Obese dogs helped by ‘effective’ weight loss trials
On average overweight dogs lose an average of 11% of their bodyweight when enrolled on a weight loss trial according...
Football helmet smartfoam signals potential concussions in real time
Credit: BYU Photo Most football fans have seen players get hit so hard they can barely walk back to the...
Heat-loving Australian ants believe in diversity, hint 74 species new to science
Credit: Dr. Brian Heterick The 'furnace ants' or 'honeypot ants' present a very large genus of ants, Melophorus, confined to...
Going diving in the tropics? Don’t eat the reef fish!
Credit: Colette Wabnitz Reducing tourist consumption of reef fish is critical for Palau's ocean sustainability, finds a new UBC study...
Big herbivorous dinosaurs ate crustaceans as a side dish, says CU Boulder study
Credit: University of Colorado Some big plant-eating dinosaurs roaming present-day Utah some 75 million years ago were slurping up crustaceans...
Broad swath of US deemed environmentally suitable for mosquitoes that transmit disease
Credit: CDC/Journal of Medical Entomology Annapolis, MD; September 21, 2017--Three-quarters of counties in the contiguous United States present suitable environmental...
Dino-killing asteroid’s impact on bird evolution
Credit: Cornell Lab of Ornithology ITHACA, N.Y. - Human activities could change the pace of evolution, similar to what occurred...
Flu vaccine used in elderly may benefit middle-aged adults with chronic conditions
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 21, 2017 - Expanding the high-dose influenza vaccine recommendation to include middle-aged adults with chronic health conditions may...
Drug combination may improve impact of immunotherapy in head and neck cancer
Credit: UC San Diego Health Checkpoint inhibitor-based immunotherapy has been shown to be very effective in recurrent and metastatic head...
UTSA puts stake in the ground in battle against brain disease
Making a bold commitment to develop groundbreaking approaches for treating brain diseases and injuries, The University of Texas at San...
Hope to discover sure signs of life on Mars? New research says look for the element vanadium
Credit: KU News Service LAWRENCE -- The search for biology on neighbor planet Mars won't play out like a Hollywood...
Surprising discovery — how the African tsetse fly really drinks your blood
Credit: University of Bristol Researchers at the University of Bristol have been taking a close-up look at the biting mouthparts...
DNA discovery could help shed light on rare childhood disorder
New insights into how our cells store and manage DNA during cell division could help point towards the causes of...
Neuron types in brain are defined by gene activity shaping their communication patterns
Credit: Huang Lab, CSHL Cold Spring Harbor, NY - In a major step forward in research, scientists at Cold Spring...
Ancient human DNA in sub-Saharan Africa lifts veil on prehistory
Credit: Jessica C. Thompson/Emory University The first large-scale study of ancient human DNA from sub-Saharan Africa opens a long-awaited window...
‘Labyrinth’ chip could help monitor aggressive cancer stem cells
ANN ARBOR--Inspired by the Labyrinth of Greek mythology, a new chip etched with fluid channels sends blood samples through a...
Ozark grasslands experience major increase in trees and shrubs
Credit: Jesse Miller/UC Davis Woody vegetation, such as trees and shrubs, has increased dramatically in Ozark grasslands over the past...
Goal of new tissue-chip research is to assess efficacy of novel epilepsy drugs
Credit: VIIBRE, Vanderbilt University An interdisciplinary team of Vanderbilt University researchers has received a two-year, $2-million federal grant to develop...
Exosomes are the missing link to insulin resistance in diabetes
Credit: UC San Diego Health Chronic tissue inflammation resulting from obesity is an underlying cause of insulin resistance and type...
Baltimore Ecosystem Study partners with Baltimore City Public Schools
Credit: BES Photo Archive (Millbrook, NY) Through a $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation, the Baltimore Ecosystem Study...
