Study: Researchers have traced the origins of a rare genetic disease to two Quebec...
There are only 25 people in the whole of Quebec at the moment who have a rare recessive genetic disease called chronic atrial...
Study: What sets primates apart from other mammals? (Details)
University of Otago researchers have discovered information about a gene that sets primates -- great apes and humans -- apart from other mammals,...
Study: Our brain on alert in a flash — (Details)
Sight and hearing are the two main sensory modalities allowing us to interact with our environment. But what happens within the brain when...
Study: Natural compound 2HF treats leishmaniasis infections, study finds — (Details)
Current treatment options for the parasitic disease leishmaniasis are largely ineffective, expensive, and tend to be plagued by resistant parasites and side effects....
Study: Genome of blue-fronted Amazon parrot compared with 30 other long-lived birds — ...
Parrots are famously talkative, and a blue-fronted Amazon parrot named Moises -- or at least its genome -- is telling scientists volumes about...
Study: Artificial synapses made from nanowires — (Details)
Scientists from Jülich together with colleagues from Aachen and Turin have produced a memristive element made from nanowires that functions in much the...
Study: Using graphene to detect ALS, other neurodegenerative diseases — (Details)
The wonders of graphene are numerous -- it can enable flexible electronic components, enhance solar cell capacity, filter the finest subatomic particles and...
Study: Sensors developed to detect and measure cancer’s ability to spread — (Details)
The spread of invasive cancer cells from a tumor's original site to distant parts of the body is known as metastasis. It is...
Study: Up to now, it has not been clear if these cells might be...
Seasonal influenza vaccines are typically less than 50 percent effective, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention studies. Research at the University...
Study: Harmful, unfounded myths about migration and health have become accepted, used to justify...
Public health protection and cost savings are often used as reasons to restrict migrants' access to health care, or to deny them entry....
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Hey ISIS, You Suck: Local Muslims Post Anti-ISIS Billboard
A new billboard on Manchester Road in Missouri reads, "HEY ISIS, YOU SUCK!!! From: #ActualMuslims."
A group of Muslim-Americans have put up a blunt billboard...
