CDC and FDA try to contain Cyclosporiasis Outbreak

CHEMISTRY 08.26.2015 23:11 PM

Authorities concluded Cilantro form Puebla, Mexico as the main culprit for the Cyclosporiasis Outbreaks in the U.S.

Nanoscopic Pores Are Used By Researchers To Investigate Protein Structure

08.25.2015 23:02 PM

Researchers designed a new method of gene sequencing a strand of DNA's bases that can also be applied to proteins as a way to better undertand their structure.

New Technique Allows Lighting Up Cancer Cells To Discover Diseased Cells In Low Concentrations

08.25.2015 22:40 PM

Researchers in China have developed nanocrystals to be used in the next generation of medical imaging technologies.

Research Finds Breastfeeding Could Expose Babies To Toxic Chemicals

08.23.2015 21:33 PM

New study claims that breastfeeding may expose babies to a class of industrial chemicals that are linked with interference with immune function and cancer.

At Least 25 American States Are Facing Lice Resistant To Common Treatments -Study

08.19.2015 02:03 AM

Researchers have found that in 25 American states 104 out of the 109 lice populations tested had high levels of gene mutations linked to resistance to pyrethroids, the common lice treatment.

Study Reveals New Insights On Origin Of Life

08.13.2015 23:05 PM

A new study brings new insights on the origin of life on Earth and the structure of the first cells.

Urine Test Detects Pancreatic Cancer At An Early Age

08.06.2015 00:29 AM

Pancreatic cancer belongs to the deadliest cancer of the world and has the highest listed date rate. Early detection of pancreatic cancer can lead to high survival rate and this can be done with a simple urine test.

Ecstasy for the Terminally Ill? Will This Party Drug Prove Effective Against Anxiety?

05.28.2015 15:50 PM

Scientists from the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) are hoping to help 18 terminally ill patients relieve their anxiety, depression, and fear in the next year during extended psychotherapy sessions enhanced by MDMA (ecstasy). The Marin County-based double-blind trial will see subjects test either full doses of MDMA (125 milligrams) or active placebo doses (30 milligrams).

Ocean Microbes and How They Affect Our Atmosphere in the Age of Climate Change

05.19.2015 13:32 PM

That restorative sea breeze you enjoy on your vacation is more complex than most of us realize. Now, researchers from the Center for Aerosol Impacts on Climate and the Environment (CAICE) have demonstrated that microbes in seawater influence our climate, shaping the ways that sunlight enters the ocean as clouds form. The study recently presented to the American Chemical Society shows that it is the microbes in the seawater that control the way sea spray enters into the atmosphere, and everything that follows that.

The Future of Home-Brewed Medicines and How Researchers Are Pushing Past Original Elixirs

05.19.2015 13:28 PM

Humans have always sought ways to alter their consciousness. Throughout our history as a species we have created and improved techniques for growing, brewing, processing, and, now, synthesizing mind-altering substances. Now, researchers from Concordia University in Quebec and University of California, Berkeley have detailed the steps needed to morphine from scratch from a simple yeast fungus.

How to Make Biofuel: Feeding Algae with Wastewater

04.04.2015 11:41 AM

Feeding Algae with Wastewater, Makng Biofuel As society shifts to wanting more sustainable sources fuels and other products, many groups are looking at different organisms to act as biological factories.

Scientists Develop New Insecticide to Fight Off Mosquitoes

04.02.2015 15:13 PM

New Tool in the Fight against Mosquitoes Most people care about animals, some are even vegetarians or vegans, but not many people care about insects. Still, no insectgets so much active hate as the mosquito.

Cure for Cancer: Cure-All Borrelidin Molecule Could Hold the Key to Cancer Treatment

04.02.2015 10:27 AM

New Drug Candidate Is Anti-Everything Natural or traditional medicine usually isn't the strongest option when combating a disease. However, studying traditional herbs and other natural products can be an excellent starting point for modern medicine.

Alzheimer's Treatment and Cure: Cancer Drug Restores Memory in Mice, Holds Promise as Alzheimer’s Treatment

04.01.2015 16:11 PM

A repurposed cancer drug has had successful results in reversing memory loss and cognitive problems in mice with Alzheimer's-like symptoms.

Scientists Make Temperature Sensor From Tobacco Cells

04.01.2015 16:10 PM

Temperature Sensor Made from Tobacco Cells Scientists and engineers love copying nature, there is even a term for it, biomimicry. Evolution has usually had thousands, millions, if not billions of years to perfect a mechanism, so it's usually pretty good.