Crystals grown aboard space station provide radiation detecting technology
Credit: Alexei Churilov Research into crystal growth in microgravity was one of the earliest investigations conducted aboard the International Space ...
Trash to treasure: The benefits of waste-to-energy technologies
Credit: Shutterstock/Argonne National Laboratory Instead of hauling food waste to landfills, we might want to use that organic waste to ...
Scientists illuminate the neurons of social attraction
Credit: Jenna McHenry, PhD, UNC School of Medicine CHAPEL HILL, NC – The ancient impulse to procreate is necessary for ...
Glowing crystals can detect, cleanse contaminated drinking water
Credit: Rutgers University Tiny, glowing crystals designed to detect and capture heavy-metal toxins such as lead and mercury could prove ...
Boat traffic threatens the survival of Panama’s Bocas Del Toro dolphins
Credit: Sean Mattson, STRI Bottlenose dolphins in Panama's Bocas Del Toro Archipelago should be designated as endangered say the authors ...
Long-distance survival: Effects of storage time and environmental exposure on soil bugs
Credit: Mark R. McNeill Contaminated soil frequently arrives at the borders through transported items, and is widely recognised as a ...
New treatment target identified for aggressive lymphomas
Credit: CNIC Scientists at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC) have identified a possible therapeutic target for ...
Allen Institute researchers decode patterns that make our brains human
The human brain may be the most complex piece of organized matter in the known universe, but Allen Institute researchers ...
Proteins secreted by beneficial gut microbes shown to inhibit…
Credit: Steve Zylius / UCI Irvine, Calif., Nov. 3, 2016 — Few treatments exist for bacteria-caused intestinal inflammation that leads ...
Some monkeys prone to isolation
Credit: Lauren Brent Some individual animals are prone to social isolation, new research suggests. The study of rhesus macaques showed ...
Scientists work to turn up the heat of brown fat to combat obesity
AUGUSTA, Ga. (Sept. 7, 2016) – Scientists are trying to turn up the heat-burning ability of brown fat with the ...
Insight into the challenges and contributions of nurse bioethicists
Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (October 13, 2017) – Nurse bioethicists are a small but special subset of the nursing profession ...
The Goldilocks effect in aging research
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA–(December 5, 2016) Ever since researchers connected the shortening of telomeres–the protective structures on the ends ...
Zinc transporter key to fighting pancreatic cancer and more
Credit: Courtesy of MSU EAST LANSING, Mich. – When trace elements rise to toxic levels, bad things happen. Patients suffering ...
Study: Mental health mobile apps are effective self-help tools
Credit: BYU Photo When it comes to strengthening your mental or emotional health, would you trust an app? A trio ...
UM study: Wildfires to increase in Alaska with future climate change
Credit: The University of Montana courtesy photo MISSOULA – Climate change is melting glaciers, reducing sea-ice cover and increasing wildlife ...
Supercomputers assist in search for new, better cancer drugs
Credit: Özlem Demir, University of California, San Diego Surgery and radiation remove, kill, or damage cancer cells in a certain ...
When a common cold may trigger early supportive care
Credit: Children's National Health System Human rhinovirus (HRV), the culprit behind most colds, is the leading cause of hospitalization for ...
Vaccine candidates protect against Zika virus in rhesus monkeys
SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR), in collaboration with the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical ...
Wolves understand cause and effect better than dogs
Credit: Michelle Lampe/Wolf Science Center A good example of the connection between cause and effect, is that an object which ...
