Researchers set record for fastest light pulse
Credit: University of Central Florida A research team at the University of Central Florida has demonstrated the fastest light pulse ...
What’s killing trees during droughts? Scientists have new answers.
Credit: FAO As the number of droughts increases globally, scientists are working to develop predictions of how future parched conditions ...
Find pathologic hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease in aged chimpanzee brains
Credit: iStock ATLANTA -- The brains of aged chimpanzees, our closest living relatives, show pathology similar to the human Alzheimer's ...
A new view for protein turnover in the brain
Credit: Marisa Goo, Gentry Patrick/UC San Diego Keeping the human brain in a healthy state requires a delicate balance between ...
Breakthrough device heals organs with a single touch
Credit: Please courtesy The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. Researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and ...
Single strep bacteria protein sets off white blood cell’s early warning system
Credit: UC San Diego Health Group A Streptococcus bacteria -- the cause of strep throat and flesh-eating infections -- have ...
How an unlikely cellular ‘antenna’ can impair brain development
Credit: Anton Lab, UNC CHAPEL HILL, NC - An antenna-like structure on cells, once considered a useless vestige, appears to ...
Extreme melt season leads to decade-long ecosystem changes in Antarctic polar desert
Credit: Michael Gooseff An abnormal season of intense glacial melt in 2002 triggered multiple distinct changes in the physical and ...
Drought-affected trees die from hydraulic failure and carbon starvation
The report finds that hydraulic failure, which is the inability of a plant to move water from roots to leaves ...
Modern domestic dog has a single geographic origin
(Johannes Gutenberg Universitaet Mainz) By analyzing the DNA of two prehistoric dogs from Germany, an international research team has determined ...
Increased brain acidity in psychiatric disorders
Your body's acid/alkaline homeostasis, or maintenance of an adequate pH balance in tissues and organs, is important for good health. ...
Molecule in human saliva has potential for wound healing
A study published online in The FASEB Journal delves into the mystifying fact that wounds in your mouth heal faster ...
In utero exposure to diesel exhaust could be linked to adult heart failure
According to a study published online in The FASEB Journal, involving mice, gestational exposure to airborne particles derived from diesel ...
You are what your grandmother ate: Intergenerational impacts of prenatal nourishment
A study published online in The FASEB Journal shows that parents' own prenatal environment has a detectable impact on their ...
New study shows supplementation of capsicum extract helps increase metabolic rate
Morristown, N.J., Aug. 7, 2017 - As we age, managing healthy weight may become more difficult due to a slowing ...
Study links unhealthy segregated neighborhoods to childhood asthma
Credit: Egan Jimenez, Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University PRINCETON, N.J. -- Researchers have had trouble explaining why black children are ...
Like a game of ‘spot the difference’ for disease-prone versus healthy people
Understanding common diseases sometimes boils down to grasping some of their basic mechanisms. For instance, a specific kind of natural ...
Environmentally friendly production of active pharmaceutical ingredients
(Bielefeld University) Mostly, the chemical industry still follows very extensive procedures when producing active pharmaceutical ingredients and other complex substances. ...
MRSA survival chances predicted by DNA sequencing the superbug
Sequencing the DNA of the MRSA superbug can accurately identify patients most at risk of death and could help medics ...
Benefits of advanced wood-burning stoves greater than thought
A recent study from North Carolina State University finds that advanced wood-burning stoves designed for use in the developing world ...
