Antarctic birds recognize individual humans
Credit: Yeong-Deok Han You may have heard of crows, magpies, and mockingbirds recognizing individual people. These birds live among people, ...
Month: February 2018
Monoclonal Antibodies Against Zika Show Promise in Monkey Study
Credit: NIAID WHAT: Using blood samples from an individual previously infected with Zika virus, scientists funded by the National Institute ...
AGS raises concerns on cuts to training, research in president…
Credit: (C) 2017, The American Geriatrics Society The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) expressed its deep disappointment with proposed cuts to ...
Research points to why some colorectal cancers recur after treatment
Cetuximab, marketed as Erbitux®, is one of the key therapies for metastatic colorectal cancer. Yet the cancer still returns in ...
The mechanism of mucus: Discovery could lead to better cystic fibrosis treatments
Credit: M. Kesimer/J. Griffith, UNC School of Medicine CHAPEL HILL, NC – People with cystic fibrosis (CF) suffer repeated lung ...
Syracuse University researchers confirm marine animals live longer at high latitudes
Researchers in the Department of Earth Sciences have shown that high-latitude bivalves live longer and grow slower than those in ...
BrainHealth awarded over $490,000 to study effects of MS on brain blood flow and cognition
Credit: Randy Anderson The National Multiple Sclerosis Society awarded Dr. Bart Rypma, associate professor at the Center for BrainHealth at ...
Certain popular cigars deliver more nicotine than cigarettes
Cigars may have a reputation for being safer than cigarettes, but they may be just as harmful and addictive, according ...
Type 2 diabetes is a reversible condition
A body of research putting people with Type 2 diabetes on a low calorie diet has confirmed the underlying causes ...
Recently discovered brain chemical ‘NPGL’ controls…
Credit: Kazuyoshi Ukena NPGL, a recently discovered protein involved in brain signalling, has been found to increase fat storage by ...
Virginia Tech researchers suggest gene drive strategy to combat…
With the outbreak of viruses like Zika, chikungunya, and dengue on the rise, public health officials are desperate to stop ...
Contribution increases by tenfold the mouse mutation resources of one type available
Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center UT Southwestern contribution increases by tenfold the mouse mutation resources of one type available to ...
Horses masticate similarly to ruminants
Credit: UZH Herbivores digest their food much better if it has been strongly fragmented by intensive mastication. For ruminants such ...
Low dose, constant drip: Pharmaceutical and personal care pollution…
Credit: AJ Reisinger (Millbrook, NY) Traditional toxicity testing underestimates the risk that pharmaceutical and personal care product pollution poses to ...
New research unlocks forests’ potential in climate change mitigation
Credit: Rob Alexander New insights into the impact forests have on surface temperature will provide a valuable tool in efforts ...
Inactivity in obese mice linked to a decreased motivation to move
Credit: Alexxai Kravitz Starting a regular program at the gym is a common New Year's resolution, but it's one that ...
Researchers shed new light on influenza detection
Credit: Matt Cashore/University of Notre Dame Researchers at the University of Notre Dame have discovered a way to make influenza ...
Biomarker could identify patients with potential for recovery from…
Credit: Frank Sachse Investigators at the University of Utah have identified distinct differences in the hearts of advanced heart failure ...
New toolkit reveals novel cancer genes
A new statistical model has enabled researchers to pinpoint 27 novel genes thought to prevent cancer from forming, in an ...
The role of animal companions in the lives of homeless people
Credit: Fran Urbano on a Creative Commons Licence Published as 'Caring at the Borders of the Human: Companion animals and ...
