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Science can now link climate change with some extreme weather events
Extreme weather events like floods, heat waves and droughts can devastate communities and populations worldwide. Recent scientific advances have enabled…
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Many species now going extinct may vanish without a fossil trace
Scientists struggle to compare the magnitude of Earth’s ongoing sixth mass-extinction event with the five great die-offs of prehistory. A…
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Dangers of desert dust: new diagnostic tool for valley fever
On July 5, 2011, a massive wall of dust, (“haboob,” in Arabic), blanketed Phoenix, Arizona,…
Manipulation of key protein’s action in the brain holds potential for development of drugs to fight obesity and diabetes
A protein that controls when genes are switched on or off plays a key role…
UT Southwestern researchers uncover new brain pathways for understanding Type 2 diabetes and obesity
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified neural pathways that increase understanding of how…
Cancer researchers identify irreversible inhibitor for KRAS gene mutation
UT Southwestern Medical Center cancer researchers have found a molecule that selectively and irreversibly interferes…
Weighty Issue: Stress and High-Fat Meals Combine to Slow Metabolism in Women
A new study in women suggests that experiencing one or more stressful events the day…