Antibiotics associated with increased risk of inflammatory bowel disease
Credit: Gustav Mårtensson Antibiotics use, particularly antibiotics with greater spectrum of microbial coverage, may be associated with an increased risk ...
Smartphones can tell when you’re drunk by analyzing your walk
Credit: Rutgers Center of Alcohol & Substance Use Studies/Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs PISCATAWAY, NJ - Your smartphone ...
SBIR grant fast-tracks 3D-printed runway mat development
Credit: Pablo Zavattieri/Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A $1 million SBIR Phase II grant from the U.S. Air Force ...
Research brief: Bee neighborly — sharing bees helps more farmers
Credit: Eric Lonsdorf / Many farmers are used to sharing big equipment--like tractors and other costly machinery -- with neighboring ...
Swans reserve aggression for each other
Credit: WWT Swans display more aggression to fellow swans than other birds, new research shows. The study examined three swan ...
Targeted therapy combination effective for patients with advanced cholangiocarcinoma and BRAF mutations
First prospective trial for rare patient population supports dabrafenib plus trametinib as new treatment optionCredit: The University of Texas MD ...
Findings refute idea of monarchs’ migration mortality as major cause of population decline
Credit: University of Kansas Marketing Communications LAWRENCE, KANSAS -- In a new study, Monarch Watch Director Chip Taylor and colleagues ...
Penguins are Aussies. Or are they Kiwis?
First genome comparison gives insight into penguin origins, evolutionCredit: Photo courtesy of Juliana Vianna From the four-foot-tall emperor penguin to ...
Study hopes to encourage use of new technology to reduce errors in DNA testing
New technology has been shown to reduce the chances of false associations and should be more widely usedCredit: The University ...
Potential drug target revealed to help more children survive a lethal heart defect
Credit: Cincinnati Children's When children are born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS), they require a series of major surgical ...
Photo and collage by Elle Starkman/PPPL Office of Communications
Credit: Photo and collage by Elle Starkman/PPPL Office of Communications. Picture strong wind blowing against a tree until it's knocked ...
NASA finds short-lived Fausto faded fast
Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL Post-Tropical Storm Fausto faded fast in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. NASA's Terra satellite provided an infrared look ...
NASA infrared data shows Genevieve strengthening into a hurricane
Credit: redit: NASA/NRL NASA's Terra satellite used infrared light to identify strongest storms and coldest cloud top temperatures and found ...
Cashew shell compound appears to mend damaged nerves
Credit: Vanderbilt University Medical Center In laboratory experiments, a chemical compound found in the shell of the cashew nut promotes ...
Where lions operate, grazers congregate … provided food is great
Study: Lion danger can foster mixed-species herds in Africa's SerengetiCredit: Photo by Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON -- (Aug. 17, 2020) ...
NASA looks at water vapor in remnants of tropical depression 10E
Credit: Credits: NASA/NRL Tropical Depression 10E weakened to a remnant low-pressure area in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. NASA's Terra satellite ...
Machine learning reveals role of culture in shaping meanings of words
Credit: Thompson et al. What do we mean by the word beautiful? It depends not only on whom you ask, ...
Ultra-low voltage proven effective at killing bacteria, study finds
The research advances understanding of bacteria vulnerability and opens the door to new methods of fighting drug-resistant bacteriaCredit: Russell Cothren ...
No limit yet for carbon nanotube fibers
Rice lab makes case for high-performance carbon nanotube fibers for industryCredit: Pasquali Research Group/Rice University HOUSTON - (Aug. 17, 2020) ...
Wearable sensors printed on natural materials analyze substances present in sweat
Applied to skin as a piece of sticking plaster, the device developed by Brazilian researchers can be used to monitor ...
