Energy dense foods may increase cancer risk regardless of obesity status
Credit: C.A. Thomson Philadelphia, PA, August 17, 2017 - Diet is believed to play a role in cancer risk. Current...
Federal snack program does not yield expected impacts, Virginia Tech researchers find
Credit: Virginia Tech A well-intentioned government regulation designed to offer healthier options in school vending machines has failed to instill...
Wistar scientists develop novel immunotherapy technology for prostate cancer
PHILADELPHIA -- (Aug. 17, 2017) -- A study led by scientists at The Wistar Institute describes a novel immunotherapeutic strategy...
Managing western flower thrips
Pesticide evaluation is an important aspect of agricultural research providing useful information to farmers and professionals involved in the pesticide...
New proposal for a subspecies definition triggered by a new longhorn beetle subspecies
Credit: Karsten Sund The discovery of a new subspecies of longhorn beetle from Scandinavia triggered a discussion on the vague...
Recently discovered brain chemical ‘NPGL’ controls appetite and body fat composition
Credit: Kazuyoshi Ukena NPGL, a recently discovered protein involved in brain signalling, has been found to increase fat storage by...
Super-photostable fluorescent labeling agent for super-resolution microscopy
Credit: ITbM, Nagoya University Chemists at ITbM, Nagoya University have developed a super-photostable fluorescent dye, PhoxBright 430 (PB430), to visualize...
Algal blooms cost Ohio homeowners $152 million over six years
Credit: Photo by Brenda Culler, Ohio Department of Natural Resources. COLUMBUS, Ohio--In a new study, researchers at The Ohio State...
Are stem cells the link between bacteria and cancer?
Credit: MPI for Infection Biology Gastric carcinoma is one of the most common causes of cancer-related deaths, primarily because most...
Latency of seizures determined by diet
Credit: Yasuhiro Ishihara Scientists are increasingly appreciating estrogen's role in brain health. Now for the first time, production of estrogen...
Ocean exploration uncovers one of Cuba’s hidden natural treasures
Credit: Cuba's Twilight Zone Reefs Expedition/CIOERT at FAU Harbor Branch A research mission led by Florida Atlantic University's Harbor Branch...
UBC researcher looks to the future of bone replacements
Credit: UBC Okanagan A UBC Okanagan researcher has discovered a new artificial bone design that can be customized and made...
Computer approaches human skill for first time in mapping brain
Credit: Washington State University PULLMAN, Wash. - A WSU research team for the first time has developed a computer algorithm...
New terahertz imaging approach could speed up skin cancer detection
Credit: Rayko Stantchev, University of Exeter WASHINGTON -- Researchers have developed a new terahertz imaging approach that, for the first...
Smithsonian manatee count informs policy recommendations
Credit: Ana Endara, STRI All three of the world's manatee species are threatened with extinction: the Amazonian Manatee, the African...
Smells like queen spirit
Credit: JUERGEN LIEBIG RIVERSIDE, Calif. (http://www.ucr.edu) -- Queen ants spend most of their time having babies. To reign supreme in...
Scientists compare soil microbes in no-till, conventional tilling systems of Pacific Northwest farms
Credit: The American Phytopathological Society St. Paul, Minn. (August 2017)--In recent decades, growers have increasingly been adopting no-till farming to...
Slowing dangerous bacteria may be more effective than killing them, researchers report
Credit: Illustration by Jennifer Oosthuizen, CDC CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Researchers at the University of Illinois have discovered a mechanism that...
Peroxisomes identified as ‘fighters’ in the battle against bacterial infections
Credit: Melissa Fabrizio A new addition to the fight against bacteria comes in the unlikely form of an organelle that...
First successful wild whale shark health assessments performed
Credit: Georgia Aquarium ATLANTA (Aug. 2, 2017) - For the first time ever, scientists successfully performed health assessments, including collecting...
