Economists and business leaders agree that innovation is a major force behind economic growth, but many disagree on what is…
Love matters: How parents’ love shapes children’s lives
Parents often put their own relationship on the back burner to concentrate on their children, but a new study shows…
Antibiotics discovered that kill bacteria in a new way
A new group of antibiotics with a unique approach to attacking bacteria has been discovered, making it a promising clinical…
Half of US deaths related to air pollution are linked to out-of-state emissions
More than half of all air-quality-related early deaths in the United States are a result of emissions originating outside of…
Cracking the code for hookworm infestation
Monash University researchers have uncovered a key way that hookworms evade the immune system – providing new hope in the…
New mouse model for celiac disease to speed research on treatments
Researchers have developed the first truly accurate mouse model of celiac disease. The animals have the same genetic and immune…
Huge bacteria-eating viruses close gap between life and non-life
Bacterial viruses, called bacteriophages, are simple genetic machines, relying on their bacterial hosts to replicate and spread. But scientists have…
Absent p53, oral cancers recruit and reprogram nerves to fuel tumor growth
Loss of an important tumor-suppressing gene allows head and neck cancer to spin off signals to nearby nerves, changing their…
Children’s fingertip injuries could signal abuse
Many children who suffer fingertip injuries have been abused, according to a new study. The researchers found that children who…
New drug leads could battle brain-eating amoebae
Brain-eating amoebae can cause particularly harmful forms of encephalitis, and more than 95% of people who develop these rare but…