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...
RIT researchers estimate 10,000 metric tons of plastic enter Great Lakes every year
A new study by Rochester Institute of Technology that inventories and tracks high concentrations of plastic in the Great Lakes...
Mimicking biological movements with soft robots
Credit: Harvard SEAS Designing a soft robot to move organically -- to bend like a finger or twist like a...
Exhausted T cells
Credit: La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology LA JOLLA, CA -- In a bid to better understand the gene...
First use of graphene to detect cancer cells
Credit: UIC/Vikas Berry What can't graphene do? You can scratch "detect cancer" off of that list. By interfacing brain cells...
Hybrid wheat breeding gets almost $1 million USDA investment
Credit: (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Kay Ledbetter) COLLEGE STATION - Texas A&M AgriLife Research wheat breeders will continue to...
Ultra-thin solution to primary obstacle in solid-state battery development
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- A team of researchers at the University of Maryland Energy Research Center and A. James Clark...
On the road to autonomy, remember the operator
Automakers and their tech partners may be looking toward a future when they can offer fully autonomous cars, but Mica...
New prehistoric bird species discovered
Credit: Artist rendering by Michael Osadciw/University of Rochester A team of geologists at the University of Rochester has discovered a...
Public wheat breeder consortium to be developed by USDA grant
Credit: (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Kay Ledbetter) AMARILLO - Texas A&M AgriLife Research's wheat genetic and breeding programs will...
Nanoparticle-based method shows promise in DNA vaccine delivery
Scientists at Brigham and Women's Hospital have developed a novel method for delivering therapeutic molecules into cells. The method harnesses...
DNA markers distinguish between harmless, deadly bacteria
Credit: NIAID LOS ALAMOS, N.M., Dec. 19, 2016 -- The virulent pathogen that causes the disease tularemia, or "rabbit fever,"...
Vitamin E and selenium don’t prevent polyps that can lead to colorectal cancer
PORTLAND, OR - Eight years ago, results from a landmark cancer prevention trial run by SWOG showed that a daily...