Male bees have more than a one-track mind
Male bumblebees are just as smart as female worker bees despite their dim-witted reputation, according to new research from Queen...
Uncertainty perception drives public’s trust, mistrust of…
Credit: Carnegie Mellon University Many policies — from medicine to terrorism — depend on how the general public accepts and...
In sub-Saharan Africa, cancer can be an infectious disease
In 1963, Irish surgeon Denis Parson Burkitt airmailed samples of an unusual jaw tumor found in Ugandan children to his...
‘Bursting’ cells gain the brain’s attention for life-or-death decisions
IMAGE: Using optogenetics and other technology, researchers have for the first time precisely manipulated bursting activity of cells in the...
Keep calm and measure cats’ blood pressure!
Credit: Andrew Sparkes A decade ago, an Editorial in The Lancet, 'Hypertension: uncontrolled and conquering the world', presented some alarming...
Small but distinct differences among species mark evolution of human…
The most dramatic divergence between humans and other primates can be found in the brain, the primary organ that gives...
Dartmouth Institute-led team developing universal toolkit to predict hospital readmission risk
An estimated 95% of hospitals in the United States use electronic medical records (EMR) to manage and report on patient...
UH biomedical engineer pursues nerve regeneration
A biomedical engineer from the University of Houston will use a $1.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health...
New app replaces ultrasound with smartphone camera to measure heart…
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For nature, gravel-bed rivers most important feature in mountainous western North America
MISSOULA, Montana – Gravel-bed river floodplains are some of the most ecologically important habitats in North America, according to a...
Kessler Foundation receives major federal grant to train rehabilitation researchers
Credit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, NJ – January 17, 2018 – Guang Yue, PhD, director of Human Performance and Engineering...
Bonobos help strangers without being asked
Credit: Photo courtesy of Lola ya Bonobo Sanctuary DURHAM, N.C. — A passer-by drops something and you spring to pick...
Larger swaths of tropical forest being lost to commercial agriculture
Credit: European Space Agency DURHAM, N.C. — Larger patches of tropical forest are being lost worldwide as governments and corporations...
Defining conservation priorities in tropical and biodiversity-rich…
Credit: Jon Moore (Tropical Ecology Assessment and Monitoring Network/University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus. Rich in biodiversity, with a rapidly growing...
Female blue tits sing in the face of danger
Credit: Katharina Mahr/Vetmeduni Vienna Until now, the singing behaviour of songbirds had been mainly associated with competitive behaviour and the...
Gut feeling: ONR research examines link between stomach bacteria, PTSD
ARLINGTON, Va.–Could bacteria in your gut be used to cure or prevent neurological conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD),...
Marijuana use may not aid patients in opioid addiction treatment
Credit: Washington State University SPOKANE, Wash. – Many patients who are being treated for opioid addiction in a medication-assisted treatment...
Six teams seek to identify biological factors that influence neural…
The National Institutes of Health will fund six projects to identify biological factors that affect neural regeneration in the retina....
Dartmouth, NSF aim to turn America’s rural libraries into STEM centers
HANOVER, N.H. – Dartmouth College will use a $3 million, five-year grant from the National Science Foundation to further help...
Significant expansion of data available in the Genomic Data Commons
The recently launched Genomic Data Commons (GDC) will get a dramatic increase in the power and utility of its resources...
