ASU study finds animals can use muscle as an internal water source
Credit: Samantha Lloyd/ASU VisLab Water is vital for life. But as our climate changes, the availability of water is also...
Rewriting our understanding of gastric tumors
The immune system can be an important ally in the fight against cancer. A study from McGill scientists published today...
Engineers track neural activity, muscle movement in ageless aquatic creatures
Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University Just because an animal is soft and squishy doesn't mean it isn't tough. Experiments at Rice...
NASA-developed coating investigated for protecting Smithsonian specimens
Credit: Credits: NASA A technology that has shielded some of NASA's highest-profile space observatories from potentially harmful molecular contamination is...
The last wild ocean
The ocean, long a source of inspiration for exploration and discovery as well as a place to test the limits...
Previously overlooked ‘coral ticks’ weaken degraded reefs
Credit: Cody Clements, Georgia Tech A previously overlooked predator-- a thumbnail-sized snail--could be increasing the pressure on coral reefs already...
Role of oral microbiota in the severity of chemotherapy-induced oral mucositis
Alexandria, Va., USA - At the 96th General Session of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR), held in conjunction...
Night-time lighting changes how species interact
Credit: Dirk Sanders Night-time lighting from streetlights and other sources has complex and unexpected effects on communities of plants and...
Changes to small RNA in sperm may help fertilization
WORCESTER--Two papers by UMass Medical School Professor Oliver J. Rando, MD, PhD, shed new light on the processes of fertilization...
Size is key in predicting how calcifying organisms will respond to ocean acidification
CORVALLIS, Ore. - New research suggests size is the main factor that predicts how calcifying organisms will respond to ocean...
Dr. Jekyll, Mr. Hyde: Study reveals healing mesenchymal cells morph and destroy muscles in models of spinal cord injury, ALS and spinal muscular atrophy
Credit: Fondazione Santa Lucia IRCCS LA JOLLA , CALIF. - July 26, 2018 - When a muscle is acutely injured--whether...
Tropical treetops are warming, putting sensitive species at risk
Credit: Stephanie Pau TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- The vaulted canopies that tower above Earth's rich tropical forests could be especially vulnerable...
New technique offers faster, safer way to optimize industrial chemical reactions
Credit: Milad Abolhasani Researchers have developed a flow-based high-throughput screening technology that offers a faster, safer and less expensive means...
EPSRC announces £16 million investment in Supergen Energy Hubs and Solar Network
(Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council) Three £5 million energy research hubs and a new £1 million network in solar...
Previously undiagnosed neurological disorder linked to gene IRF2BPL
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine An international team of scientists, including researchers from Baylor College of Medicine, has discovered mutations...
End-of-life conversations with nonclinical worker bring patient satisfaction, lower costs
Patients with advanced cancer who spoke with a trained nonclinical worker about personal goals for care were more likely to...
Adult fish ‘predict’ availability of food for their young
Credit: Northeast Fisheries Science Center NOAA. In seasonal environments, timing is everything: Ecosystem dynamics are controlled by how well predators...
Public views of gene editing for babies depend on how it would be used
WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 26, 2018) - A majority of Americans support the idea of using gene editing with the goal...
Mathematical analysis explains transpiration-driven sap flow in coniferous trees
The exact science of tree sap transport has puzzled plant physiologists for many years. Sap's migration throughout tree trunks and...
IGC scientists discover a tap that controls the flow of pro-inflammatory molecules
One of the major therapeutic targets for inflammatory diseases is the inflammation-inducing molecule TNF. However, excess levels of TNF cause...
