The Jagged Shores of Pluto’s Highlands
This enhanced color view from NASA's New Horizons spacecraft zooms in on the southeastern portion of Pluto's great ice plains, where at lower right...
Older Americans with diabetes living longer without disability, US study shows
Older Americans with diabetes born in the 1940s are living longer and with less disability performing day to day tasks than those born 10...
World’s first vaccine developed against Toxic Shock Syndrome
Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS) is a severe circulatory and organ failure caused by bacterial toxins, usually triggered by bacteria from the Staphylococcus group. Researchers...
MS breakthrough: Replacing diseased immune system halts progression, allows repair
A clinical trial published in The Lancet, a top medical journal, shows that an intensive procedure that completely wipes out the immune system and...
Deep ‘scars’ from ancient geological events play role in current earthquakes
A proposed perennial plate tectonic map. Present-day plate boundaries (white lines), with hidden ancient plate boundaries that may reactivate to control plate tectonics (yellow...
Milky Way now hidden from one-third of humanity
Light pollution now blots out the Milky Way for eight in 10 Americans. Bright areas in this map show where the sky glow from...
Landmark study shows acute myeloid leukaemia is at least 11 different diseases
Scientists at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and their international collaborators have shown that Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) is not a single disorder, but...
For the first time, air pollution emerges as a leading risk factor for stroke...
The findings, from an analysis of global trends of risk factors for stroke between 1990-2013, also show that over 90% of the global burden...
Many with migraines have vitamin deficiencies, says study
A high percentage of children, teens and young adults with migraines appear to have mild deficiencies in vitamin D, riboflavin and coenzyme Q10 --...
NGC 6888: The Crescent Nebula
NGC 6888, also known as the Crescent Nebula, is a cosmic bubble about 25 light-years across, blown by winds from its central, bright, massive...
Rowan researchers develop blood test that detects early Alzheimer’s disease
A research team, led by Dr. Robert Nagele from Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine and Durin Technologies, Inc., has announced the development of...
