Newly found, ‘thrifty’ genetic variant influences Samoan obesity
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The Samoas' world-leading rate of obesity is a recent phenomenon, heavily influenced by the globe's rapid shift ...
$3.6 million to fund personalized 3-D brain maps to guide neurosurgeries
Credit: Timothy Mitchell and Eric Young Removing a brain tumor requires walking a fine line: Remove too little, and the ...
Once a lesbian always a lesbian, right? Or not?
CLEVELAND, Ohio (October 11, 2017) – Are people’s sexual attractions likely to change as they age? That’s the question at ...
Citizen scientists rewarded by having new slug species named after them
Credit: Tatiana Korshunova, NTNU Folks at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology's University Museum in Trondheim seem to be ...
MSU uses $3 million NASA grant to find better ways to regulate dams
Credit: Michigan State University Michigan State University researchers, equipped with $3 million from NASA, will investigate innovative methods to improve ...
Therapeutic riding programs help veterans cope with PTSD
Credit: MU College of Veterinary Medicine In the United States, military veterans diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) often are ...
We’ve got tapeworms and scabies! And reproducible research
Two new research papers on scabies and tapeworms published today in the Open Access journal GigaScience also include a collaboration ...
How China can ramp up wind power
China has an opportunity to massively increase its use of wind power — if it properly integrates wind into its ...
Cooking temperature may hold clues to heart disease rates, scientists say
Food cooked at high heat may carry toxic chemicals that raise risk of heart disease, researchers have warned. Cooking at ...
Alien honeybees could cause plant extinction
Credit: Olivia Norfolk, Anglia Ruskin University New research indicates that introduced 'alien' honeybees are competing for resources with native bees ...
Sticking sugar to protein
Credit: Julia Kowal / ETH Zurich Whenever cells receive signals, interact with other cells or identify viruses and bacteria, the ...
Many Midwestern retailers sell mislabeled invasive vines
Credit: Photo by David Zaya CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Gardeners hoping to celebrate the beauty of American bittersweet – a native ...
Famous tree-climbing lions of Uganda roaming farther as prey animals decrease
Credit: A. Plumptre/WCS. KAMPALA, Uganda, May 11, 2017 – Scientists in Uganda studying the behaviors of the country's famous tree-climbing ...
Sticking sugar to protein
Credit: Julia Kowal / ETH Zurich Whenever cells receive signals, interact with other cells or identify viruses and bacteria, the ...
UBC study finds family-friendly overpasses are needed to help grizzly…
Credit: UBC Okanagan Researchers have determined how female grizzly bears keep their cubs safe while crossing the Trans-Canada Highway. Adam ...
High yield, protein with soybean gene
Credit: Brian Diers Leftovers can be quite valuable. For instance, when soybean seed is crushed and the oil extracted, what's ...
Growing gold: Researchers develop gold nanowires for biomedical procedures
Credit: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, Kan. — Grown like a snowflake and sharpened with a sewing machine, a novel device ...
New-generation material removes iodine from water
Credit: Chenfeng Ke / Dartmouth College HANOVER, N.H. – June 7, 2017- Researchers at Dartmouth College have developed a new ...
Active genetics technology opens new horizons
Credit: Erik Jepsen, UC San Diego Publications In 2015, University of California San Diego biologists Ethan Bier and Valentino Gantz ...
Study highlights new link between gene fusion and bladder and brain…
Credit: University of Warwick Previously overlooked section of fusion found to worsen cancer cells Scientists finds section acts like a ...
