Waiting more than 4 hours in emergency care for treatment is linked to heightened risks of death and a longer hospital stay for hip fracture patients, reveals a single centre study, published online ...

Despite considerable progress in the discovery and development of new cancer drugs, there are significant disparities in both the availability and timeliness of these medicines worldwide, with poorer ...

In a paper published recently in Nature Catalysis, a research team led by the University of California, Irvine describe how they engineered an efficient new enzyme that can produce a synthetic genetic ...

Quitting smoking even as late as at 75 years of age can meaningfully increase a person’s life expectancy, according to a new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, published by Elsevier ...

In the journal Science, researchers at the University of California, Irvine and other international institutions show that for the first time they have achieved atomic-scale observations of grain ...

WVU will utilize the Green Bank Observatory, located in Pocahontas County, for a new project that connects the University with community college students.

Proteins control most of the body’s functions, and their malfunction can have severe consequences, such as neurodegenerative diseases or cancer. Therefore, cells have mechanisms in place to control ...

Students don’t have to be friends, but they should be friendly. In other words, they should learn to be respectful of one ...

MIT engineers built a solar-powered desalination system that produces large quantities of clean water despite variations in ...

In the first report of its kind, researcher from the University of Buenos Aires evaluated the HIV reservoir in the breast milk cells of two women living with HIV (WLWH) who had been on successful long ...

New research from the University of Sydney shows that international conservation efforts account for approximately 10 percent of fish stocks on coral reefs.

The Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) hosts independent science journalists in its annual residency program, ...