Consuming walnuts may help keep the gut healthy, says new animal research
Credit: California Walnut Commission FOLSOM, Calif., July 25, 2017 – Conclusions from a new animal study suggest that walnut consumption ...
Month: February 2018
Tigers, ready to be counted
Credit: Ullas Karanth / WCS (Bangalore, India (03/29/17) – A new methodology developed by the Indian Statistical Institute, and WCS ...
Texas Biomed scientist receives 5-year, $4.6 million MERIT Award for malaria research
Credit: G. Harrison, courtesy of Texas Biomed San Antonio, Texas (January 25, 2017) – The study of drug resistance in ...
Harvest of nuisance black bears in New Jersey reducing human-bear conflicts
Credit: New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife LOGAN, UTAH, USA – Is there room for black bears in human-dominated ...
New flu test: One drop of blood could save your life
Credit: Westmead Institute for Medical Research Australian researchers have developed a world first test to identify which influenza patients will ...
Free C3d regulates immune checkpoint blockade and enhances anti-tumor immunity
Credit: Michigan Medicine ANN ARBOR, Michigan — In the body, anti-cancer immunity is immobilized by stealth cancer forces. But a ...
Stampede 2 drives the frontiers of science and engineering forward
Today, the National Science Foundation (NSF) announced a $30 million award to the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) at The ...
‘Chemtrails’ not real, say leading atmospheric science…
Credit: Courtesy of Mick West. Washington, DC– Well-understood physical and chemical processes can easily explain the alleged evidence of a ...
Fossil discovery suggests size poor predictor of maturity in ancient reptiles
Paleontologists at Virginia Tech have found that muscle-scarred fossil leg bones of one of the closest cousins of dinosaurs that ...
Cholera hotspots found at Uganda’s borders and lakes
Credit: Mohammad Ali, 18 Nov 2017 Uganda is among the countries is sub-Saharan Africa where cholera remains a recurring problem, ...
You’re not too old to learn that
Credit: Rachel Wu UC Riverside RIVERSIDE, Calif. – One day, our brains will not work the way they used to, ...
Pioneer in corneal surgery receives cornea society’s highest honor
Credit: University Hospitals CLEVELAND: The Cornea Society has awarded Jonathan Lass, MD, the Castroviejo Medal, its highest honor. Dr. Lass, ...
Mouse study reveals genes essential for life and provides insights…
Credit: National Cancer Institute Roughly a third of all genes in the mammalian genome are essential for life. A new ...
Sea urchin spurs new ideas for lightweight materials
Materials researchers love sea creatures. Mother-of-pearl provokes ideas for smooth surfaces, clams inspire gluey substances, shark's skin is used to ...
New model helps predict breast cancer risk in Hispanic women
ATLANTA — The first breast cancer risk-prediction model based entirely on data from Hispanic women, including whether a woman was ...
Understanding immune reaction to the hepatitis B virus
Credit: Professor Hiroyuki Oshiumi The innate immune system in mammals defends against infection from viruses and other microbial infections. Unfortunately, ...
Preventing autoimmune disease after a viral infection
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The key weapon against viruses and bacteria that invade the body is production of antibodies, ...
Reconstructing life at its beginning, cell by cell
Credit: Drosophila Virtual Expression eXplorer, BIMSB at the MDC After 13 rapid divisions a fertilized fly egg consists of about ...
The latest weapons against climate change: The beaver, the oyster, cold water and…
Credit: Jeff Burrell/WCS Beavers, high elevation streams, and oyster reefs are just three of the weapons in the fight against ...
University of Miami researchers awarded 2 NIH contracts to study Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer's disease is the leading cause of dementia in the elderly and occurs in all ethnic and racial groups. It ...
