Sediment from fishing choking out sea sponges, study shows
New research shows sediment stirred up by human activity is clogging glass sea sponges on Canada's west coastCredit: John Ulan...
Algorithm provides customized caffeine strategy for alertness
Automated caffeine-guidance algorithm determines ideal dosage and timing SAN ANTONIO - A web-based caffeine optimization tool successfully designs effective strategies...
How genes interact to build tissues and organisms
Credit: © CRG 2019. All rights reserved. Although the knowledge we have about human cells and tissues has steadily increased...
Availability of opioid-overdose antidote at pharmacies
Bottom Line: Pennsylvania became one of the first states in 2015 to implement a statewide standing order allowing pharmacists to...
Worm study sparks hope for slowing muscle decline
Muscle decline caused by ageing and certain diseases could be dramatically slowed by stopping a chain reaction that damages cells,...
Older forests resist change — climate change, that is
With age, forests in eastern US and Canada become less vulnerable to climate change, study findsNew research finds that older...
Diabetes can be detected in gut of cats
The cat is the only animal, aside from humans and primates, which spontaneously develops type 2 diabetes. Therefore, researchers are...
Rapidly removing fluid from ICU patients in kidney failure linked to increased death risk
PITTSBURGH, June 7, 2019 - The faster fluid is removed using continuous dialysis from patients with failing kidneys, the higher...
Rapid retreat of Arctic coastline revealed in images from the air
Credit: Noah Bell Extreme erosion of Arctic coastlines in a changing climate - up to a metre a day -...
Behavioural correlations of the domestication syndrome are decoupled in modern dog breeds
Scientists since Darwin have been intrigued by the simultaneous alteration of multiple morphological, physiological and behavioural traits across a wide...
Rapid change in coral reefs prompts global calls for a rethink
Coral reef experts from around the world are calling for an urgent re-evaluation of our climate goals in the light...
Firearms and risk of suicide by US army soldiers
Bottom Line: Examining to what extent firearm ownership and accessibility may be associated with suicide risk among U.S Army soldiers...
Antarctic glacier named after GFZ satellite mission ‘GRACE’
Special recognition of the contribution to the study of Earth's ice mass dynamicsCredit: GoogleEarth; Data: SIO, NOAA, U.S. Navy, NGA,...
Foraging for nitrogen
How brassinosteroid signaling makes roots grow longer under nitrogen deficiencyCredit: Dr. Ricardo Giehl/IPK As sessile organisms, plants rely on their...
Naloxone access law in Pennsylvania falls short
UIC study finds many Philadelphia pharmacies fail to implement state's standing order A new study from researchers at the University...
Posture impacts how you perceive your food
TAMPA, Fla. (June 7, 2019)- Summertime is often filled with outdoor parties and food trucks, meaning you're spending more time...
Parents of depressed teens in treatment may also benefit from counseling
Family relationships were stable while teen was in treatment; marital satisfaction worsened post-treatment 'Families might be putting their own issues...
Probing semiconductor crystals with a sphere of light
Credit: Kazunobu Kojima, Tohoku University Tohoku University researchers have developed a technique using a hollow sphere to measure the electronic...
More mysterious jars of the dead unearthed in Laos
Credit: Image: ANU ANU and Uni of Melbourne Archaeologists have discovered 15 new sites in Laos containing more than one...
UCI scientists create new class of two-dimensional materials
Fabrication could help unlock new quantum computing and energy technologiesCredit: Xiaoqing Pan / UCI Irvine, Calif., June 6, 2019 -...
