Novel study links fetal exposure to nicotine and sudden infant death syndrome

In utero exposure to nicotine has postnatal effects on development of the heart and its response…

Nanovaccine boosts immunity in sufferers of metabolic syndrome

A new class of biomaterial developed by researchers for an infectious disease nanovaccine effectively boosted immunity…

Cancer prevention drug also disables H. pylori bacterium

A medicine currently being tested as a chemoprevention agent for multiple types of cancer has more…

A bad bout of flu triggers ‘taste bud cells’ to grow in the lungs

When researchers examined mice that had recovered from severe influenza, they came upon a surprising discovery:…

Winds of change: Solar variability weakens the Walker cell

Researchers have found robust evidence for signatures of the 11-year sunspot cycle in the tropical Pacific.…

3D-printed tissues may keep athletes in action

Bioscientists have learned to 3D-print scaffolds that may help heal osteochondral injuries of the sort suffered…

Dark matter experiment finds no evidence of axions

Physicists have performed the first run of a new experiment to detect axions -- hypothetical particles…

Scientists discover potential sustainable energy technology for the household refrigerator

While many advancements have been in improving its efficiency, the refrigerator still consumes considerable energy each…

A key to soybean cyst nematode growth identified

The soybean cyst nematode, one of the crop's most destructive pests, isn't like most of its…

Deep groundwater may generate surface streams on Mars

New research suggests that deep groundwater could still be active on Mars and could originate surface…