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Researchers led by Osaka University find that reversing age-related changes in fat cells may prevent the development of lifestyle diseases...

Escape artists: How vibrio bacteria break out of cells

After replicating inside human cells, one foodborne pathogen uses a surprising pathway to get back out and infect new cells.Credit:...

Novel method of heat conduction could be a game changer for server farms and aircraft

Credit: Virginia Tech Jonathan Boreyko, an associate professor in mechanical engineering, has developed an aircraft thermal management technology that stands...

Antibiotics associated with increased risk of inflammatory bowel disease

Credit: Gustav Mårtensson Antibiotics use, particularly antibiotics with greater spectrum of microbial coverage, may be associated with an increased risk...

Smartphones can tell when you’re drunk by analyzing your walk

Credit: Rutgers Center of Alcohol & Substance Use Studies/Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs PISCATAWAY, NJ - Your smartphone...

SBIR grant fast-tracks 3D-printed runway mat development

Credit: Pablo Zavattieri/Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A $1 million SBIR Phase II grant from the U.S. Air Force...

Research brief: Bee neighborly — sharing bees helps more farmers

Credit: Eric Lonsdorf / Many farmers are used to sharing big equipment--like tractors and other costly machinery -- with neighboring...

Swans reserve aggression for each other

Credit: WWT Swans display more aggression to fellow swans than other birds, new research shows. The study examined three swan...

Targeted therapy combination effective for patients with advanced cholangiocarcinoma and BRAF mutations

First prospective trial for rare patient population supports dabrafenib plus trametinib as new treatment optionCredit: The University of Texas MD...

Findings refute idea of monarchs’ migration mortality as major cause of population decline

Credit: University of Kansas Marketing Communications LAWRENCE, KANSAS -- In a new study, Monarch Watch Director Chip Taylor and colleagues...

Penguins are Aussies. Or are they Kiwis?

First genome comparison gives insight into penguin origins, evolutionCredit: Photo courtesy of Juliana Vianna From the four-foot-tall emperor penguin to...

Study hopes to encourage use of new technology to reduce errors in DNA testing

New technology has been shown to reduce the chances of false associations and should be more widely usedCredit: The University...

Potential drug target revealed to help more children survive a lethal heart defect

Credit: Cincinnati Children's When children are born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS), they require a series of major surgical...

Photo and collage by Elle Starkman/PPPL Office of Communications

Credit: Photo and collage by Elle Starkman/PPPL Office of Communications. Picture strong wind blowing against a tree until it's knocked...

NASA finds short-lived Fausto faded fast

Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL Post-Tropical Storm Fausto faded fast in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. NASA's Terra satellite provided an infrared look...

NASA infrared data shows Genevieve strengthening into a hurricane

Credit: redit: NASA/NRL NASA's Terra satellite used infrared light to identify strongest storms and coldest cloud top temperatures and found...

Cashew shell compound appears to mend damaged nerves

Credit: Vanderbilt University Medical Center In laboratory experiments, a chemical compound found in the shell of the cashew nut promotes...

Where lions operate, grazers congregate … provided food is great

Study: Lion danger can foster mixed-species herds in Africa's SerengetiCredit: Photo by Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON -- (Aug. 17, 2020)...

NASA looks at water vapor in remnants of tropical depression 10E

Credit: Credits: NASA/NRL Tropical Depression 10E weakened to a remnant low-pressure area in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. NASA's Terra satellite...

Machine learning reveals role of culture in shaping meanings of words