Researchers at Oregon State University have shown for the first time that loss of biodiversity may be contributing to a fungal infection that is killing amphibians around the world, and provides more evidence ...

Biology - Ecology

Sep 19, 2011 5 / 5 (2) 0 |

A new study offers a detailed look at the status of Lyme disease in Central Illinois and suggests that deer ticks and the Lyme disease bacteria they host are more adaptable to new habitats than previously ...

Biology - Ecology

Jun 21, 2011 not rated yet 0

Some guy in his pajamas, home sick with bronchitis and complaining online about it, could soon be contributing to a digital collection of medical information designed to help speed diagnoses and treatments.

Medicine & Health - Medical research

May 22, 2011 5 / 5 (8) 5

(AP) -- It's that time of year when the bugs emerge to bug us.

Medicine & Health - Health

Apr 11, 2011 4.5 / 5 (2) 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A pilot study shows clothes treated with long-lasting insect repellant appear to offer outdoor workers significant protection against tick bites.

Medicine & Health - Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Mar 30, 2011 not rated yet 0

One of the most feared spiders in North America is the subject a new University of Kansas study that aims to predict its distribution and how that distribution will be affected by climate changes.

Biology - Ecology

Mar 29, 2011 3 / 5 (2) 1

The Western fence lizard's reputation for helping to reduce the threat of Lyme disease is in jeopardy. A new study led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, found that areas where the lizard ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Feb 16, 2011 4.8 / 5 (4) 1 |

The risk of deadly hantavirus outbreaks in people can be predicted months ahead of time by using satellite images to monitor surges in vegetation that boost mouse populations, a University of Utah study says. ...

Biology - Ecology

Feb 15, 2011 not rated yet 0

– Early, correct diagnosis is the best way to prevent the development of Lyme arthritis in individuals with the tick-borne illness, according to a paper published in the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Su ...

Medicine & Health - Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Feb 02, 2011 not rated yet 0

As part of her research into breast cancer, University of Rhode Island scientist Roberta King has for years been studying the role of an enzyme in regulating estrogen activity.

Chemistry - Biochemistry

Feb 02, 2011 not rated yet 0

Nootkatone, a component of essential oil in grapefruit peels and other sources, is used in many food, beverage and personal-care products because of its clean, citrusy taste and smell.

Biology - Ecology

Jan 13, 2011 5 / 5 (1) 0

Sugar molecules coat every cell in our bodies and play critical roles in development and disease, yet the components of these "glycans" have been difficult for scientists to study, because of their complexity.

Medicine & Health - Medical research

Dec 05, 2010 1 / 5 (1) 0 |

(PhysOrg.com) -- Plant and animal extinctions are detrimental to your health. That's the conclusion of a paper published in this week's issue of the journal Nature by scientists who studied the link betwee ...

Biology - Ecology

Dec 01, 2010 4.8 / 5 (4) 0 |

Cutting surveillance for mosquito-borne diseases would likely translate into an exponential increase in both the number of human cases and the health costs when a disease outbreak occurs, according to an analysis by Emory ...

Medicine & Health - Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Oct 26, 2010 not rated yet 0

Scientists supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have determined the complete genetic blueprints for 13 different strains of Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacteria that cause Lyme disease.

Biology - Biotechnology

Oct 18, 2010 5 / 5 (1) 0