Month: March 2019

Program free for many federal government projectsCredit: Sandia National Laboratories ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- New software lets users design science-fiction-like materials ...

GRAVITY instrument breaks new ground in exoplanet imaging

Cutting-edge VLTI instrument reveals details of a storm-wracked exoplanet using optical interferometryCredit: ESO/L. Calçada The GRAVITY instrument on ESO's Very ...

New muscular disease: Myoglobinopathy

An international collaboration led by IDIBELL identifies the first disease caused by a mutation in myoglobinCredit: Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute ...

Patients say lack of physician guidance and fear of side effects are why they don’t take statins as prescribed

DALLAS, March 27, 2019 -- Despite national guidelines indicating that statins can lower risk of heart attack and stroke, many ...

Eating small amounts of red and processed meats may increase risk of death

consuming even small amounts of red meat versus none may impact mortality from all causes, especially cardiovascular diseaseCredit: Loma Linda ...

How light from street lamps and trees influence the activity of urban bats

A complex relationshipCredit: Christian Giese Artificial light is rightly considered a major social, cultural and economic achievement. Yet, artificial light ...

Childhood methylphenidate treatment predicts antidepressant use during adolescence

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common psychiatric diagnoses among children and adolescents worldwide. The standard ...

Computer program predicts risk of deadly irregular heart beats

Predictive program projected to save lives and reduce unnecessary surgeries Combining a wealth of information derived from previous studies with ...

Are no-fun fungi keeping fertilizer from plants?

Credit: Photo credit Mary Tiedeman. Crops just can't do without phosphorus. Globally, more than 45 million tons of phosphorus fertilizer ...

People ‘hear’ flashes due to disinhibited flow of signals around the brain, suggests study

Study sheds light on why some people hear the 'skipping pylon' and other 'noisy GIFs' A synaesthesia-like effect in which ...

EU consumption results in high carbon emissions from tropical deforestation, studies show

Credit: Florence Pendrill, Chalmers University of Technology A sixth of all emissions resulting from the typical diet of an EU ...

Colder temperatures foster greater microbial diversity on amphibian skin

A far-reaching global study led by University of Colorado Boulder scientists has found that climate is a critical determinant of ...

Study: AIDS-immunocompromised populations see more antibiotic-resistant infections

Populations with a high prevalence of AIDS-immunocompromised people are more likely to see the emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections, according ...

Compared to sustained inflations for extremely premature infants, standard treatment prevails

Preterm infants must establish regular breathing patterns at delivery. For extremely preterm infants requiring resuscitation at birth, a ventilation strategy ...

Substituting HPS with light-emitting diodes for supplemental lighting in greenhouses

Light-emitting diodes can replace high-pressure sodium lightingCredit: David Llewellyn In Canada, as in other higher latitudes, there is not enough ...

Deciphering the walnut genome

Findings could lead to new walnut varietiesCredit: UC Davis California produces 99 percent of the walnuts grown in the United ...

Not all carrot germplasm is the same — in terms of salinity tolerance

Effects of salinity on carrot germplasm evaluated Salinity stress is considered one of the most important abiotic factors that limits ...

Genetic tagging may help conserve the world’s wildlife

Research by UAlberta ecologists suggests studying DNA signatures is a 'one-stop-shop' for wildlife conservationCredit: Clayton Lamb Tracking animals using DNA ...

Microgels let medical implants fight off bacteria

Implants coated in microgel flecks could be key to reducing surgical infections Joint replacements are among the most common elective ...

Microorganisms are the main emitters of carbon in Amazonian waters