Study traces the origins of Chikungunya in Brazil
New evidence suggests that Chikungunya virus arrived in Brazil at least one year earlier than it was detected by public...
How do professional football players perform under immense pressure?
Researchers from KU Leuven and SciSports provide the answerCredit: KU Leuven & SciSports Professional football players need to keep a...
Most laptops vulnerable to attack via peripheral devices, say researchers
Many modern laptops and an increasing number of desktop computers are much more vulnerable to hacking through common plug-in devices...
CRISPR reveals the secret life of antimicrobial peptides
Credit: Mark Austin Hanson, EPFL When it comes to the immune system, we usually think about lymphocytes like B and...
Nematode odors offer possible advantage in the battle against insect pests
Gardeners commonly use nematodes to naturally get rid of harmful soil-dwelling insects. A new study published today in the journal...
‘Silent-type’ cells play greater role in brain behavior than previously thought
Brain cells recorded as among the least electrically active during a specific task may be the most important to doing...
Maasai farmers only kill lions when they attack livestock
Credit: Martin Odino Maasai farmers do not kill lions for retribution whenever they lose sheep or cattle, new research shows....
New study shows use of medication abortion rebounded in Texas after FDA label change
AUSTIN, Texas--A new Texas Policy Evaluation Project (TxPEP) study shows that use of medication abortion, also known as "the abortion...
Entangling photons of different colors
NIST researchers develop a novel chip-based device for quantum communicationCredit: S. Kelley/NIST Some of the most advanced communication systems now...
How genetic background shapes individual differences within a species
Every genome is different and scientists are beginning to understand what this means for life of an organismCredit: Mike Weber...
Material that shields beetle from being burned by its own weapons, holds promise
Credit: Adam Rork / Penn State Carabid beetles produce caustic chemicals they spray to defend themselves against predators, and the...
Giant animals lived in Amazonian mega-wetland
Lake systems existing in regions over 10 million years ago survived the Amazon River reversal due to Andean uplift A...
Common virus is 'less prone to mutation' giving hope for vaccine development
One of the commonest causes of congenital disability, the Human Cytomegalovirus (HCMV), is less prone to mutation than previously thought,...
Jacob Job lands grant from the National Geographic Society to study songbirds, humans
Credit: William A. Cotton/CSU Photography Jacob Job spends a lot of time each year in the great outdoors, recording the...
New study reveals when a superconductor truly becomes super
Scientists confirm existence of 'quantum critical point' in copper-oxide-based superconductors and believe it could be the moment when superconductivity occursCredit:...
National MS Society funds Kessler Foundation pilot study of social interaction in MS
MS researchers conduct first study of outcome processing during social interactions in individuals with multiple sclerosisCredit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover,...
130,000 years of data show peatlands store carbon long-term
First study of the extent of global peatland and carbon storage over the last 130,000 years fills in key knowledge...
A disconnect between migrants’ stories and their health
Happy narratives belie health markers of stress in study COLUMBUS, Ohio - While some Mexican immigrants give positive accounts about...
Identifying barriers to care for women with endometriosis
Women face a multitude of barriers to receiving quality care for endometriosis, a chronic, often painful disease that affects approximately...
For young adult cancer survivors, debt and work-related impairments
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Student loans aren't the only reason young adults end up in debt. One of...
