How ticks get a proper foothold
Credit: Copyright: Dagmar Voigt Ticks spend more than 90 percent of their up to three-year-long life starving and clambering around ...
Two early career researchers honored with Alan T. Waterman Award
Credit: Georgia Institute of Technology (left); Denise Applewhite, Princeton University (right) The National Science Foundation (NSF) today recognized Baratunde "Bara" ...
Coral may hold cancer insights
Credit: US Department of Defense More than 70 years after the U.S. tested atomic bombs on a ring of sand ...
Depressed children respond differently to rewards than other kids
Credit: Robert Boston For many children, December often is linked to presents and excitement, but when a young child doesn't ...
Cranky crabs in broken shells often have the upper claw in fights
Credit: Luis Miguel Burciaga Sheer aggression rather than pure muscle strength often gives hermit crabs living in broken shells the ...
Preventing Alzheimer’s in African-Americans by strengthening the brain
Credit: Courtesy of Dr. Mark Gluck A major effort is underway to reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease and other ...
Mystery of memory cells answered through mouse study
Credit: MU Health COLUMBIA, Mo. (March 13, 2017) — When an infection attacks the body for the first time, T ...
Funding of millions for TU Graz-lead projects from university owned funds
Credit: © TU Graz Since 2015, TU Graz has awarded special funding for multidisciplinary lead projects. By supporting such basic ...
How a moderate form of evolutionary psychology can clarify the study of decision-making
Credit: MIT Press LAWRENCE — In recent decades the field of evolutionary psychology has — though not without controversy — ...
Climate change projected to significantly increase harmful algal blooms in US freshwaters
Credit: Hans W. Paerl, Ph.D a study co-author/University of North Carolina MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE (August 15, 2017) – Harmful algal blooms known ...
Bees are more productive in the city than in surrounding regions
Credit: UFZ / André Künzelmann Bees pollinate plants more frequently in the city than in the country even though they ...
How a moderate form of evolutionary psychology can clarify the study of decision-making
Credit: MIT Press LAWRENCE — In recent decades the field of evolutionary psychology has — though not without controversy — ...
Novel classification can lead to new ways to diagnose and treat cancer
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine A novel approach to studying cancer has enabled researchers to group about 10,000 human cancers ...
New method creates endless supply of kidney precursor cells
LA JOLLA–Salk Institute scientists have discovered the holy grail of endless youthfulness–at least when it comes to one type of ...
New information about bacterial enzymes to help scientists develop…
Scientists studying the biosynthesis and production of microbial natural products now have a greater insight into the process thanks to ...
Microbiome predicts blood infections in pediatric cancer patients
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Cancer patients receive essential medicines, fluids, blood and nutrients through long, flexible tubes called ...
CNIC coordinates an EU project to foster partnership between researchers in academia and industry
Credit: CNIC The 4DHeart project (4D Analysis of Heart Development and Regeneration Using Advanced Light Microscopy) was launched on January ...
Report: A host of common chemicals endanger child brain development
Credit: Graphic by Julie McMahon CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — In a new report, dozens of scientists, health practitioners and children's health ...
Hospitals can rapidly identify life-threatening bacteria
Credit: IPC PAS Soon in virtually every hospital it will be possible to identify the bacterial species responsible for an ...
Researchers develop novel wound-healing technology
Credit: Washington State University PULLMAN, Wash – A WSU research team has successfully used a mild electric current to take ...
