First Clinical Trial of Stem Cell Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease Seven patients will be followed for 2 years after being injected with stem cells, with the hopes of replacing the brain cells that have died. August 16, 2018 by Nathan Gock Read More
Detecting Toxins Produced by Algae A portable tool for detecting the cyanobacteria toxin responsible for harmful algal blooms in drinking water sources may be soon on its way August 14, 2018 by Mary Sabuda Read More
Babies Learn About Eye Contact Early in Life More evidence shows that socializing is an important human behavior for brain development, even for infants. August 2, 2018 by Stefanie Rosado Read More
Effects of Gender and Alcohol Use on US Veterans with HIV Female veterans have poorer HIV outcomes than male veterans, and alcohol use hurts HIV outcomes regardless of gender. July 31, 2018 by Caroline Vrana Read More
Risk Factors for Heavy Metal Exposure in Children Eating fish, using traditional Chinese herbs, less education, and low income predicted higher levels of mercury and lead exposure. July 30, 2018 by Sciworthy Staff Read More
New understanding of an ancient man and his tools The remains of an incredibly well-preserved man and his toolbox taught scientists that specialized labor and trade have been around for thousands of years. July 23, 2018 by Logan King Read More
Ivy Can Protect Buildings from Frost Ivy acts as a thermal blanket for masonry buildings and protects them from damage by frost by Namrata Dave Read More
Bulking Up: Increasing Muscle Mass in Fish with Gene Editing Researchers increase the amount of edible flesh in red sea bream by editing the gene for a hormone that restricts muscle growth July 20, 2018 by Erica Curles Read More
What happens if we send signals into space? Scientists explore potential risks of intentionally and unintentionally transmitting information into space July 16, 2018 by Sciworthy Staff Read More
How Humans Can Influence Evolution of Other Species Scientists recently published an analysis of how humans affect evolution, and why we should care July 9, 2018 by Sciworthy Staff Read More
