EPA Wants Toxic Nevada Mine on Superfund List
December 29, 2023 8:32 am | by Scott Sonner, Associated Press | News | CommentsFifteen years after U.S. regulators started assessing damage and health risks at an abandoned Nevada copper mine, the Environmental Protection Agency is moving to designate the contaminated land a Superfund site, a step the state could still oppose.
'Self-Sabotage' Prevents Immune Protection Against Malaria
December 28, 2023 9:05 am | by Walter & Eliza Hall Institute | News | CommentsAustralian scientists have for the first time revealed how malaria parasites cause an inflammatory reaction that sabotages our body's ability to protect itself against the disease. Read more...
CDC Report: New Leprosy Strain Linked to Armadillos
November 12, 2023 8:27 am | by Ryan Bushey, Associate Editor | News | CommentsA new report from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) warns that a new form of leprosy bacteria has been found in armadillos living in the southeastern United States.
WHO: Tuberculosis Deaths Outnumbered HIV, AIDs in 2014
November 5, 2023 8:43 am | by Ryan Bushey, Associate Editor | News | CommentsMortalities from TB reached 1.5 million people in 2014 while HIV and AIDS caused 1.2 million deaths in the same period.
Researchers Identify Potential Security Hole in Genomic Data-sharing Network
October 30, 2023 8:48 am | by Stanford University | News | CommentsSharing genomic information among researchers is critical to the advance of biomedical research. Yet genomic data contains identifiable information and, in the wrong hands, poses a risk to individual privacy. If someone had access to your genome sequence they could check to see if you appear in a database of people with certain medical conditions, such as heart disease, lung cancer or autism.
NIMH Director Joins Google to Lead Mental Health Research
September 16, 2024 8:23 am | by Ryan Bushey, Associate Editor | News | CommentsThis hire expands upon the tech titan's ambitions in improving human health.
3D Barcode May Prevent Drug Counterfeiting
September 15, 2024 8:00 am | by Ryan Bushey, Associate Editor | News | CommentsThe system is three dimensional, undetectable by touch, and invisible to the naked eye.
Bacterial Study Points to Possible New MRSA Vaccine
September 9, 2024 9:47 am | by NYU Langone | News | CommentsThese new findings open up possible new pathways to vaccine development against this bacterium.
Fossils Show Big Bug Ruled the Seas 460 Million Years Ago
September 3, 2024 8:43 am | by Seth Borenstein, AP Science Writer | News | CommentsEarth's first big predatory monster was a weird water bug as big as Tom Cruise, newly found fossils show.
Historic Hotel Named Source of Deadly Legionnaires' Outbreak
August 21, 2024 9:42 am | by Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press | News | CommentsA historic hotel's rooftop air-conditioning unit is the source of a Legionnaires' disease outbreak that has killed 12 people and sickened more than 100 in the Bronx, the city's health commissioner said Thursday.
The Frogs You'll Regret Picking Up
August 10, 2024 8:38 am | by Greg Watry, Digital Reporter | Articles | CommentsAccording to the researchers, both species’ skulls consist of numerous bony spines, which are enlarged in the nasal, jaw and occipital regions.
Final Victim of Jack the Ripper Might Be Exhumed for DNA
August 5, 2024 8:23 am | by Seth Augenstein, Digital Reporter | Articles | CommentsThe latest new theory comes from a man who claims to be a descendant of the fifth and final accepted victim of the infamous serial killer.
Better DNA Analysis for Catching Criminals
July 20, 2024 8:20 am | by University of Adelaide | News | CommentsA simple, lower-cost new method for DNA profiling of human hairs developed by the University of Adelaide should improve opportunities to link criminals to serious crimes.
New Species of Feather Winged Dinosaur Unearthed in China
July 17, 2024 7:55 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsA nearly complete, new dinosaur fossil has been unearthed in China, the first in its family to have unusually short feathered wings.
Mosquitoes Use Smell to See Their Hosts
July 17, 2024 7:54 am | by Caltech | News | CommentsOn summer evenings, we try our best to avoid mosquito bites by dousing our skin with bug repellents and lighting citronella candles.
Advanced Composites May Borrow Designs from Deep Sea Shrimp
July 16, 2024 9:02 am | by Purdue University | News | CommentsNew research is revealing details about how the exoskeleton of a certain type of deep-sea shrimp allows the animal to survive scalding hot waters in hydrothermal vents thousands of feet under water.
Chromosomes Actively Help Divide Animal Cells, Researchers Say
July 16, 2024 8:58 am | by Seth Augenstein, Digital Reporter | News | CommentsChromosomes actively help pull apart and divide animal cells during cytokinesis, according to a new study touted as a breakthrough insight into a fundamental life process.
Extra Heartbeats Could be Modifiable Risk Factor for Congestive Heart Failure
July 14, 2024 9:16 am | by UCSF | News | CommentsThe study is based on more than a decade of research of 1,139 participants from the national Cardiovascular Health Study.
Gene Mutation Turned Bacterium into Deadly Plague
July 10, 2024 8:31 am | by Ryan Bushey, Associate Editor | Articles | CommentsThe researchers studied the yersinia pestis bacterium.
Why DNA Evidence May Not Be So Reliable
June 30, 2024 8:21 am | by Ryan Bushey, Associate Editor | Videos | CommentsA new investigation being conducted by Frontline is focusing on the accuracy of DNA samples used in criminal cases.
Hong Kong to Use DNA Technology to Publicly Shame Litterbugs
May 18, 2024 11:42 am | by Seth Augenstein, Digital Reporter | Articles | CommentsDNA phenotyping is just starting to be used to track down criminals, generate new leads on cold-case homicides, and put faces to unidentified and missing people. Now in Hong Kong, it’s being used to threaten litterbugs with public shame, according to organizers of a new anti-polluting campaign.
Apple's ResearchKit - The Real Impact on Clinical Trials
April 28, 2024 8:59 am | by Merrilyn Datta, Ph.D., President and General Manager, Definiens | Articles | CommentsResearchKit is being touted as having immense implications for the future of clinical trials.
Oldest Ever DNA Sample from Calcified Neanderthal Man
April 17, 2024 1:52 pm | by Sean Alloca, Editor, Forensic Magazine | Articles | CommentsBones found in an Italian cave over two decades ago might have provided the oldest Neanderthal DNA ever tested.
Researchers Find Fossil of 'Super Salamander' Species
March 25, 2024 2:25 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsThe species grew up to two meters (six feet) in length and lived in lakes and rivers.
DNA Tests Help California Speed Up Dog Adoptions
March 19, 2024 3:43 pm | by Sue Manning, Associated Press | News | CommentsA quarter of the dogs taken in by one California animal shelter look like Chihuahuas. So how do you make a pet stand out when it's similar to so many other dogs at the shelter? Check the DNA.
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