A recent study published in the journal Science reported that nearly 3 billion fewer birds exist today in North America than in 1970. “Three billion is a punch in the gut,” says Peter Marra, a […]
The immunizations led to “mostly sterilizing immunity”—the strongest type of immunity—from the virus. As reported in Science Immunology, researchers delivered the vaccine to 64 mice and then exposed them to genital herpes. After 28 days, they found […]
According to a new study, the method of delivery can influence the microbiome in infants’ guts, but differences were found to disappear overtimes. Scientists from the United Kingdom analyzed the DNA of gut microbiota from […]
Recently, a zebra foal with a dark coat and white polka dots has been spotted in Kenya’s Masai Mara National Reserve by photographer Frank Liu when he was on the search for rhinos and noticed […]
Bluebird Bio’s gene therapy medicine Zynteglo has been approved by European Commission based its clinical data from 32 adults and adolescents, for the treatment of blood disorder β-thalassemia in patients 12 years and older who […]
A study published in the open-access Journal of Eating Disorders suggests that the use of dating apps may be associated with an increased risk of unhealthy weight control behaviors, including vomiting, or use of laxative and diet […]
Altering the default order in which foods are shown on the screen, or offering substitutes lower in saturated fat could help customers make healthier choices when shopping for food online, according to a study published […]
New research traces fatal strains of the parasite Toxoplasma gondii in California sea otters to feral domestic cats and bobcats from nearby watersheds. The infection is fatal for only a fraction of the wild southern sea otters, […]
Research finds, a unique population of Icelandic walrus went extinct shortly after Norse settlement about 1,100 years ago. Walrus hunting for the ivory trade was probably the cause of extinction. It’s one of the earliest […]
Researchers from the Tulane University School of Medicine have discovered that some cancer cells survive chemotherapy by eating their neighboring tumor cells. The study, which will be published September 17 in the Journal of Cell Biology, […]
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