Lizards, mice, bats and other vertebrates are important pollinators too
Credit: Petra Wester Bees are not the only animals that carry pollen from flower to flower. Species with backbones, among...
Practicing Tai Chi helps improve respiratory function in patients with COPD
Credit: CHEST Glenview, IL, April 4, 2018 - Finding ways to help patients with COPD improve their functional status is...
New genomic tool searches wheat’s wild past to improve crops of the future
Credit: Ali A. Mehrabi A new genetic directory launched today will enable researchers and breeders to scan the genomes of...
Declining bee population to get helping hand with national project
Credit: UCF Funded by the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research, Barbara Sharanowski will coordinate a nationwide team of citizen...
Personal outreach to landowners is vital to conservation program success
Credit: Justin Fritscher Virginia Tech College of Natural Resources and Environment research published in the scientific journal PLOS ONE shows...
Rare coastal martens under high risk of extinction in coming decades
CORVALLIS, Ore. - The coastal marten, a small but fierce forest predator, is at a high risk for extinction in...
NIH hosts largest ever BRAIN Initiative meeting
What: More than 1,000 cutting-edge researchers from around the country will spend three days in Bethesda, Maryland talking about the...
7-year follow-up shows lasting cognitive gains from meditation
Gains in the ability to sustain attention developed through intensive meditation training are maintained up to seven years later, according...
Dance aids healthier aging
Credit: Photo: Ali Cameron. Queensland Ballet and QUT today released the results of a joint project examining the health and...
Freezing breakthrough offers hope for African wild dogs
James Cook University researchers in Australia have helped develop a new way to save endangered African wild dogs. Dr Damien...
New underwater geolocation technique takes cues from nature
Credit: Marshall laboratory / The University of Queensland Marine animals such as mantis shrimp and squid have inspired a new...
Your wood stove affects the climate more than you might think
Credit: SINTEF Energy Norwegians love to heat with wood. That's easy to see when driving around the Norwegian countryside in...
New receptor genes turn T-cells into powerful liver cancer foes
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (April 3, 2018) - Mouse genes that make human T cells...
Study suggests pasta can be part of a healthy diet without packing on the pounds
TORONTO, April 3, 2018 -- Carbohydrates get a lot of bad press and blame for the obesity epidemic, but a...
Study explores safety of rear-facing car seats in rear impact car crashes
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Rear-facing car seats have been shown to significantly reduce infant and toddler fatalities and injuries in frontal...
WHO recommends use of first typhoid conjugate vaccine
Geneva, Switzerland - April 3, 2018 - The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends the introduction of typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV)...
Genetic test may improve post-stent treatment, outcome
DALLAS, April 3, 2018 - Using genetic testing to inform which blood thinner to use following a procedure to open...
Non-toxic filamentous virus helps quickly dissipate heat generated by electronic devices
Credit: Scientific Reports The researcher team of Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) discovered that the film constructed by assembling...
Medical marijuana gets wary welcome from older adults, poll shows
Credit: University of Michigan ANN ARBOR, MI - Few older adults use medical marijuana, a new national poll finds, but...
What makes us truly happy and healthy?
What does it mean to be well? Not just "not ill," but really thriving? Researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School...
