Poor metabolic health in some normal-weight women may increase risk for colorectal cancer
Background: Even though poor metabolic health is usually associated with obesity, 30 percent of normal-weight adults are believed to be ...
Month: February 2017
Coastal wetlands excel at storing carbon
Credit: Howard et al., 2017, Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment In the global effort to mitigate carbon dioxide levels ...
Older Canadians skip meds due to cost, putting them at risk for complications
Credit: Sachi Wickramasinghe, UBC One in 12 Canadians aged 55 and older skipped prescriptions due to cost in 2014, the ...
Virginia Tech team reduces structural vibrations with simple, groundbreaking device
Credit: Virginia Tech A revolutionary portable device invented by Virginia Tech architecture professor Mehdi Setareh with help from students promises ...
Tuberculosis-resistant cows developed for the first time using CRISPR technology
CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing technology has been used for the first time to successfully produce live cows with increased resistance to bovine ...
Big data brings breast cancer research forwards by ‘decades’
Scientists have created a 'map' linking the shape of breast cancer cells to genes turned on and off, and matched ...
Reversible saliva allows frogs to hang on to next meal
Credit: Candler Hobbs/Alexis Noel: Georgia Tech A frog uses its whip-like tongue to snag its prey faster than a human ...
Climate change scientists should think more about sex
Climate change can have a different impact on male and female fish, shellfish and other marine animals, with widespread implications ...
