Study: Populations of widely spread tree species respond differently to climate change
Credit: Andrés Holz, Portland State University A new Portland State University study shows that not all populations of a single,...
New way to predict caries progression
Credit: Author: Pavel Seredin A team of researchers form Russia discovered that an increase in the concentration of several substances...
Coral tricks for adapting to ocean acidification
Credit: © 2018 Eric Tambutté A process that changes the regulation of genes could help corals acclimatize to the impacts...
Temple researchers reverse cognitive impairments in mice with dementia
Credit: Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University (Philadelphia, PA) - Reversing memory deficits and impairments in spatial learning...
Thorny life of new-born neurons
Credit: Tassilo Jungenitz FRANKFURT. Even in adult brains, new neurons are generated throughout a lifetime. In a publication in the...
‘Monstrous’ new Russian saber-tooth fossils clarify early evolution of mammal lineage
Credit: Matt Celeskey Fossils representing two new species of saber-toothed prehistoric predators have been described by researchers from the North...
Close encounters of the fishy kind
Credit: Global Fishing Watch Washington, DC. June 8th - To mark World Ocean Day, Global Fishing Watch (GFW) has increased...
Unexpected new dynamics for large DNA molecules in liquid suspension
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - Polymer physicists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst are today reporting the unexpected and...
Gene editing just got easier
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine An international team of researchers has made CRISPR technology more accessible and standardized by simplifying...
Ukrainian villages still suffering legacy of Chernobyl more than 30 years on
Credit: Denis Sinyakov/Greenpeace Milk in parts of Ukraine has radioactivity levels up to five times over the country's official safe...
Ex-smokers might be better off with high rather than low nicotine e-cigs
Vapers using low rather than high nicotine e-cigarettes may be using their devices more intensely, potentially increasing the risk of...
Oldest bubonic plague genome decoded
Credit: V.V. Kondrashin and V.A. Tsybin; Spyrou et al. 2018. Analysis of 3,800-year-old Yersinia pestis genomes suggests Bronze Age origin...
Schools join research into the effect of air pollution on children’s health
Over 3,000 primary school children in polluted areas of London and Luton will have their lung health monitored over a...
Reducing opioids not associated with lower patient satisfaction scores
A Kaiser Permanente study of nearly 2,500 patients who used high doses of opioids for at least six months showed...
Cebit 2018: Digital assistant teaches runners healthier running style
Credit: Oliver Dietze Visitors to the computer fair Cebit will be able to try it out on June 11 at...
‘Supersized alcopops’ pose unique danger to youth
Credit: Creative Services, George Mason University College students seriously underestimate the effects of drinking a new class of beverages being...
Increased safety in diagnosing cardiac infarction with more sensitive analytical method
Credit: Photo by Pernilla Lundgren Five percent more cardiac infarctions detected and 11 percent fewer patients suffering a relapse. That...
New method helps make orthotopic brain-tumor imaging clearer and faster
Credit: ZHENG Hairong Nowadays, tumors inside the complex central nervous system remain one of the most challenging cancers to diagnose....
Virtual brain gives insights into memory deficits in depression
Credit: RUB, Marquard During a depressive episode the ability of the brain to form new brain cells is reduced. Scientists...
Visual worlds in mirror and glass
Credit: COPYRIGHT (C) TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. The beautifully bright and clear colorful rays of light offered...
