Crabs in your computer
Credit: Landschoff, J; Du Plessis, A; Griffiths, C, L (2018): A micro X-ray computed tomography dataset of South African hermit ...
While a candidate’s voice pitch sways voters, it doesn’t result in better leaders
Credit: Florida Atlantic University Voice pitch, the perceived "highness" or "lowness" of a voice, influences how people are judged on ...
‘Cold-blooded’ pythons make for caring moms
Credit: Graham Alexander/Wits University Reptiles are usually thought of as cold-blooded (an outdated term), simple animals that certainly don't care ...
Digging deep: Harnessing the power of soil microbes for more sustainable farming
Credit: Berkeley Lab There's a farm in Arkansas growing soybeans, corn, and rice that is aiming to be the most ...
Treatment for male anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis patients
Anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis is an acute disease occurring when antibodies produced by the body's own immune system attack N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) ...
Paul Ehrlich Prize for Anthony Cerami and David Wallach
FRANKFURT am MAIN. Anthony Cerami from the United States and David Wallach from Israel will today receive the Paul Ehrlich ...
Tim Julius Schulz awarded the prize for work on adipocyte biology
FRANKFURT am MAIN. Professor Tim J. Schulz from the German Institute of Human Nutrition (DIfE) in Potsdam-Rehbruecke will today receive ...
‘Lazy lawn mowers’ can help support suburban bee populations and diversity
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - Homeowners concerned about the decline of bees, butterflies and other pollinating insects need look ...
One in four Americans suffer when exposed to common chemicals
University of Melbourne research reveals that one in four Americans report chemical sensitivity, with nearly half this group medically diagnosed ...
WSU/UI team to lead national milk conference
PULLMAN, Wash. - A team of researchers from Washington State University and the University of Idaho has received a $50,000 ...
NIH scientists search for the clocks behind aging brain disorders
To understand the link between aging and neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, NIH scientists compared the genetic clocks that ...
American Federation for Aging Research experts featured in PBS special: Incredible Aging
March 14, 2018 (New York, NY) --"Aging is the big enchilada ... if we could do something about slowing the ...
Pairing mobile phone reminders with incentives to help prevent diseases
Credit: Sanjay Jain and team In a study conducted in rural India, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers working in collaboration with ...
Elevated lead in private wells could pose health risks
Since the Flint Water Crisis in Michigan, concern in the U.S. over lead in drinking water has increased. Information about ...
Removing heavy metals from water with MOFs
Credit: American Chemical Society An estimated 1 billion people do not have access to clean drinking water, a problem expected ...
Nanospears deliver genetic material to cells with pinpoint accuracy
In a step toward accelerating the production of new gene therapies, scientists report in ACS Nano that they have developed ...
Removing heavy metals from water
Credit: Wendy Lee Queen/EPFL According to the World Health Organization almost 1 billion people do not have access to clean ...
Are palaeontologists naming too many species?
Credit: James McKa A comprehensive new study looking at variations in Ichthyosaurus, a common British Jurassic ichthyosaur (sea-going reptile) also ...
‘Body on a chip’ could improve drug evaluation
Credit: Felice Frankel CAMBRIDGE, MA -- MIT engineers have developed new technology that could be used to evaluate new drugs ...
Artificial and biological cells work together as mini chemical factories
Credit: Imperial College London Researchers have fused living and non-living cells for the first time in a way that allows ...
