Common probiotics can reduce stress levels, lessen anxiety
Credit: MU News Bureau Probiotics, or beneficial live bacteria that are introduced into the body, have become increasingly popular as...
Cellular starvation kills treatment-resistant breast cancer
Credit: Dr. Cecil Fox, National Cancer Institute, NIH DURHAM, N.C. -- Cancer rewires the metabolism of tumor cells, converting them...
Immune receptors amplify ‘invader’ signals by turning into mini-machines
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA -- (Nov. 21, 2016) When a receptor on the surface of a T cell --...
USU Executive Associate Dean Lisa Berreau named AAAS Fellow
Credit: Donna Barry/Utah State University LOGAN, UTAH, USA -- Utah State University professor Lisa Berreau has been named a Fellow...
Five USF faculty members named AAAS fellows
Credit: University of South Florida Five of the University of South Florida's leading scientific researchers have been named to the...
Five Berkeley lab scientists named AAAS fellows
Credit: Berkeley Lab Five scientists from the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have been named Fellows...
9 UCI researchers named AAAS fellows
Irvine, Calif., Nov. 21, 2016 -- Nine University of California, Irvine researchers in areas ranging from anthropology and psychology to...
Foreign beetle species recorded for the first time in Canada thanks to citizen science
Credit: Harald Schillhammer With social networks abound, it is no wonder that there is an online space where almost anyone...
A good combination: Model and experiment for a deeper look
Credit: Chair for Computation in Engineering / TUM Doctors performing medical check-ups want a full picture of the patient's health...
Scientist strengthens tools to track animal, ecosystem responses to environmental changes
Credit: Silvia Pineda-Munoz, Smithsonian. By charting the slopes and crags on animals' teeth as if they were mountain ranges, scientists...
New, detailed snapshots capture photosynthesis at room temperature
The living machinery responsible for photosynthesis - while commonplace and essential to life on Earth - is still not fully...
Cement materials are an overlooked and substantial carbon ‘sink’
A new study involving the University of East Anglia (UEA) shows that cement structures are a substantial but overlooked absorber...
Scripps scientists create innovative drug design strategy to improve breast cancer treatment
Credit: The Scripps Research Institute (Photo by James McEntee.) JUPITER, FL - November 21, 2016 - While there have been...
Sniffing out cultural differences
Credit: Patrick J. Lynch, medical illustrator; C. Carl Jaffe, MD, cardiologist. When two people smell the same thing, they can...
Sunlight and oil spills may make deadly combination for wildlife
Contaminants called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from oil spills can be toxic to wildlife, especially when in combination with ultraviolet radiation...
Researchers ask important questions on what happens to oil after a spill
Very little is known about what happens to oil in the ocean after an oil spill and what happens to...
Efforts are needed to protect native species from feral cats
Credit: Dr Tim Doherty Feral cats are among the most damaging invasive species worldwide, particularly in Australia where they have...
Natural regeneration may help protect tropical forests
Credit: Leonar Solis chajul A new article summarizes the findings of 16 studies that illustrate how natural regeneration of forests,...
Marine microalgae, a new sustainable food and fuel source
ITHACA, N.Y. - Taken from the bottom of the marine food chain, microalgae may soon become a top-tier contender to...
Penn nursing & NY Blood Center receive grant to create women’s HIV prevention program
Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (Nov. 21, 2016) - The University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing (Penn Nursing) and the New...
