New study changes our view on flying insects
Credit: Anders Hedenström WATCH: A tobacco hawkmoth flies in a wind tunnel (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Sgqb8wnQGA) For the first time, researchers are able ...
Edinburgh Genomics to deploy Illumina’s NovaSeq platform
Scientists in Scotland have gained access to the most up-to-date gene sequencing technology, aiding research to better understand human and ...
Raccoons solve an ancient puzzle, but do they really understand it?
Scientists have been using an ancient Greek fable written by Aesop as inspiration to test whether birds and small children ...
U-M researchers develop technique that could detect explosives, dangerous gases rapidly and remotely
ANN ARBOR--University of Michigan researchers have developed a laser-based method that could be used to detect chemicals such as explosives ...
A stinging report: FSU research shows climate change a major threat to bumble bees
Credit: Jane Ogilvie TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- New research from a team of Florida State University scientists and their collaborators is ...
Frequent sauna bathing keeps blood pressure in check
Frequent sauna bathing reduces the risk of elevated blood pressure, according to an extensive follow-up population-based study carried out at ...
New regulator of liver metabolism discovered
Credit: M.Schupp All cells can adapt their metabolic activity with respect to the availability of various sources of energy, such ...
How the lungs of premature babies can undergo damage
(Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health) Premature babies that need ventilation to support their breathing often ...
Study shows MRIs are safe for patients with wide variety of pacemakers, defibrillators
Credit: Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute Magnetic resonance imaging appears to be safe for patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices, ...
New med-tech zinc sensor developed
Credit: CNBP A new zinc sensor has been developed by researchers, which will allow for a deeper understanding of the ...
Special focus issue: ‘Bioanalysis of biopharmaceuticals’
Bioanalysis, a leading MEDLINE indexed journal for bioanalysts, has published a Special Focus Issue on 'Bioanalysis of Biopharmaceuticals'. The journal ...
New proton ‘starter’ for optogenetics
Credit: MIPT Press Office Scientists have examined a protein that will find application in optogenetics and could be used to ...
Climate’s effects on flowers critical for bumble bees
Credit: Photo courtesy of Jane Ogilvie. In a study that shows the importance of climate change on critical pollinators, North ...
IU, Regenstrief, LifeOmic announce collaboration to revolutionize medicine
Credit: LifeOmic INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana University, the Regenstrief Institute and Indianapolis-based technology company LifeOmic have announced a first-of-its kind collaboration ...
Algae with light switch
Credit: Oliver Bäumchen, MPIDS, Göttingen / Thomas Braun, Heidelberg Sunlight allows green algae to do more than just carry out ...
UMN Medical School’s Center for Magnetic Resonance Research receives NIH U01 grant
The University of Minnesota Medical School's Center for Magnetic Resonance Research (CMRR) has been awarded a grant from the National ...
BMC Research in Progress Photo Competition showcases the best of science photography
From stunning microscopy, to researchers at work, and the various forms of life they investigate, the first BMC Research in ...
Elderly who have trouble identifying odors face risk of dementia
Credit: Rob Kozloff, for the University of Chicago Medicine A long-term study of nearly 3,000 adults, aged 57 to 85, ...
A stinging report: FSU reserach shows climate change a major threat to bumble bees
Credit: Jane Ogilvie TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- New research from a team of Florida State University scientists and their collaborators is ...
Dartmouth-led team receives NASA grant to study lake water quality in the Northeast
Credit: Photo by Sam Fey. Throughout the Northeast, lakes are popular destinations for recreation and often prized locations for second ...
