When people get along, fish thrive
Credit: Tim McClanahan/WCS Drawing on comprehensive social and ecological data from five coral reef fishing communities in Kenya; including interviews...
Methane-consuming bacteria could be the future of fuel
Discovery illuminates how bacteria turn methane gas into liquid methanolCredit: Northwestern University EVANSTON, Ill. -- Known for their ability to...
Predicting disease transmission from bushmeat
Credit: WCS Trade of bushmeat and other wildlife for human consumption presents a unique set of challenges to policymakers who...
Discovery may lead to new materials for next-generation data storage
Army-funded research demonstrates emergent chirality in polar skyrmions for the first time in oxide superlatticesCredit: Courtesy of Xiaoxing Cheng, Pennsylvania...
Biodiversity and carbon: perfect together
Credit: Julie Larsen/Maher/WCS Biodiversity conservation is often considered to be a co-benefit of protecting carbon sinks such as intact forests...
Will MSC micropellets outperform single cells for cartilage regeneration?
Credit: (c) 2019 Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, May 9, 2019-Repair of cartilage injuries or defects is...
BU finds tight pants and pubic-hair removal increase risk of vulvodynia
Risk of chronic vulva discomfort and pain nearly doubled by removing hair from mons pubis, or wearing tight-fitting jeans or...
Illinois researcher Amy LaViers introduces novel perspective in robotic capability
Credit: Photo by Keira Heu-Jwyn Chang. University of Illinois researcher Amy LaViers has introduced a new point of view from...
Clinical trial at CU Anschutz will test injectable vs. oral medications to treat HIV
Many forget to take daily pills, experimental injectable drugs last longer Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus,...
NIH trial tests long-acting HIV medication for people unable to stick to daily regimens
LATITUDE study compares monthly injectable antiretroviral therapy to daily oral drugsCredit: NIAID A clinical trial to evaluate long-acting antiretroviral therapy...
Gravitational forces in protoplanetary disks may push super-Earths close to their stars
Credit: Penn State UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The galaxy is littered with planetary systems vastly different from ours. In the...
Substrate defects key to growth of 2D materials
Credit: Xiaotian Zhang/Penn State Creating two-dimentional materials large enough to use in electronics is a challenge despite huge effort but...
How Nipah virus spreads from person to person: Lessons from 14 years of investigations
Largest-ever study of Nipah virus transmission concludes that older male patients and patients with respiratory problems are more likely to...
How genomics profiling can help identify the best treatment for bladder cancer
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine When it comes to cancer, one-size-does-not-fit-all. "One of the challenges that we have when taking...
A cautionary tale for researchers working on selective drug delivery
Many studies indicating that DNA nanostructures can enter cells more readily than simple DNA strands are flawed, according to researchers...
Routine sickle cell disease screening among migrants may help save lives
Data serve as call to action for greater attention to SCD screening and training of providers (WASHINGTON, May 9, 2019)...
Copper oxide photocathodes: laser experiment reveals location of efficiency loss
Credit: M. Kuensting/HZB Copper oxide (Cu2O) is a very promising candidate for future solar energy conversion: as a photocathode, the...
Personalized ‘Eye-in-a-Dish’ models reveal genetic underpinnings of macular degeneration
Credit: UC San Diego Health Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is one of the most common causes of vision loss in...
Hummingbird robot uses AI to soon go where drones can’t
Credit: Purdue University photo/Jared Pike WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- What can fly like a bird and hover like an insect?...
In lab, SLU researchers flip pain switch in spinal cord cells
New findings suggest paradigm shift in understanding nerve pain pathwayCredit: Saint Louis University ST. LOUIS -- Facing an urgent need...
