Cost and scale of field trials for bovine TB vaccine may make them unfeasible
Field trials for a vaccination to protect cattle against bovine tuberculosis (bovine TB) would need to involve 500 herds -...
High vitamin D levels linked to lower cholesterol in children
Credit: Varpu Heiskanen There is a link between higher serum vitamin D levels and lower plasma cholesterol levels in primary...
Pheromone power — Bringing ‘SexyPlant’ back to defy crop pests
Credit: Earlham Institute The project will use a biological method for manufacturing pheromones, which provide a safe and sustainable alternative...
Rescuing historic climate data in the East Asian region
Historic instrumental weather observations are critical in extending our knowledge of past weather and climate and for comparison with paleo-proxy...
Australian lizard scares away predators with ultra-violet tongue
Credit: Shane Black When attacked, bluetongue skinks open their mouth suddenly and as wide as possible to reveal their conspicuously...
Jurassic diet: Why our knowledge of what ancient pterosaurs ate might be wrong
Credit: Credit: Mark P. Witton/CC BY 4.0 One group of extinct animals where our dietary knowledge is lacking are the...
UH Cancer Center partners with nation’s top cancer centers to endorse goal
Nearly 80 million Americans - one out of every four people - are infected with human papillomavirus (HPV). And of...
Men may contribute to infertility through newly discovered part of sperm
Credit: Dan Miller, The University of Toledo Life doesn't begin the way we thought it did. A new study at...
Children can learn ways to significantly reduce salt usage
Credit: DELISH Philadelphia, June 7, 2018 - Consuming excessive salt during childhood is associated with cardiovascular health risk factors, yet...
How much is wildlife tourism affecting the animals it targets?
Credit: Photos copyright Andrew Fox (Fox Shark Research Foundation) A new study in Conservation Physiology, published by Oxford University Press,...
Scientists propose changing the rules of history to avoid environmental collapse
Credit: UCL For the first time in our planet's 4.5 billion-year history a single species, humans, is increasingly dictating its...
Older breast cancer patients in England less likely to survive
Older women diagnosed with breast cancer in England are less likely to survive their disease than those in Belgium, Poland,...
Machine learning helps detect lymphedema among breast cancer survivors
Machine learning using real-time symptom reports can accurately detect lymphedema, a distressing side effect of breast cancer treatment that is...
Negative vs. positive social media experiences and depressive symptoms
PITTSBURGH, June 7, 2018 - Negative experiences on social media carry more weight than positive interactions when it comes to...
Mobile health technology can potentially transform how patients manage heart disease risk
Credit: National Heart Foundation of Australia Philadelphia, June 7, 2018 - Mobile health technology has the potential to transform the...
Insurance denials for new hepatitis C drugs remain high nationwide, study suggests
Highly effective drugs that can cure chronic hepatitis C infection in approximately 95 percent of patients first became available in...
Half of hepatitis C patients with private insurance denied life-saving drugs
PHILADELPHIA - The number of insurance denials for life-saving hepatitis C drugs among patients with both private and public insurers...
Flu virus is protected by mucus when airborne, regardless of humidity
PITTSBURGH, June 7, 2018 - Mucus and other airway secretions that are expelled when a person with the flu coughs...
Deadly behavior-modifying weapon identified in insect-world chemical arms race
Credit: University of East Anglia Scientists probing one of the mysteries of the insect world have identified a powerful chemical...
Essential oils to fight bacterial infections
James Cook University scientists have discovered a technique to apply natural plant extracts such as Tea Tree Oil as a...
