CRT Pioneer Fund, Cancer Research UK and NCI collaborate to boost research against RAS’
Cancer Research UK and the Cancer Research Technology Pioneer Fund (CPF)* have committed £2.5 million in collaboration with the National ...
Can barnacle geese predict the climate?
Credit: Thomas Lameris/NIOO-KNAW The breeding grounds of Arctic migratory birds such as the barnacle goose are changing rapidly due to ...
USDA announces $6.3 million in available funding on resilient agroecosystems
WASHINGTON, D.C. April 18, 2017 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today ...
Cannabis-based medicine may cut seizures in half for those with tough-to-treat epilepsy
BOSTON - Taking cannabidiol may cut seizures in half for some children and adults with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS), a severe ...
Adjusting solar panel angles a few times a year makes them more efficient
BINGHAMTON, NY - With Earth Day approaching, new research from Binghamton University-State of New York could help U.S. residents save ...
UNH helps lead the way for campuses to measure their nitrogen footprints
DURHAM, N.H. - Sustainability leadership efforts at the University of New Hampshire have contributed to a groundbreaking initiative to measure ...
Researchers unlock an immunity ‘black box’
A research team led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital immunologists has revealed a previously unknown immune machinery that goes ...
USDA announces $9.6 million in available funding to grow the bioeconomy
WASHINGTON, D.C. April 18, 2017 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today ...
Dr. John Lahey, President of Quinnipiac University, awarded first-ever ACGT Edward Netter Award
Credit: Photo credit: Quinnipiac University Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy (ACGT), the nation's only nonprofit dedicated exclusively to cell and ...
Sat nav for bread wheat uncovers hidden genes
Scientists have created the most accurate navigation system for the bread wheat genome to date -- allowing academics and breeders ...
Experimental drug targets nucleus of allergen-sensitized cells
Credit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI - Transcription factors, the tiny proteins that switch genes on or off in the nucleus of ...
Emergency departments administering more medications through the nose
MAYWOOD, IL - Administering medications through the nose as an alternative to injections or IVs is becoming increasingly popular in ...
Climate change and risk to fossil fuel industry: Sustainability train has left the station
(Cambridge University Press) Two seminal articles by energy experts in the latest issue of MRS Energy and Sustainability (MRS E&S) ...
New method can model chemistry in extreme magnetic fields of white dwarfs
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 18, 2017 -- Most stars become white dwarfs when they reach the end of their stellar life ...
Well-kept vacant lots can help reduce crime
Credit: Harley J. Seeley EAST LANSING, Mich. - Maintaining the yards of vacant properties helps reduce crime rates in urban ...
Predictive power
Credit: TVA Few jobs are more massive than that of building a nuclear power plant, a project that takes years ...
Master detox molecule boosts immune defenses
Credit: Communication LIH Scientists of the Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH) have discovered a so far unknown molecular mechanism by ...
Better living through pressure: Functional nanomaterials made easy
Credit: Randy Montoya, Sandia National Laboratories ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Using pressure instead of chemicals, a Sandia National Laboratories team has ...
New study offers good news for pork producers
URBANA, Ill. - What happens when meat scientists get their hands on nearly 8,000 commercially raised pigs? They spend a ...
Prescribed forest fire frequency should be based on land management goals
Loading video... Credit: MU News Bureau COLUMBIA, Mo. - In recent decades, scientists and land managers have realized the importance ...
