Encrypted messages in biological processes
Credit: Ulf Andersson Vang Ørom RNA modifications can encrypt the RNA code and are responsible for a very sophisticated control...
Lonely and prolonged struggle for people with severe obesity
Credit: Sahlgrenska University Hospital The majority of people with severe obesity have a lonely and prolonged struggle with their weight....
Researchers find important new piece in the Huntington’s disease puzzle
Researchers find important new piece in the Huntington's disease puzzle In a new study, researchers from the University of Copenhagen...
Dry landscapes can increase disease transmission
In water-limited landscapes sick animals can have increased contact with healthy individuals, which can facilitate disease transmission. Scientists from the...
Using bloodstains at crime scenes to determine age of a suspect or victim
From the spatter analysis made famous in the TV show Dexter to the frequent DNA profiling of CSI and the...
Microbial proteins could supplement animal feed, reduce land use and pollution
As the world's population swells, humans will have to figure out how to keep feeding livestock without using even larger...
Spacefood for cows
Deforestation, greenhouse gas emissions, biodiversity loss, nitrogen pollution - today's agricultural feed cultivation for cattle, pigs and chicken comes with...
Chemical ‘caryatids’ improve the stability of metal-organic frameworks
Credit: B. Smit/EPFL "Metal-organic frameworks" (MOFs) are materials with nano-sized pores in their crystal structure. These pores allow MOFs to...
New research shows why nutrition should be back on the table for surgical patients
Credit: Abbott Implementing a nutrition care program for malnourished surgical patients showed a nearly 50 percent reduction in readmission rates,...
American swamp sparrows have sung the same songs for more than 1,000 years
Credit: Robert Lachlan American swamp sparrows may have sung the same songs for more than 1,000 years and passed them...
Birds have time-honored traditions, too
Credit: Photo by Robert Lachlan. DURHAM , N.C. -- What makes human cultural traditions unique? One common answer is that...
Do bats adapt to gates at abandoned mines?
Abandoned mines can serve as roost sites for bats, but because the mines pose serious risks to humans, officials often...
Innovative autonomous system for identifying schools of fish
Credit: @IMDEA Networks Institute The University of Haifa (Israel) and two teams from the IMDEA Networks Institute have developed an...
Whether wheat weathers heat waves
Credit: Piotr Trebicki A heat wave sweeps through a city and people swelter, running indoors to find air conditioning. But...
Why isn’t anyone talking about vaginal dryness (or doing anything about it)?
CLEVELAND, Ohio (June 20, 2018)--It's a common problem that only gets worse during the menopause transition; yet, no one wants...
Annual southeast Asia haze linked to increased respiratory problems
For more than a decade, Southeast Asia has faced annual haze due to a combination of human activity, natural fires,...
Do circulating bone turnover markers indicate hip fracture risk?
The evidence that circulating levels of markers of bone turnover correlate with hip fracture risk among postmenopausal women is limited....
Substance in hair may be a marker for alcohol consumption
A new Drug Testing & Analysis study reveals that measuring levels of ethyl sulphate (EtS), a metabolite of ethanol, in...
Guidelines address self-management of hospitalized diabetes patients
It is important that patients with diabetes be involved in decisions concerning the management of their condition while they are...
Surgery in space
With renewed public interest in manned space exploration comes the potential need to diagnose and treat medical issues encountered by...
