UCalgary researchers discover why sepsis from a staph infection causes organ failure
Credit: Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine For patients diagnosed with a Staphylococcus aureus infection, often referred...
Next generation ALS drug silences inherited form of the disease in animal models
Credit: Courtesy of NIH/NINDS. NIH-funded researchers delayed signs of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in rodents by injecting them with a...
Latest stevia research published in Journal of Nutrition
Chicago, Illinois, July 24, 2018 - The Journal of Nutrition recently published a comprehensive review of the latest stevia science...
Scientists link more than 1,000 gene variants to educational attainment
Credit: Letty Avila, USC Dornsife College An international group of scientists has identified nearly 1,300 genetic variants associated with how...
UTA wins Excellence in Sustainability Award from business officers association
Credit: UT Arlington The University of Texas at Arlington has won a prestigious Excellence in Sustainability Award from the National...
Recycling provides manufacturers with real competitive and economic advantages, study says
Credit: Indiana University BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- In addition to being environmentally friendly, recycling can help manufacturers develop new, strategic sources...
New study: Omega-3s help keep kids out of trouble
LOWELL, Mass. - Something as simple as a dietary supplement could reduce disruptive, even abusive behavior, according to newly released...
Intestinal virus study shows major changes associated with inflammatory bowel disease
Credit: H. Hendricks, NC State Phage Hunters, E. Miller, NC State University. Unexpected patterns emerged in the microbial and viral...
Blood test can predict optimal treatment for advanced prostate cancer, study finds
Credit: Lawson Health Research Institute LONDON, ON - An international collaborative study between Lawson Health Research Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering...
Border wall threatens biodiversity
Credit: Matt Clark / Defenders of Wildlife Borderlands are synonymous with desolation, but the Mexico-U.S. divide is something altogether different....
Scientists warn that proposed US-Mexico border wall threatens biodiversity, conservation
Credit: Matt Clark / Defenders of Wildlife Amidst increased tensions over the US-Mexico border, a multinational group of over 2500...
NYU’s Sanjana receives DARPA 2018 Young Faculty Award for precise gene repair
Credit: New York Genome Center New York University biologist Neville Sanjana has received the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's 2018...
Coldwater streams may provide refuge against changing climate
Credit: Rebecca Quiñones June 24, 2018 - Coldwater stream habitats are vulnerable to effects of climate change, particularly to changes...
Research shows climate change affects recreational behavior
DURHAM, N.H. - Whether it's casting a fishing line, launching a boat, or taking a dip to cool off, most...
Wildfire management designed to protect Spotted Owls may be outdated
Credit: John S. Senser, US Forest Service Forest fires are not a serious threat to populations of Spotted Owls, contrary...
Study explores risk factors linked to chikungunya and dengue outbreaks
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- In one of the largest studies of its kind, researchers analyzed...
NASA satellite shows Son-Tinh’s swan song
Credit: NOAA/NASA Goddard Rapid Response Team NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite found Tropical Depression Son-Tinh over southern China early on July...
Ten scholarship holders in oceanography honored
Today ten scholarship holders from around the globe presented their final papers at the Wissenschaftsforum conference centre in Berlin as...
A protein that promotes compatibility between chromosomes after fertilization
Credit: Paulo Navarro Costa A research team from the Center for Biomedical Research (CBMR), at the University of Algarve (UAlg),...
Protein discovery may explain why patients develop resistance to new anti-cancer drugs
A team of researchers at the University of Cambridge has identified a protein complex that might explain why some cancer...
