Changes in snow coverage threatens biodiversity of Arctic nature
Credit: Julia Kemppinen Many of the plants inhabiting northern mountains depend on the snow cover lingering until late spring or ...
For a lower climate footprint, vegetarian diet beats local
Credit: Sandström et al 2018 A new study provides a more comprehensive accounting of the greenhouse gas emissions from EU ...
Vaccine shows promise against widespread chicken disease
A new vaccine strategy could offer protection to millions of chickens threatened by a serious respiratory disease, research shows. Infectious ...
Tortoise evolution: How did they become so big?
Credit: Markus Scholz / MLU Tortoises are a group of terrestrial turtles globally distributed in habitats ranging from deserts to ...
Climate change and African trypanosomiasis vector populations in Zimbabwe’s Zambezi Valley
LSTM's Dr Jennifer Lord is first author on a paper looking at the impact of climate change on the vectors ...
Institutional investors boost a company’s social performance, a new study finds
Credit: Bocconi University / VAS Since institutional investors own the bulk of the world's equity capital, it is important to ...
‘Game-changing’ funding success for European research alliance
Credit: Andrew Davis A major grant to fund curiosity-driven research into plant communication has been awarded to a John Innes ...
Wildlife on the highway to hell: Roadkill in the largest wetland, Pantanal region, Brazil
Credit: Michel Passos Having systematically monitored wild animals killed on the Brazilian federal highway BR-262, which passes through the Pantanal ...
HPV blood test shows promise for tracking head and neck cancer after treatment
CHAPEL HILL - A new blood test developed by University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers shows promise ...
Gut microbiota of infants predicts obesity in children
Washington, DC - October 23, 2018 - Evaluating the gut microbiota of infants may help identify children who are at ...
Breakthrough test screens for all known bacterial infections
Scientists at the Center for Infection and Immunity (CII) in the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health have developed ...
The role of the Atg2 protein in tethering pre-autophagosomal membranes to the endoplasmic reticulum
Credit: Tetsuya Kotani at Tokyo Tech Postdoctoral Researcher Tetsuya Kotani, Associate Professor Hitoshi Nakatogawa, Honorary Professor Yoshinori Ohsumi and colleagues ...
Motion sickness vs. cybersickness: Two different problems or the same condition?
Rockville, Md. (October 23, 2018)--Contrary to previous research, severe motion sickness and cybersickness--a type of motion sickness that stems from ...
Does gut microbiota hold the key to improved diagnosis and treatment of esophageal cancer?
(Vienna, October 23, 2018) Oesophageal microbiota may help to improve the diagnosis and management of oesophageal cancer, according to the ...
Standard Bariatrics receives FDA indication for No. 1 bariatric surgical procedure
Credit: Standard Bariatrics Cincinnati, Ohio - October 22, 2018 - Standard Bariatrics, an innovator of surgical devices, has received a ...
Irish Famine victims’ heavy smoking led to dental decay, new research reveals
Credit: Jonny Geber Irish Famine victims were heavy smokers which caused badly rotten teeth, researchers from the University of Otago ...
Standard Bariatrics receives FDA indication for #1 bariatric surgical procedure
Credit: Standard Bariatrics Cincinnati, Ohio - October 22, 2018 - Standard Bariatrics, an innovator of surgical devices, has received a ...
Symposium explores new ways for pediatricians to harness technology for best patient care
ORLANDO, Fla. - Innovations in technology offer convenience to patients, allow physicians to monitor patients from afar and offer promise ...
How to help protect yourself from vaccine administration injury
A study by researchers at the University of Waterloo reiterates the need for health care professionals, including pharmacists, to take ...
OU sociologist examines attitudes toward LGT individuals in new study
Credit: University of Oklahoma A University of Oklahoma sociologist, Meredith G. F. Worthen, examines how measures of social contact and ...
