Climate change is luring Kodiak bears away from their iconic salmon streams
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Kodiak brown bears are abandoning salmon-their iconic prey-due to climate change, according to a new study. The ...
New understanding of how muscles work
Muscle malfunctions may be as simple as a slight strain after exercise or as serious as heart failure and muscular ...
Canadian children’s nutrition suffers during school hours
Credit: UBC Public Affairs / Claire Tugault-Lafleur Canadian children don't eat enough vegetables, fruit and dairy products during school hours, ...
Peas that like it hot
Credit: Rosalind Bueckert Farmers across the world produce between 10 and 13 million tons of field pea every year. That ...
Big and strong may not last as long, according to UBC prof
Credit: UBC Okanagan In the battle of the sexes, new UBC research suggests that men may be stronger physically but ...
Omega-3 intake reduces cardiac death risk according to comprehensive new study
Credit: Maki et al Results from a new study published in the Journal of Clinical Lipidology showed that in 14 ...
Treating arthritis with algae
Arthritis is the most-widespread joint disease, with around 90 percent of all people over 65 being affected to varying degrees, ...
Development of screening tests for endocrine-disrupting chemicals
A new article published in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry looks under the hood of how US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ...
Special focus issue of Bioanalysis explores bioanalytical outsourcing strategies
As the bioanalytical field continues to evolve with the development of more complex molecules and the demand to outsource work ...
Countries in Europe with the richest biodiversity do not always receive more funding
Credit: Javier Ábalos Alvarez A recent study, published in the journal Conservation Biology, reveals that the investments and resources allotted ...
VTT and Fläkt Woods have developed an intelligent flow sensor for demand-controlled ventilation — high-quality indoor air, energy efficiency
(VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland) VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and Fläkt Woods Oy have developed a flow ...
‘Shapeshifter’ that regulates blood clotting is visually captured for the first time
We are normally born with a highly sophisticated array of molecules that act as "sentries," constantly scanning our bodies for ...
Comparing food allergies: Animals and humans may have more in common than you think
Credit: Michael Bernkopf/Vetmeduni Vienna Diarrhea after a glass of milk, an itchy palate after eating apples, swelling in the face ...
Wing shape helps swifts glide through storms, study suggests
They are among nature's best fliers, spending most of their time in flight ... now scientists have shed new light ...
New insights into the world of trypanosomes
Credit: (Picture: Chair of Zoology I / eLife) Single specimens of the vermicular pathogens causing sleeping sickness swim inside the ...
Lego proteins revealed
Credit: Weizmann Institute of Science When hemoglobin undergoes just one mutation, these protein complexes stick to one another, stacking like ...
Reducing infant mortality in Nigeria
Credit: Courtesy of MSU EAST LANSING, Mich. - A doctor in Nigeria and a professor at Michigan State University have ...
Linking mental health and the gut microbiome
Better understanding the gastrointestinal microbiome may help psychiatrists treat mental health disorders such as depression, highlights a review in Frontiers ...
Scientists explore more about how sugary drinks make us fat
Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (Aug. 23, 2017) - These hot summer days may tempt some of us to reach ...
The toes tell the tale
If you want to understand the history of modern horses, start with their toes. With just one toe per foot, ...
