In recent decades, the rate at which humans worldwide are pumping dry the vast underground stores of water that billions depend on has more than doubl...
They challenge the mountain ranges of the Alps, the Andes and the Himalayas in size yet surprisingly little is known about seamounts, the vast mountai...
Severe injury to the esophagus（食管，食道） can occur after a child swallows a disc battery, according to a report in the September issue of Archives of Oto...
Clues to consumer behavior may be lurking（潜伏） our genes, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. "We examine a wide range o...
The emerging idea that obesity may have an infectious origin gets new support in a cross-sectional study by University of California, San Diego School...
Deleting a certain gene in mice can make them smarter by unlocking a mysterious region of the brain considered to be relatively inflexible, scientists...
A drug commonly used for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary（肺的） disease (COPD) successfully treats adults whose asthma is not well-control...
Rutgers researchers have discovered how HIV-1, the virus that causes AIDS, resists AZT, a drug widely used to treat AIDS. The scientists, who report t...
Individuals with disrupting mutations in the BRCA1 gene are known to be at substantially（实质上，大体上） increased risk of breast cancer throughout their liv...
This press relase is available in Spanish. Spoilage（损坏，糟蹋） bacteria that can cause red coloration of pickles' skin during fermentation（发酵） may act...