Evidence of Zika virus found in tears
This visual abstract the findings of Miner et al., who describe how ZIKV infection in the eye results in inflammation and injury. ZIKV infected...
Browsing antelope turned ancient African forests into grassy savanna ecosystems
The arrival of medium and large antelope in Africa coincides directly with the evolution of thorn trees in the African savanna.Credit: Gareth Hempson
Millions of...
Scientists discover what extraordinary compounds may be hidden inside Uranus and Neptune
The interior structure of Uranus is illustrated.Credit: MIPT Press office
Using computer modeling, chemists from MIPT and Skoltech (the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology)...
How financing constraints affect workplace safety
More than 3.5 million workplace injuries and illnesses occur each year in the United States, costing an estimated $250 billion annually.
A new study from...
Sex in later life: Better for women than men?
Having sex frequently -- and enjoying it -- puts older men at higher risk for heart attacks and other cardiovascular problems. For older women,...
Brown dwarfs hiding in plain sight in our solar neighborhood
Cool brown dwarfs are a hot topic in astronomy right now. Smaller than stars and bigger than giant planets, they hold promise for helping...
High quality evidence suggests Vitamin D can reduce asthma attacks
A new Cochrane Review, published in theCochrane Library today, has found evidence from randomised trials, that taking an oral vitamin D supplement in addition...
Carnegie Mellon Researchers discover the cause of vastly different thermal conductivities in superatomic structural...
Credit: Carnegie Mellon University Mechanical Engineering
Researchers found that the thermal conductivity of superatom crystals is directly related to the rotational disorder within those structures....
New insight into the progression of tuberculosis infection
Myobacterium tuberculosis. Credit: Imperial College London
A new study suggests it may be possible to predict which people infected with TB will develop the disease.
Scientists...
Early life exposure to antibiotics is related to increased risk of allergies later in...
Antibiotics early in life may contribute to allergies later. Credit: © Al Fed / Flickr
Research presented today (6 September, 2016) at this year's European...
Biobank storage time affects blood test results
The amount of time a blood sample used for medical research has been stored at a biobank may affect the test results as much...
