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Have you ever taken the antibiotic vancomycin? As a commonly prescribed antibiotic for colitis and infections caused by Clostridium difficile, vancomycin i...
Stormwater pollution is a big problem for LA beaches, report researchers with Heal the Bay, a non-profit environmental organization in the area. Scientists...
The Chemical & Engineering News, an outlet by American Chemical Society (ACS), polled its audience for the most interesting molecules that were reporte...
New research suggests physical activity could act as a tool to prevent increased risk for prostate cancer. The research comes from scientists at the U...
As the first state to legalize medical marijuana, California is to date one of the largest cannabis markets in the United States. A nine-member panel of sc...
People who carry certain mutations in gene CHD8, a gene strongly linked to autism, tend to be taller and have larger heads than the average person. They al...
Alcoholic liver injury is caused by overconsumption of alcohol, something that can lead to serious diseases such as liver steatosis, liver cirrhosis and li...
While it may be the most wonderful time of the year filled with an abundance of sweet treats, new research cautions those prone to depression to put that c...
Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov famously trained the canines in his experiments to salivate in response to the sound of a metronome, which was a showcase...
A computer game, on the verge of becoming a smartphone app, can use math to detect a patient’s comfort with risk-taking. Specifically, the game is ba...
Researchers have discovered a new autoinflammatory disease, which they have called CRIA (cleavage-resistant RIPK1-induced autoinflammatory) syndrome....
In trying to understand complex phenomena in the human body, researchers usually have to turn to oversimplified biological models. Amongst the easiest to u...
If you haven't picked up from popular science news outlets, you probably have heard of a thing or two about a troublesome notion from the acclaimed The...
At first glance what do you see -- a young woman? Or perhaps a smooth jazz artist? This classic optical illusion occurs due to a phenomenon known as binocu...
Flamingos are highly discernable birds best known for their bright pink appearance and long, thin legs. But have you ever wondered why these birds are the...
Astronomers often turn to NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope when they fancy observing any of the plethora of distant nebulae in outer space. Nebulae are...
A specialized form of T cell emerges as a new focus for gastrointestinal health research, specifically in the context of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) f...