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The common antibiotic doxycycline can disrupt the formation of negative associations in the brain, according to new research from UCL...

New rice fights off drought

Credit: RIKEN and CIAT Scientists at the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS) have developed strains of rice that...

Paintings, sunspots and frost fairs: Rethinking the Little Ice Age

Analysis of extreme temperatures in the Central England Temperature (CET) thermometer record. Part (b) shows the lowest monthly average in...

UBC invention uses bacteria to purify water

Credit: Clare Kiernan/University of British Columbia A University of British Columbia-developed system that uses bacteria to turn non-potable water into...

Set strawberry alarm clock for post-apple bloom

Growers who time their strawberries to bloom just after apples do, can reap a better harvest, according to new research....

NIFA announces $2.4 million to relieve veterinary shortages

WASHINGTON, D.C. April 3, 2017 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today...

Biochar provides high-definition electron pathways in soil

ITHACA, N.Y. - All plants need electrons to aid biological and chemical tasks. Cornell University scientists have discovered a new...

Smoking hot: UC study finds heat of hookah pipe the biggest health culprit for smokers

Credit: Joseph Fuqua II/UC Creative Services Hookah-tobacco users might want to rethink how they heat up their water pipes, based...

Drug combination boost PARP inhibitor response in resistant ovarian cancer

About one-third of patients with ovarian cancer who wouldn't be expected to respond to a PARP inhibitor had partial shrinkage...

Drug combination shows benefit in RAS-driven cancers

BOSTON -- Cancers driven by the RAS oncogene are aggressive and difficult to treat, and thus far precision drugs haven't...

A promising strategy to increase activity in antimicrobial peptides

In an article published recently in Plos One, researchers from INRS-Institut Armand-Frappier Research Centre reported a strategy that could lead...

Researchers ‘iron out’ graphene’s wrinkles

From an electron's point of view, graphene must be a hair-raising thrill ride. For years, scientists have observed that electrons...

When human illness rises, the environment suffers, too

Credit: Kathryn Fiorella A toxic environment is known to create health problems for people, but sick people can also create...

New species evolve faster as mountains form

Credit: Photo by Jian Huang. Mountains, like rainforests, are hotbeds of biodiversity. But scientists aren't sure why. For years, they've...

From fish to forests, conflicts to coffee: Humans affected by species on the move

Credit: IMAS A new international study led by scientists from IMAS and the University's Centre for Marine Socioecology has highlighted...

Study finds more childhood cancer survivors would likely benefit from genetic screening

Loading video... Credit: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Twelve percent of childhood cancer survivors carry germline mutations that put them...

Biomarker identified for likely aggressive, early stage breast cancer

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (April 3, 2017) - The one-size-fits-all approach to early stage breast cancer creates a paradox: Millions of dollars...

Researchers obtain Bose-Einstein condensate with nickel chloride

Bose-Einstein condensates - often called the "fifth state of matter", the other four states being solids, liquids, gases and plasmas...

Molecules in the body more visible in new detection system, say scientists

Scientists at the University of York have developed a technique that will enhance the performance of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)...

Pitt researchers identify new brain pathway that controls hand movements