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New soft coral species discovered in Panama
Credit: Hèctor Guzmán, STRI A study in the journal Bulletin of Marine Science describes a new, blood-red species of octocoral found in Panama. The species in the genus Thesea was discovered in the th..
Read More...How cells handle a sticky, toxic, but absolutely essential molecule
Credit: Dennis Stuehr, Cleveland Clinic Do you enjoy breathing air? You should spare a thought once in a while for heme, an iron-containing molecule essential to all organisms engaged in an air-bre..
New book on cell death from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
Credit: © 2016 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris; The Art Institute of Chicago/Art Resource, N.Y. Cold Spring Harbor, NY -- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press (CSHLP) today annou..
China’s energy policies must balance air quality, carbon emissions and water scarcity goals
Credit: Egan Jimenez, Princeton University PRINCETON, N.J.--Committed to addressing the country's severe air pollution, China is attempting a shift from coal to natural gas and is considering a..
FedEx Corp. pledges challenge grant in support of youth education at Lone Oaks Farm
Credit: Photo by M. Sides, courtesy UTIA. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture has received a $1 million challenge grant from FedEx Corp. towards the establishmen..
Big data studies scrutinize links between fatty liver disease and how cells make energy
Credit: Wikimedia user Nephron Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease affects up to 40 percent of American adults. Though the condition produces no noticeable symptoms, one out of every five people with ..
The walking dead: Fossils on the move can distort patterns of mass extinctions
Credit: Figure by Nawrot et al. in Proceedings of the Royal Society B GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Using the fossil record to accurately estimate the timing and pace of past mass extinctions is no easy tas..
Sniffing out error in detection dog data
Credit: Courtesy of Karen DeMatteo/Washington University A new study in the journal Scientific Reports gets to the bottom of it: Why do dogs that are trained to locate poop sometimes find the wrong..
Viruses under the microscope
Credit: Team Prusty Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) infects almost all of the human population, but only very few will show any symptoms during their lifetime: HHV-6 is one of the most widespread virus..
Scientists reveal drumming helps schoolchildren diagnosed with autism
Credit: University of Chichester Drumming for an hour a week can help autistic children learn in school Study shows pupils' ability to follow instructions improved after ten weeks Children show..
New method promises fewer side effects from cancer drugs
Credit: Pexels Protein research is one of the hottest areas in medical research because proteins make it possible to develop far more effective pharmaceuticals for the treatment of diabetes, cancer ..
Inhaled steroids may increase risk of nontuberculous mycobacteria lung infections
Credit: ATS Sept. 14, 2018--Patients using inhaled steroids to control asthma and other breathing problems may be at greater risk for developing nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) lung infections, a..
CHLA team identifies developmental stage for no. 1 eye tumor in children
Credit: Hardeep Singh, PhD, of Children's Hospital Los Angeles Investigators at Children's Hospital Los Angeles have been able to pinpoint the exact stage of development of the human retin..
Animal acoustic activity decline shows forest fire pollution wreaks havoc on…
Credit: Benjamin Lee Forest fires in Southeast Asia during the El Niño droughts of 2015 caused considerable…