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(Pensoft Publishers) New to science species of Australian jumping spider was named after Hamburg-born fashion icon Karl Lagerfeld (1933-2019) after the arachnid reminded its discoverers of the designer. Intrigued by the ...

(Credit: Sergey Uryadnikov/Shutterstock) Within the rainforests of Salonga National Park, in the heart of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, bonobos wade through swamps. The slender, three-and-a-half-foot tall apes ar...

(The Endocrine Society) Antidepressants reduce deaths by more than a third in patients with diabetes and depression, according to a study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolis...

(eLife ) Teenagers with large amounts of grey matter in the brain at age 14 are more likely to increase their alcohol use over the next five years, according to a whole brain imaging study reported today in eLife.

(Carnegie Institution for Science) In humans, the gut microbiome is an ecosystem of hundreds to thousands of microbial species living within the gastrointestinal tract, influencing health and even longevity. As interest ...

(University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) One in 10 people with this condition were born with a mutation in the TTN gene, but -- until now -- it has been unclear whether everyone with these mutations will inevitabl...

(Oregon State University) Military veterans exposed to combat were more likely to exhibit signs of depression and anxiety in later life than veterans who had not seen combat, a new study from Oregon State University show...

(University Health Network) Canada's largest-ever concussion study, led by researchers at Toronto Rehab, has uncovered rates that are nearly double what has previously been recorded, showcasing the need for increased edu...

(Florida Museum of Natural History) In 2018, a Florida man found a piece of tooth embedded in his foot from a shark bite off Flagler Beach 24 years earlier. A DNA test of the tooth, conducted by scientists at the Florida...

(University of Dundee) A multi-million pound partnership will see the University of Dundee partner with the Korean company Bukwang Pharm to develop new drug targets for Parkinson's Disease. The work will see researchers ...

(Brigham and Women's Hospital) A pressing question in diabetes research is how elevated blood levels of sugar, cholesterol, and fat may contribute to blood vessel damage in relation to the diet. A new study by investigat...

(Future Science Group) Future Science Group (FSG) is pleased to announce the publication of the first issue of its new open access journal, Future Drug Discovery.

(University of Cambridge) A new study in marmoset monkeys suggests that individual variation in genes alters our ability to regulate emotions, providing new insights that could help in the development of personalised the...

(Human Frontier Science Program) The 2019 Winner of the Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) Nakasone Award will be announced, and will answer reporters questions and give interviews about his scientific discoveries whi...

(Indiana University) MindX Sciences, a startup founded on science developed at Indiana University, is working to commercialize the first objective tests to assess pain and a number of mental health issues that historical...

(International Osteoporosis Foundation) A new publication by the IOF Cancer and Bone Working Group provides succinct recommendations for essential long-term follow-up of bone health in childhood cancer survivors. It aims...

(Texas A&M University) When governments and institutions deploy epidemic forecast models when facing an outbreak, they sometimes fail to factor in human behavior and over-allocate precious resources as a result. Thanks t...

(University of Bath) Scientists from the University of Bath are challenging the claims of two high profile papers from 2018 which reported that in the mouse, RNA has to be added to sperm for them to be fully fertile. The...

(University of Oklahoma) Women with ovarian cancer who have undergone four or more rounds of chemotherapy typically haven't had much hope that another treatment option will lengthen their lives in a meaningful way. Howev...

(University of Luxembourg) Researchers from the Life Sciences Research Unit (LSRU) of the University of Luxembourg have developed a computer model that simulates the metabolism of cancer cells. They used the programme to...

(Cancer Research UK) New figures from Cancer Research UK show that people who are obese now outnumber people who smoke two to one in the UK, and excess weight causes more cases of certain cancers than smoking, as the cha...

(University of California - San Diego) Adolescent depression increases with exposure to pesticides, a study in the Ecuadorian Andes shows.