Details about the proposed new genus and species, Baracktrema obamai, are presented in an article in the current issue of The Journal of Parasitology

Compound kushen injection (CKI) is approved for use in China to treat various cancer tumors, usually as an adjunct to western chemotherapy—but how it works has not been known

The chemists attach luminescent compounds to tiny gold structures to form biologically safe ‘nanoagents’ that are attracted to calcium-rich surfaces, which appear when bones crack—even at a micro level

Study suggests virus may persist in eyes

Applied math, computer science strengths support wide range of science and energy projects

"Added value" researchers have introduced into algae may make biofuels more commercially viable

Finding will be a game changer for law enforcement agencies who have previously been unable to link some suspects with crime scenes

Anticancer compound becomes more soluble and selective after glucose is attached

Once the method is optimized, the researchers believe they could use protein markers from a small number of human hairs to distinguish an individual among the world's population

To understand how molecules undergo light-driven chemical transformations, scientists need to be able to follow the atoms and electrons within the energized molecule as it rides on the energy "roller coaster"

The new method will help break the stranglehold of carbon-hydrogen bonds present in the chemical feedstocks used to make bioactive molecules

Finding could help in search for alternatives to strict gluten-free diet for people with the disorder