To improve drones, Montana State researchers study flying insects
Credit: MSU Photo by Adrian Sanchez-Gonzalez BOZEMAN -- The unmanned aircraft known as drones, used by hobbyists, researchers and industry...
Survivors of breast cancer face increased risk of heart disease
New study documents that postmenopausal women with early stage breast cancer are at much greater risk of dying from cardiovascular...
Pushing the bounds of memory
By unraveling secret conversations, via signaling, in cellsCredit: University of Houston A University of Houston researcher is examining the reaction...
Wearable device reveals how seals prepare for diving
Credit: Monica Arso Civil, Sea Mammal Research Unit. A wearable non-invasive device based on near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) can be used...
Microfluidics device captures circulating cancer cell clusters
A new tool will help cancer researchers gain a better understanding of the critical mechanisms at play during metastasis.Credit: Shaner...
Size matters: New data reveals cell size sparks genome awakening in embryos
Penn study provides a new perspective on how a zygote transitions from maternal to zygotic controlCredit: Matt Good, Penn Medicine;...
Researchers identify compounds that starve melanoma cancer cells of energy
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Researchers at Oregon State University and Oregon Health & Science University have found a possible counterpunch to...
The fellowship of the wing: Pigeons flap faster to fly together
Credit: Lucy Taylor New research publishing June 18 in the open-access journal, PLOS Biology, led by Dr Lucy Taylor from...
New insight from Great Barrier Reef coral provides correction factor to climate records
Credit: Fred Zwicky CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Newly developed geological techniques help uncover the most accurate and high-resolution climate records to...
A dietary supplement improves skills of an atypical Rett syndrome patient
Credit: IDIBELL A multicentric translational research study carried out by groups of the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), Sant Joan...
New evidence supports the presence of microbes in the placenta
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine previously found evidence that the placenta harbors a sparse...
Afraid of food? The answer may be in the basal forebrain
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine After fasting for 24 hours the typical laboratory mouse spends much time eating. Surprisingly, this...
View of the Earth in front of the Sun
International research team discovers two new Earth-like planets near Teegarden's starCredit: University of Göttingen, Institute for Astrophysics An international research...
Automated cryptocode generator is helping secure the web
System automatically writes optimized algorithms to encrypt data in Google Chrome browsers and web applications Nearly every time you open...
Monitoring biodiversity with sound: How machines can enrich our knowledge
Research team lead by Göttingen scientist compares traditional and modern survey methodsCredit: Kevin Darras For a long time, ecologists have...
Inhaling air pollution-like irritant alters defensive heart-lung reflex for hypertension
New study using a rat model for high blood pressure helps explain the different sensory nerve-induced physiological response to air...
€10 million Atlantic survey seeks to uncover health of deep ocean
Credit: Sid Frisby Uncharted regions of the Atlantic will be mapped for the first time as marine scientists assess its...
Preoperative management of inflammation may stave off cancer recurrences
BOSTON - A growing body of evidence suggests that traditional cancer treatments can paradoxically promote new tumor growth. Now, a...
Collaborative research charts course to hundreds of new nitrides
Andriy Zakutayev knows the odds of a scientist stumbling across a new nitride mineral are about the same as a...
Dinosaur bones are home to microscopic life
Scientists didn't find ancient DNA or proteins in fossils, but they did find lots of strange microbesCredit: Nobu Tamura Bad...
