State/Federal Effort to Reduce Illegal Tobacco Sales to Minors Shows Continued Success 27 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm

A new report on the Synar Amendment program - a federal and state partnership aimed at ending illegal tobacco sales to minors - shows that all the states and the District of Columbia have continued to...

Scientists Detect Magmatic Water on Moon's Surface 27 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm

Scientists have detected magmatic water -- water that originates from deep within the Moon's interior -- on the surface of the Moon. These findings, published in the August 25 issue of Nature Geoscien...

Novel Approach to Gene Regulation Can Activate Multiple Genes Simultaneously 27 Aug 2013 | 04:40 pm

By creating a powerful new gene regulation system called CRISPR-on, Whitehead Institute researchers now have the ability to increase the expression of multiple genes simultaneously and precisely manip...

Perception of Marijuana as a "Safe Drug" Is Scientifically Inaccurate 27 Aug 2013 | 04:15 pm

The nature of the teenage brain makes users of cannabis amongst this population particularly at risk of developing addictive behaviors and suffering other long-term negative effects.

UCLA Stem Cell Researcher Wins Prestigious McCulloch and Till Award 27 Aug 2013 | 05:50 am

Dr. Hanna Mikkola, member of the UCLA Eli & Edythe Broad Center for Regenerative Medicine & Stem Cell Research and the Jonsson Comprehensive Center and an associate professor of molecular, cell, and d...

Scientists Shut Down Reproductive Ability, Desire in Pest Insects 27 Aug 2013 | 04:00 am

Entomologists have identified a neuropeptide named natalisin that regulates the sexual activity and reproductive ability of insects. The finding may open new possibilities for environmentally friendly...

Oxygen-Generating Compound Shows Promise for Saving Tissue After Severe Injury 27 Aug 2013 | 03:00 am

The same compound in a common household clothes detergent shows promise as a treatment to preserve muscle tissue after severe injury. Researchers at the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center's Institute ...

Drug Blocks Light Sensors in Eye That May Trigger Migraine Attacks 27 Aug 2013 | 03:00 am

For many migraine sufferers, bright lights are a surefire way to exacerbate their headaches. And for some night-shift workers, just a stroll through a brightly lit parking lot during the morning commu...

NYIT Speech Pathologist Available to Discuss Successful Voice Therapies for Individuals with Parkinson's Disease 27 Aug 2013 | 02:50 am

Microneedle Patch Could Replace Standard Tuberculosis Skin Test 27 Aug 2013 | 02:45 am

A team led by University of Washington engineers has created a patch with tiny, biodegradable needles that can penetrate the skin and precisely deliver a tuberculosis test. The researchers published t...