Month: October 2018

Credit: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Department of Bioengineering A team of researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ...

Zebrafish make waves in our understanding of a common craniofacial birth defect

Credit: Camilla Teng/Gage Crump Lab/USC Stem Cell Children are not as hard-headed as adults--in a very literal sense. Babies are ...

Eye-tracking glasses provide a new vision for the future of augmented reality

Credit: Photo courtesy of DartNets Lab HANOVER, N.H. - October 29, 2018 - Battery-free eye-tracking glasses developed at Dartmouth College ...

Opioid-affected births to rural residents increase in rural and urban hospitals

The opioid epidemic has had devastating effects on families in rural communities, places where both maternity care and substance use ...

Climate change a threat to even the most tolerant oysters

October 27, 2018

New Orleans (October 27, 2018)--Climate change-associated severe weather events may cause flooding that threatens the survival of the Olympia oyster, ...

Estrogens in cows’ milk are unlikely to pose a threat to adult health

October 27, 2018

Oestrogens found naturally in cows' milk are likely to be safe for human consumption in adults, according to a new ...

Carnegie Mellon power sector carbon index sees double digit growth in solar power

PITTSBURGH--(October 26, 2018) The Power Sector Carbon Index, developed by Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS) ...

Tampering with cellular fats holds great promise

Credit: DTU Today, much of the biology underlying cells' compositions of lipids is a black box to scientists. Even though ...

National Science Foundation awards UC grant to study spider vision

Credit: Jay Yocis/UC Creative Services Nathan Morehouse is preoccupied with color and the way animals observe it. The biology professor ...

WCS experts attending the our ocean conference in Bali, Indonesia (OOC18)

WCS will have marine conservation experts on the ground at OOC18, taking place in Bali, Indonesia on October 29th and ...

stem cells can differentiate into neurons and may be useful post-stroke therapeutics

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, October 26, 2018-Researchers have performed a careful comparison between locally generated, ...

Fruit fly study challenges theories on evolution and high-carb diets

A single mitochondrial DNA mutation common in animals could play a role in obesity and other health problems associated with ...

3D ‘organ on a chip’ could accelerate search for new disease treatments

Credit: Roisin Owens Researchers have developed a three-dimensional 'organ on a chip' which enables real-time continuous monitoring of cells, and ...

Study: Animal migration requires both movement corridors and food

Credit: US Fish and Wildlife Service An analysis of mule deer migration routes in two areas of Wyoming documents the ...

First study on climate change impact in Mediterranean

Credit: Photograph courtesy: Sarah St.Arnaud, Tour du Valat, Arles, France As the Mediterranean Basin is experiencing the impact of climate ...

Location of large mystery source of banned ozone depleting substance uncovered