Earth’s oldest trees in climate-induced race up the tree line
Credit: Brian Smithers/UC Davis Bristlecone pine and limber pine trees in the Great Basin region are like two very gnarled,...
50 years ago, Clomid gave birth to the era of assisted reproduction
Credit: Brown University When Dr. Eli Adashi began practicing fertility medicine in 1974, there was nothing so revolutionary as in...
Researchers develop spectroscopic ‘science camera’ system for smartphones
Credit: Micro and Nanotechnology Lab, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign The latest versions of most smartphones contain at least two...
Gonorrhoea strains across Europe becoming more susceptible to main treatment options
Credit: ECDC According to test results from the annual European Gonococcal Antimicrobial Surveillance Programme (Euro-GASP), resistance levels to the main...
Asthma drug from the garden center
Credit: © Photo: Raphael Reher/Daniela Wenzel/Uni Bonn The coralberry could offer new hope for asthmatics: researchers at the University of...
Unintentional drug use continues among molly users in EDM party scene
Electronic dance music (EDM) parties have historically been high-risk scenes for use of a variety of psychoactive substances. Studies over...
Getting to the point (mutations) in re-engineering biofuel-producing bacterial enzymes
WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 13, 2017 -- Converting fibrous plant waste, like corn stalks and wood shavings, into fermentable simple sugars...
Experts issue recommendations for gender-affirmation treatment for transgender individuals
Washington, DC -- The Endocrine Society today issued a Clinical Practice Guideline on the treatment for gender-dysphoric/gender-incongruent people, commonly referred...
Squirrels use ‘chunking’ to organize their favorite nuts
Credit: Amber Engle Like trick-or-treaters sorting their Halloween candy haul, fox squirrels apparently organize their stashes of nuts by variety,...
Climate change challenges the survival of fish across the world
Credit: University of Washington Climate change will force many amphibians, mammals and birds to move to cooler areas outside their...
Research finds roots use chemical ‘photos’ to coordinate growth
Credit: Florida Institute of Technology MELBOURNE, Fla.. -- Though it may look haphazard, the network of intertwining plant roots snaking...
Wyss Institute launches human Organ Chip project to model influenza virus infection
(BOSTON) -- The Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering has received funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to...
Secrets of Bonsai: Uncovering the mechanism of root regeneration
Credit: Xu D. et al., Plant and Cell Physiology, September 1, 2017 The molecular mechanism behind root regeneration after root...
UBC research discovers a chemical-free way to keep apples fresher longer
Credit: UBC Okanagan An apple a day may keep the doctor away, but the mold on it could make you...
Biomarkers in the blood prove strong role of food for type 2 diabetes
Credit: Johan Bodell/Chalmers University of Technology A pioneering method, developed at Chalmers University of Technology, has demonstrated its potential in...
In step toward controlling chemistry, physicists create a new molecule, atom by atom
Credit: Stuart Wolpert/UCLA UCLA physicists have pioneered a method for creating a unique new molecule that could eventually have applications...
Water conservation can have unintended consequences
Credit: Tran, Jassby, and Schwabe Conventional wisdom dictates water conservation can only benefit communities affected by drought. But researchers at...
Maine Technology Institute funds MDI Biological Laboratory scientist
Credit: MDI Biological Laboratory BAR HARBOR, MAINE -- The Maine Technology Institute (MTI) has awarded a $25,000 seed grant to...
Inhibitors support immune therapy for leukemia
New immune therapies are considered a promising lead for treating recurring acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Antibodies are able to eliminate...
Researchers identify possible new target in fight against lung cancer
(BOSTON)--Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have identified a molecule called miR-124 in non-small cell lung cancer cells...
