Model probes possible treatments for neonatal infection, a common cause of infant death
Researchers found they could prevent deadly infections by giving the newborn mice specific protective bacteriaCredit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Extremely ...
Month: December 2019
Climate change and human activities threatens picky penguins
Credit: Credit: Jim Wilson © Eating a krill-only diet has made one variety of Antarctic penguin especially susceptible to the ...
Carpentry Compiler helps woodworkers design objects that they can actually make
Credit: Liang He/University of Washington As the holidays approach, people might be thinking of neat do-it-yourself woodworking projects to give ...
Oat pathogen defence discovery marks an important milestone
Credit: Andrew Davis Researchers have identified the critical last pieces of a genetic defence system that gives oats resistance to ...
Reflecting on photos helps young cancer survivors regain confidence
Retelling cancer story through photography increases self-esteemCredit: University of Houston/Catholic University of the Sacred Heart Young cancer survivors face unique ...
Study shows link between precipitation, climate zone and invasive cancer rates in the US
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, December 2, 2019--In a new study, researchers provide conclusive evidence of ...
Colorado study suggests new strategies against bone metastases from prostate cancer
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center When prostate cancer spreads, it most often spreads to bone. And while the 5-year ...
In hunted rainforests, termites lose their dominance
Rice ecologists see sharp reduction in insect 'engineers' when elephants, other large animals disappearCredit: Photo by Therese Lamperty HOUSTON - ...
Sustaining roads with grape and agricultural waste
Credit: WSU The U.S. spends $5 billion a year to repair damages to road infrastructure from winter snow and ice ...
Major epilepsy study offers much-needed answers on 3 lifesaving seizure drugs
Researchers urge doctors to increase dose of commonly used drugCredit: Dan Addison, University of Virginia There are effective treatments to ...
Gains in one type of disruption force are offset by losses in another
Credit: Photo collage by Elle Starkman Doughnut-shaped tokamaks -- facilities designed to reproduce the fusion energy that powers the sun ...
Decision-making process becomes visible in the brain
Transparent fish larvae reveal how a decision makes its way through the brainCredit: MPIN / Julia Kuhl Without hardly noticing, ...
Scientists reveal the structure of viral rhodopsins
Credit: Dmitry Bratanov et al./Nature Communications The structure of an Organic Lake Phycodnavirus rhodopsin II (OLPVRII), which is a unique ...
novel bednet design improves safety, affordability and lethality to resistant mosquitoes
The Barrier Bednet -- a unique bednet design that improves safety, cost effectiveness and lethality to insecticide resistant mosquitoesCredit: Lissenden/LSTM ...
Will cryogenically freezing yourself and coming back to life ever be reality? (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Dec. 2, 2019 -- When you die, many things can be done with your ...
Tiny woodlands are more important than previously thought
Credit: Photo: Pieter De Frenne Small woodlands in farmland have more benefits for humans per area, compared to large forests ...
A close look at a sticky situation
New research finds missing link between soft surface adhesion and surface roughnessCredit: University of Akron College of Polymer Science and ...
Cats’ faces hard to read, except for ‘cat whisperers,’ research finds
Cats have a reputation for being hard to read, but new research from the University of Guelph has found that ...
Kelp farming on the west coast — Environmentally friendly aquaculture
Credit: Wouter Visch There is a growing interest of the cultivation of macro algae. A new dissertation studies the best ...
Deep learning identifies molecular patterns of cancer
Credit: Akalin lab, MDC A new deep-learning algorithm can quickly and accurately analyze several types of genomic data from colorectal ...
