Diabetes can be detected in gut of cats
The cat is the only animal, aside from humans and primates, which spontaneously develops type 2 diabetes. Therefore, researchers are ...
Rapidly removing fluid from ICU patients in kidney failure linked to increased death risk
PITTSBURGH, June 7, 2019 - The faster fluid is removed using continuous dialysis from patients with failing kidneys, the higher ...
Rapid retreat of Arctic coastline revealed in images from the air
Credit: Noah Bell Extreme erosion of Arctic coastlines in a changing climate - up to a metre a day - ...
Behavioural correlations of the domestication syndrome are decoupled in modern dog breeds
Scientists since Darwin have been intrigued by the simultaneous alteration of multiple morphological, physiological and behavioural traits across a wide ...
Rapid change in coral reefs prompts global calls for a rethink
Coral reef experts from around the world are calling for an urgent re-evaluation of our climate goals in the light ...
Firearms and risk of suicide by US army soldiers
Bottom Line: Examining to what extent firearm ownership and accessibility may be associated with suicide risk among U.S Army soldiers ...
Antarctic glacier named after GFZ satellite mission ‘GRACE’
Special recognition of the contribution to the study of Earth's ice mass dynamicsCredit: GoogleEarth; Data: SIO, NOAA, U.S. Navy, NGA, ...
Foraging for nitrogen
How brassinosteroid signaling makes roots grow longer under nitrogen deficiencyCredit: Dr. Ricardo Giehl/IPK As sessile organisms, plants rely on their ...
Naloxone access law in Pennsylvania falls short
UIC study finds many Philadelphia pharmacies fail to implement state's standing order A new study from researchers at the University ...
Posture impacts how you perceive your food
TAMPA, Fla. (June 7, 2019)- Summertime is often filled with outdoor parties and food trucks, meaning you're spending more time ...
Parents of depressed teens in treatment may also benefit from counseling
Family relationships were stable while teen was in treatment; marital satisfaction worsened post-treatment 'Families might be putting their own issues ...
Probing semiconductor crystals with a sphere of light
Credit: Kazunobu Kojima, Tohoku University Tohoku University researchers have developed a technique using a hollow sphere to measure the electronic ...
More mysterious jars of the dead unearthed in Laos
Credit: Image: ANU ANU and Uni of Melbourne Archaeologists have discovered 15 new sites in Laos containing more than one ...
UCI scientists create new class of two-dimensional materials
Fabrication could help unlock new quantum computing and energy technologiesCredit: Xiaoqing Pan / UCI Irvine, Calif., June 6, 2019 - ...
Weight-loss patients at higher risk of death from substance use disorders
PITTSBURGH, June 7, 2019 - The death rate from drug- and alcohol-related causes in people who've had Roux-en-Y gastric bypass ...
Fast and furious: detection of powerful winds driven by a supermassive black hole
This is the first publication based entirely on data obtained with EMIR, an instrument developed in the Instituto de AstrofÃsica ...
Research excellence, highly cited and globally connected
Almost one in ten publications co-authored by scientists from the University of Würzburg between 2014 and 2017 were among the ...
Fascination AI — a tool that changes the world
Learning systems were in the focus of KIT's 2019 annual celebrationCredit: Photo: M.Breig/KIT Artificial intelligence (AI) and derived technologies and ...
Scientists reminded immune cells on what side they should be
These cells can weaken the body reaction against the tumor and decrease cancer treatment efficiency International group of scientists in ...
Manipulating electron spin using artificial molecular motors
Credit: NINS/IMS In spintronics, the use of organic materials as a "spin transport material" has recently garnered significant attention as ...
