Breastfeeding associated w/ better brain development & neurocognitive outcomes
A new study, which followed 180 pre-term infants from birth to age seven, found that babies who were fed more...
Johns Hopkins scientists propose efficiency ‘rules’ for…
Credit: Alexandre Paix Johns Hopkins scientists have developed a streamlined method and accompanying efficiency "rules" for introducing new DNA sequences...
Arctic clouds highly sensitive to air pollution
Credit: MODIS/NASA In 1870, explorer Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld, trekking across the barren and remote ice cap of Greenland, saw something...
Why do scientists chase unicorns?
IMAGE: MSU plant biologist Maren Friesen asks: Why do scientists chase unicorns? Credit: G.L. Kohuth EAST LANSING, Mich. – Scientists...
Parkinson’s severity assessed through drawing
Credit: Courtesy of Dinesh Kumar and Ms. Poonam Zham of the 'Affordable diagnostics' group in RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia Researchers...
Bottle-brush design enhances cellular imaging
The bottle brush, with its long stalk and dense spray of plastic bristles, is the unsung hero of kitchens everywhere,...
Exercise training in heart failure: Shaping your proteins
Heart failure is a common endpoint for many cardiovascular diseases. This syndrome is characterized by reduced cardiac output that leads...
Biodiversity project in Azores delivers detailed abundance data for…
Credit: Pedro Cardoso In 1999, a long-term biodiversity project started at the Azores Islands (Portugal, Atlantic Ocean), the Biodiversity of...
The benefits & dangers when genetic testing companies partner with orphan drug…
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, September 27, 2017-Pharmaceutical companies developing Orphan Drugs are increasingly partnering with...
Brains of overweight people ‘ten years older’ than lean counterparts at middle-age
From middle-age, the brains of obese individuals display differences in white matter similar to those in lean individuals ten years...
Lab-reared maggots may save Darwin’s famous finches
Raising maggots may not sound glamorous, but that doesn't mean it's not important. In the latest issue of the Journal...
Crop advances grow with protection
Credit: Photo credit 2015 CSSA photo contest submission. Most people are aware of open-source computer programs. These free programs, accessible...
Computer-assisted approaches as decision support systems serving to combat the Zika virus
Global climate change, international travel, and ineffective vector control programs are aiding the emergence of infectious diseases globally. The currently...
The heart-brain connection: The link between LQTS and seizures
Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center recently discovered a genetic link between Long QT Syndrome (LQTS), a rare...
A new roundworm species from India is a link between 2 genera
The unique features and blending characters of a new roundworm species, discovered in India, make the nematode a distinct yet...
Do dogs of all ages respond equally to dog-directed speech?
Credit: Danielle Allen People tend to talk to dogs as though they are human babies. A new study in Proceedings...
Gulf Stream slowdown to spare Europe from worst of climate change
Europe will be spared the worst economic impacts of climate change by a slowing down of the Gulf Stream, new...
Penn study describes a better animal model to improve HIV vaccine…
PHILADELPHIA – Vaccines are usually medicine's best defense against the world's deadliest microbes. However, HIV is so mutable that it...
New areas of the brain identified where ALS gene is active
For the first time novel expression sites in the brain have been identified for a gene which is associated with...
New study supports link between Omega-3 supplementation and reduction…
According to the World Health Organization, depression is a major cause of disease burden worldwide, affecting an estimated 350 million...
