Egyptian fruit bats trade food for sex
Female scroungers form bonds with particular male producers and exchange mating for nourishment, Tel Aviv University researchers sayCredit: Sasha Danilovich...
How a zebrafish could help solve the mysteries of genetic brain disease
Study sheds light on mutation involved in autism, schizophrenia COLUMBUS, Ohio - A close look at the rapidly developing zebrafish...
Scientists recommend measures to contain rapid woody weed spread in Baringo County, Kenya
A team of international scientists have recommended ways to manage the devastating spread of the woody weed Prosopis juliflora, where...
Do physicians properly advise women with dense breasts on cancer risk?
Credit: ©2012, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, May 15, 2019--A new study has shown that more than...
Plant stem cells require low oxygen levels
Plants function as the green lungs of our planet. Rightfully so, due to the capacity of a large single tree...
UNC program receives recognition as ‘best evidence for impact’ on childhood obesity
UNC-Chapel Hill's NAPSACC program receives national recognition as 'best evidence for impact' on childhood obesity A March 2019 brief by...
Family crucial to orca survival
Credit: Yvon Gouedard Orcas live in stable, structured social groups. And their survival directly depends on it, as a CNRS...
Trace metal exposure among pregnant women living near fracking wells in Canada
The Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology last week revealed the findings of a 2016 pilot study that measured...
Better gene knockout in aneuploid cell lines
Credit: ©2012, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, May 15, 2019-CRISPR/Cas9 technology enables convenient and effective genome editing...
New stimulant formulations emerging to better treat ADHD
Credit: ©2012, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, May 20, 2019--A comprehensive new review of the expanding scope...
Climate change affects the genetic diversity of a species
An analysis of the alpine marmot's genomeCredit: Carole and Denis Favre-Bonvin What effects does climate change have on the genetic...
First comprehensive network of wild crop species will help breeders tackle food insecurity
The first comprehensive network of sites where crop wild relatives are found has been developed by researchers at the University...
Heart failure, stroke greater among occupants in motor vehicle accidents
(Boston)--New research has shown that in older adults (65 and older), being an occupant in an automobile during a motor...
Gas vs. electric? Fuel choice affects efforts to achieve low-energy and low-impact homes
Credit: Beamie Young/NIST If you want to make your home as energy-efficient and green as possible, should you use gas...
Menopausal changes to female heart happen earlier than thought
It's known the female heart changes after menopause, but a new University of Guelph study is the first to reveal...
Measuring methane from coal and gas in Pennsylvania informative
Credit: Marcellus Center for Outreach and Research, Penn State While methane pollution caused by natural gas production in Pennsylvania is...
A Finnish study proves the presence of oral bacteria in cerebral emboli
Researchers at Tampere University have shown for the first time that the cerebral emboli of stroke patients contain DNA from...
New boost for ToCoTronics
Credit: Graphic: Joerg Schaefer / University of Wuerzburg In 2015, physicists at Julius-Maximilians-Universität (JMU) Würzburg in Bavaria, Germany, succeeded in...
Why you should care about better fiber optics
Fiber optic research can give us better medical equipment, improved environmental monitoring, more media channels -- and maybe better solar...
Reading with toddlers reduces harsh parenting, enhances child behavior
Credit: Rutgers University People who regularly read with their toddlers are less likely to engage in harsh parenting and the...
