University of Cincinnati (UC) researchers have been awarded a five-year, $2.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study an isoform that plays a critical role in human ...

People who are better at noticing fine details in sound—an ability known as auditory precision—can master the pronunciation of new languages faster and more accurately than other learners, a new study ...

New research led by the University of Colorado Anschutz is offering hope to people living with stiff person syndrome (SPS), showing that a CAR T-cell therapy may help change the course of the disease, ...

Social media platforms, such as Facebook, Instagram and TikTok, are used daily by many adults and young people worldwide. Recently, these platforms have become the focus of numerous debates, with some ...

A biochemist at the University of California, Riverside, has received a grant from the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs, or CDMRP, of the U.S. Department of Defense to develop a ...

Mākaka (native broom) and kōwhai seeds might be able to survive the heat of fires, new research shows. Scientists heated native and exotic seeds in a lab oven to temperatures they may face in the soil ...

JAMA and McGraw-Hill announce publication of a new book—Care at the Close of Life: Evidence and Experience, which is a new addition to the JAMAevidence series, Care at the Close of Life, and offers ...

A UT Arlington multi-disciplinary team is optimizing and integrating volumes of data in a National Science Foundation research project to help physicians make better, more informed decisions about ...

Levothyroxine is considered the gold standard therapy for an underactive thyroid gland (hypothyroidism), and a new review of therapies for the condition—including combining levothyroxine with another ...

Watermarks have long protected everything from bank notes and fine art to digital photographs and software, helping prove authenticity and trace an object's origin. Their main function is to protect ...

The Chronic Fatigue Initiative (CFI) — a new privately funded research directive focused on chronic fatigue syndrome — announced a substantial grant to a Columbia University research team to ...

Extreme heat can have a profound impact on wild animals, causing their death in the most extreme cases and leaving less visible marks in others. Understanding the effects of temperature changes on ...