China's regulations unsuccessful in curbing methane emissions
China, already the world's leading emitter of human-caused greenhouse gases, continues to pump increasing amounts of climate-changing methane into the...
Weather at key growth stages predicts Midwest corn yield and grain quality, study says
Credit: Carrie Butts-Wilmsmeyer, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - Corn is planted on approximately 90 million acres across the United...
New findings about anti-malaria drug
Credit: Dr. Vikram Kasaragod, Rudolf Virchow Center Artemisinin is derived from the leaves and flowers of the annual mugwort (Artemisia...
Study: Faster weight loss no better than slow weight loss for health benefits
TORONTO, Jan. 29, 2019 - Losing weight slowly or quickly won't tip the scale in your favour when it comes...
The inaugural issue of Ethics & Human Research, January — February 2019
Credit: Hope, by Angie Kenber, oil on canvas, 40 x 40 cms Private Collection/Bridgeman Images The journal's name change "provides...
Smartphone technology will use AI to help arthritis patients manage their flare-ups
App will monitor patients' symptoms between medical appointments and predict flare-upsCredit: University of Bath A partnership between the healthtech company...
Huge step forward in decoding genomes of small species
New technique enabled first high quality whole genome from a single mosquito For the first time, scientists have read the...
Study identifies biomedical potential of bivalves
Shellfish could revolutionize human health research, new study suggestsCredit: José Fernández Robledo/Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences Shellfish like oysters and...
Anemones are friends to fish
UD researchers examine how anemones help fish fend off foesCredit: Photo by Stefan Andrews When predators hunt for small reef...
Study finds alcohol, space, and time influence young people's sexual encounters
Where and when teens have sex matters for condom use (NEW YORK) January 29, 2019 -- A study conducted by...
Opioid addiction effects on bones is subject of NIJ research grant
Forensic anthropologist to study how opioids impact the microscopic bone structures used to estimate age-at-deathCredit: The University of Akron Bones...
Vegan diets are best for gut hormones and satiety, according to new study
A study published in the journal Nutrients finds that a vegan diet helps to promote beneficial gut hormones that are...
China not 'walking the walk' on methane emissions
Chinese regulations on coal mining have not curbed the nation's growing methane emissions over the past five years as intendedCredit:...
NIH scientists explore tick salivary glands as tool to study virus transmission, infection
Credit: NIAID WHAT: The salivary glands of some tick species could become important research tools for studying how viruses are...
Scientists use microorganism to fabricate functional bacterial cellulose in situ
Credit: GAO Minghong Bacterial cellulose (BC) is a cellulose material produced by microbial fermentation with a unique porous network structure....
Administering higher doses of oxytocin does not reduce the use of cesarean sections
Credit: Photo by NU Hospital Group Delayed labor increases the risk of a caesarean section, even among women who receive...
New research framework may help better understand, predict infectious disease risks
Credit: USF Health Tampa, FL (Jan. 29, 2019) - The 2014-16 Ebola virus epidemic that ravaged Western Africa, killing thousands,...
New therapeutic targets for kidney fibrosis emerge
Study identifies key factor leading to cell cycle arrest and a cellular structure that is key for kidney fibrosis progressionCredit:...
Investigators study effect of switching insulin medications
Switching from higher cost analogue insulin to lower cost human insulin resulted in small increases in blood sugar levels not...
Researchers use AI to detect early signs of Alzheimer's
USC researchers found 'hidden factors' in medical data that could improve Alzheimer's disease prediction and lead to better outcomes Nearly...
