues to lower blood pressure

In a 12-month follow-up study, reductions in systolic blood pressure observed at six months were sustained…

One year later, barbershop intervention continues to lower blood pressure

In a 12-month follow-up study, reductions in systolic blood pressure observed at six months were sustained…

Jiggly Jell-O to make powerful new hydrogen fuel catalyst

A cheap and effective new catalyst can generate hydrogen fuel from water just as efficiently as…

Wiring diagram of the brain provides a clearer picture of brain scan data

Neuroscientists have used data from the human brain connectome -- a publicly available 'wiring diagram' of…

Treatment shown to improve the odds against bone marrow cancer

Hope has emerged for patients with a serious type of bone marrow cancer as new research…

A damming trend

Hundreds of dams are being proposed for Mekong River basin in Southeast Asia. The negative social…

Geneticists make new discovery about how a baby’s sex is determined

Medical researchers have made a new discovery about how a baby's sex is determined: it's not…

For these critically endangered marine turtles, climate change could be a knockout blow

Researchers suggest that projected increases in air temperatures, rainfall inundation and blistering solar radiation could significantly…