Amazonia’s best and worst areas for carbon recovery revealed
Credit: Piponiot et al., eLife The first mapping of carbon recovery in Amazonian forests following emissions released by commercial logging...
Scientific ‘facts’ could be false
Credit: Credit: Ola Jakup Joensen. When is a scientific result true or false? Experiments always have a certain proportion of...
Become soya- friendly
Soya is one of the most ancient cultivated plants. The cultivation of soya was mentioned in the early Chinese literature...
Researchers identify new suppressor effects of the NOX4 protein in liver cancer
Credit: IDIBELL Researchers of the TGF-beta and Cancer group of Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), in collaboration with King's College...
Light therapy effectively treats early prostate cancer
A new non-surgical treatment for low-risk prostate cancer can effectively kill cancer cells while preserving healthy tissue, reports a new...
Keck Medicine of USC Receives $2.5 Million for translational osteoarthritis research
Credit: Richard Carrasco, Keck Medicine of USC LOS ANGELES - Keck Medicine of University of Southern California (USC) is one...
UTMB develops an oral vaccine against Salmonella
GALVESTON, Texas - Researchers from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have developed a vaccine against salmonella poisoning...
White matter structure in the brain predicts cognitive function at ages 1 and 2
Credit: UNC School of Medicine CHAPEL HILL, NC - A new study led by UNC School of Medicine researchers concluded...
WCS spearheads conservation science for US jaguar recovery plan
Credit: USFWS Southwest New York (Dec. 19, 2016) - A recovery plan for the Western Hemisphere's largest cat species along...
American Ornithological Society takes flight
Two of the oldest and most influential professional ornithological societies in the world have legally merged, forming the American Ornithological...
UMN researchers provide molecular portraits of a new cancer drug target
Unprecedented images of cancer genome-mutating enzymes acting on DNA provide vital clues into how the enzymes work to promote tumor...
Colorectal cancer prevention: A proven benefit of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Mayo Clinic researchers and a team of collaborating scientists from across the country have determined the comparative...
Investing in fisheries management improves fish populations
Credit: Michael Melnychuk/University of Washington Research published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests that...
Findings in tuberous sclerosis complex on the role of inflammation and epilepsy
Credit: Courtesy of Washington University in St. Louis Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC) is a multi-system disease that leads to benign...
Low-carb diet alleviates inherited form of intellectual disability in mice
Credit: Joel S. Benjamin/Johns Hopkins Medicine Experimenting on mice with a genetic change similar to that found in people with...
Ring-tailed lemurs: Going, going, gone?
Credit: Michelle Sauther The ring-tailed lemur, an iconic primate that is emblematic of the wild and wonderful creatures inhabiting the...
New effort to promote careers in agriculture, natural resources
Credit: Photo by N. Bumgarner, courtesy UTIA. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Careers in agriculture and natural resource management are booming, but...
Nutrition data review shows red meat has neutral effect on cardiovascular disease risk factors
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Consuming red meat in amounts above what is typically recommended does not affect short-term cardiovascular disease...
The deepwater horizon aftermath
The oil discharged into the Gulf of Mexico following the explosion and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) rig in...
UTMB researchers develop first chikungunya vaccine from virus that does not affect people
GALVESTON, Texas - Researchers from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have developed the first vaccine for chikungunya...
