A climate ‘wake-up call’
If we proactively implement effective fisheries management and limit global temperature rise, the world's oceans still have the potential to...
DOE study targets safer storage of nuclear waste
Credit: University of Houston About 20 percent of the electricity produced in the United States is generated at nuclear power...
UMass Amherst microbiologist will lead new soil warming studies
Credit: UMass Amherst/DeAngelis lab AMHERST, Mass. - Microbial ecologist Kristen DeAngelis at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has been recognized...
Speeding progress in migraine requires unraveling sex differences
To decrease the substantial health and economic burden of migraine on individuals and society, researchers need to examine and address...
Stem cells show promise as drug delivery tool for childhood brain cancer
CHAPEL HILL -- The latest in a series of laboratory breakthroughs could lead to a more effective way to treat...
What’s that smell? Scientists find a new way to understand odors
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(August 29, 2018) Every smell, from a rose to a smoky fire to a pungent fish,...
Access to 3-D printing is changing the work in research labs
Credit: McMaster University A small, black box developed in a McMaster University lab could change the way scientists search for...
Department of Energy invests $1.1 million in sorghum disease resistance research
Credit: Amber Ruedi, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - Sorghum, a more drought-tolerant cousin to corn, is grown throughout the...
NSF funds projects to ‘connect dots’ (and data), address multi-scaled environmental issues
Credit: Meryl Mims, Virginia Tech The National Science Foundation (NSF) is investing $9 million in nine new projects to research...
A new take on fighting multi-drug resistant bacteria
Credit: University of Houston Two UH researchers have won a five-year, $3.5 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy...
Not so fast: From shrews to elephants, animal reflexes surprisingly slow
Credit: SFU While speediness is a priority for any animal trying to escape a predator or avoid a fall, a...
Clearing a xenotransplantation hurdle: detecting infectious agents in pigs
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A shortage of organs for transplantation -- including kidneys and hearts -- means that many...
Success of colorectal cancer intervention program recognized by National Cancer Institute
Credit: Tommie Morelos / TTUHSC El Paso A Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso initiative that is increasing...
Peat expansion in the Arctic tundra could play a role in cooling a warming planet
Credit: Zicheng Yu, Lehigh University. Could studying the peat moss that grows in the Arctic Tundra help mitigate the impacts...
Air pollution can put a dent in solar power
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Ian Marius Peters, now an MIT research scientist, was working on solar energy research in Singapore in...
City regions as innovators of Europe
The symposium will cover policy, regional development and sectoral innovation in the Four Motors for Europe: Catalonia, Lombardy, Rhônes-Alpes and...
Researcher links diplomats’ mystery illness to radiofrequency/microwave radiation
Credit: UC San Diego Health Writing in advance of the September 15 issue of Neural Computation, Beatrice Golomb, MD, PhD,...
Student science policy groups receive microgrants to engage public and candidates for elections
ARLINGTON, Va.-August 29, 2018-Research!America, in partnership with the National Science Policy Network (NSPN), 15 scientific societies and the Rita Allen...
Ultralaser treatment for fibromyalgia yields 75 percent pain reduction when applied to the hands
A new device that combines low-intensity laser light and therapeutic ultrasound considerably reduces the pain experienced by patients with fibromyalgia....
Breast cancer surgery in frail elderly women linked to poor results
An analysis of more than a decade of U.S. nursing home data has shown that breast cancer surgery is associated...
