UA-invented sunscreen protects skin without seeping in
Credit: University of Arizona The University of Arizona has licensed a new, non-penetrating sunscreen to MexiAloe Laboratorios, S.A. de C.V., ...
Biodegradable polymer coating for implants
Credit: (Photo: KIT) Medical implants often carry surface substrates that release ac-tive substances or to which biomolecules or cells can ...
Bioanalysis publishes special issue on methods and techniques for…
Credit: Future Science Group Bioanalysis, a leading MEDLINE indexed journal for bioanalysts, has published a Special Focus Issue on Methods ...
Study shows removing invasive plants can increase biodiversity in stream waters
Credit: Rachel E. McNeish Restoration projects to remove invasive plants can make a positive impact on native plant species. But ...
Long-term memories made with meaningful information
Credit: Baycrest Health Sciences When trying to memorize information, it is better to relate it to something meaningful rather than ...
Decoding the complete genome of the Mediterranean’s most…
The olive was one of the first trees to be domesticated in the history of mankind, probably some 6,000 years ...
Previously unknown global ecological disaster discovered
Credit: UZH There have been several mass extinctions in the history of the earth. One of the largest known disasters ...
Complement activation predicts pregnancy complications in women with…
For years doctors have been advising patients with lupus not to get pregnant. It was assumed that the likelihood of ...
Update on an endangered Philippine cycad species
Credit: Thomas Marler When plant species are threatened to the point that they reach a designation of Critically Endangered, sustaining ...
A potential breeding site of a Miocene era baleen whale
Credit: Nobumichi Tamura Baleen whales are amongst the largest animals to have ever lived and yet very little is known ...
First breath shapes the lung’s immune system
Credit: CeMM/Simona Saluzzo (Vienna, February 21, 2017) The lung is an important interface between the body and the outside environment: ...
Fanged friends: World’s most vilified and dangerous animals may…
Credit: Julie Larsen Maher/WCS NEW YORK (January 18, 2018) – An international review led by the University of Queensland and ...
Chemists create molecular ‘leaf’ that collects and stores solar power without…
Credit: Ben Noffke and Richard Schaugaard, Indiana University BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — An international team of scientists led by Liang-shi Li ...
Combining techniques provides new insight into bird migration
IMAGE: This barn swallow has been fitted with a geolocator, a device that will record its movements as it migrates ...
Kansas State University agronomist Vara Prasad selected as AAAS fellow
Credit: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, KANSAS — The American Association for the Advancement of Science is honoring Vara Prasad, Kansas ...
Thyroid cancer biomarker assays may show inaccurate readings
Protein biomarkers are used to test for cancer before and after surgeries to remove tumors. To test thyroid malignancy, many ...
World first porous acupuncture needles enhance therapeutic properties
Credit: DGIST A DGIST research team led by Professor Su-Il In, who developed acupuncture needles combined with nanotechnology, was recognized ...
Likely new treatment target identified for diabetic retinopathy
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Oct. 9, 2017) – In oxygen-compromising conditions like diabetes, the body ...
New tool puts a consistent value on experts’ uncertainty on…
Science can flourish when experts disagree, but in the governmental realm uncertainty can lead to inadequate policy and preparedness. When ...
Combined count data reveals shifts in hawks’ migratory behavior
Credit: Neil Paprocki, HawkWatch International Bird species' distributions and migratory behavior are shifting in response to changes in climate and ...
