Soybean plants with fewer leaves yield more
Credit: University of Illinois Using computer model simulations, scientists have predicted that modern soybean crops produce more leaves than they...
135,000 alcohol-related cancer deaths predicted by 2035
Credit: Cancer Research UK ALCOHOL will cause around 135,000 cancer deaths over the next 20 years and will cost the...
Government invests a further £12.5 million in Greater Manchester’s devolved health system
(University of Manchester) In a second boost for Manchester in as many months, a single city-wide bid has been awarded...
Preserving donor lungs longer makes transplant more elective than emergency surgery
(TORONTO, Canada - November 17, 2016) - A new method which doubles the usual time donor lungs can remain outside...
Study: Climate change could outpace EPA Lake Champlain protections
Credit: Joshua Brown/UVM New research suggests that Lake Champlain may be more susceptible to damage from climate change than was...
Wayne State and Henry Ford present findings on ESRD and CKD
Credit: Wayne State University DETROIT - On November 17, 2016, a Wayne State University doctoral student, Matthew Jasinski, will present...
Jefferson Lab’s newest cluster makes Top500 list of fastest supercomputers
Credit: DOE's Jefferson Lab For the third time in its history, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility is home to one...
The role of physical environment in the ‘broken windows’ theory
For decades, the influential "broken windows" theory has linked signs of petty crime to bigger problems in a neighborhood. Largely...
DNA evidence from 5,310-year-old corn cob fills gaps in history
Credit: Bruce Smith Researchers who have sequenced the genome of a 5,310-year-old corn cob have discovered that the maize grown...
Study brings undiagnosed adults struggling with autism out of the shadows
Credit: Photo: Sally McCay For most of his life, Kevin Hughes has felt like an outsider. A loner as a...
E-cigarettes may harm teens’ lung health
Credit: ATS Nov. 16, 2016--E-cigarette use among teenagers is growing dramatically, and public health experts are concerned that these devices...
Texas A&M to establish premier stable isotope capabilities
COLLEGE STATION - A $1 million grant - Stable Isotope Partnership for Ecology, Environment and Energy Research - will help...
Closing tech gaps can fortify advanced manufacturing, save $100 billion
Credit: Fran Webber/NIST To spur significant innovation and growth in advanced manufacturing, as well as save over $100 billion annually,...
USDA invests $1.2 million in aquaculture research
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17, 2016 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced...
Sleep apnea may make lung cancer more deadly
GLENVIEW, IL, November 17, 2016 - A team of researchers from the University of Chicago and the University of Barcelona...
Molecular imaging hack makes cameras ‘faster’
Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (Nov. 17, 2016) - A new Rice University technique grabs images of chemical processes...
New class of drugs holds promise for combating antibiotic resistance
Credit: Oak Ridge National Laboratory A new class of drugs that combat antibiotic resistance has been discovered by a University...
Van Andel Research Institute, Cedars-Sinai awarded National Cancer Institute grant for epigenomic data analysis
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Nov. 17, 2016)--Van Andel Research Institute (VARI), in collaboration with Cedars-Sinai, has received a $2.5 million, five-year...
NIAID-supported study examines vulnerability of gonorrhea to older antibiotic drug
WHAT: A new clinical research study seeks to determine whether a rapid molecular diagnostic test can reliably identify gonorrhea infections...
Study reveals workings of immune response to deadly fungal infections
Credit: Reichner et. al. ROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Every year, fungal infections threaten thousands of patients -- from those with depressed...
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