The last wild ocean
The ocean, long a source of inspiration for exploration and discovery as well as a place to test the limits ...
Previously overlooked ‘coral ticks’ weaken degraded reefs
Credit: Cody Clements, Georgia Tech A previously overlooked predator-- a thumbnail-sized snail--could be increasing the pressure on coral reefs already ...
Role of oral microbiota in the severity of chemotherapy-induced oral mucositis
Alexandria, Va., USA - At the 96th General Session of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR), held in conjunction ...
Night-time lighting changes how species interact
Credit: Dirk Sanders Night-time lighting from streetlights and other sources has complex and unexpected effects on communities of plants and ...
Changes to small RNA in sperm may help fertilization
WORCESTER--Two papers by UMass Medical School Professor Oliver J. Rando, MD, PhD, shed new light on the processes of fertilization ...
Size is key in predicting how calcifying organisms will respond to ocean acidification
CORVALLIS, Ore. - New research suggests size is the main factor that predicts how calcifying organisms will respond to ocean ...
Dr. Jekyll, Mr. Hyde: Study reveals healing mesenchymal cells morph and destroy muscles in models of spinal cord injury, ALS and spinal muscular atrophy
Credit: Fondazione Santa Lucia IRCCS LA JOLLA , CALIF. - July 26, 2018 - When a muscle is acutely injured--whether ...
Tropical treetops are warming, putting sensitive species at risk
Credit: Stephanie Pau TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- The vaulted canopies that tower above Earth's rich tropical forests could be especially vulnerable ...
New technique offers faster, safer way to optimize industrial chemical reactions
Credit: Milad Abolhasani Researchers have developed a flow-based high-throughput screening technology that offers a faster, safer and less expensive means ...
EPSRC announces £16 million investment in Supergen Energy Hubs and Solar Network
(Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council) Three £5 million energy research hubs and a new £1 million network in solar ...
Previously undiagnosed neurological disorder linked to gene IRF2BPL
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine An international team of scientists, including researchers from Baylor College of Medicine, has discovered mutations ...
End-of-life conversations with nonclinical worker bring patient satisfaction, lower costs
Patients with advanced cancer who spoke with a trained nonclinical worker about personal goals for care were more likely to ...
Adult fish ‘predict’ availability of food for their young
Credit: Northeast Fisheries Science Center NOAA. In seasonal environments, timing is everything: Ecosystem dynamics are controlled by how well predators ...
Public views of gene editing for babies depend on how it would be used
WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 26, 2018) - A majority of Americans support the idea of using gene editing with the goal ...
Mathematical analysis explains transpiration-driven sap flow in coniferous trees
The exact science of tree sap transport has puzzled plant physiologists for many years. Sap's migration throughout tree trunks and ...
IGC scientists discover a tap that controls the flow of pro-inflammatory molecules
One of the major therapeutic targets for inflammatory diseases is the inflammation-inducing molecule TNF. However, excess levels of TNF cause ...
Removing malaria-carrying mosquitoes unlikely to affect ecosystems, says report
By combining studies on one species of malaria-carrying mosquito, researchers found that no other animals rely solely on them for ...
New possibilities for using ozonized erythrocyte mass explored by UNN scientists
Credit: Lobachevsky University Any bleeding results in a decrease of the amount of circulating blood, and the disruption of the ...
Traumatic brain injury: Discovery of two molecules could lead to new drug treatments
Credit: Mihir Patel/Rutgers University-New Brunswick After 10 years of research, a Rutgers-led team of scientists has identified two molecules that ...
Researchers report unraveling the immune recognition of nucleic acid nanoparticles
Credit: "Reproduced with permission from Nano Lett. 2018, 18(7), 4309-4321. Copyright 2018 American Chemical Society. " An extensive experiment testing ...
