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Scientists discover key genes behind insect migrations
Scientists have identified more than 1,500 genetic differences between migratory and non-migratory hoverflies.Credit: Will Hawkes Scientists have identified more than...
Malignant or benign? Quick and accurate diagnosis with artificial tactile neurons
The stiffness levels and distributions of various biological materials reflect disease-related information, from cells to tissues. For example, malignant breast...
Frequent occurrence of climate extremes in the Three Gorges region in 2021
As a key project for the governance and protection of the Yangtze River, the Three Gorges Hydropower Complex Project is...
The health effects of hookahs
Led by Ziyad Ben Taleb, assistant professor of public health in the College of Nursing and Health Innovation and director...
Citizen scientist leads discovery of 34 ultracool dwarf binaries using archive at NSF’s NOIRLab
How often do stars live alone? For brown dwarfs — objects that straddle the boundary between the most massive planets...
Balancing protein in your diet could improve water quality
Balancing how much protein you eat with the amount your body needs could reduce nitrogen releases to aquatic systems in...
Carbon conservation efforts would be enhanced by highlighting threatened forest primates
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Efforts to conserve the carbon stored in tropical forests would be enhanced by linking the work to...
Higher physical activity may lower risk of heart disease in adults with chronic kidney disease
In this long-term study of 3,926 adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD) recently published in the American Journal of Kidney...
Diabetes patients on Medicare advantage plans more likely to have worse health, study finds
PITTSBURGH, July 7, 2022 – While patients with diabetes on Medicare Advantage plans are more likely to receive preventive treatments,...
Researchers discover how sound reduces pain in mice
An international team of scientists has identified the neural mechanisms through which sound blunts pain in mice. The findings, which...
Performance-related bonuses for family healthcare workers in Brazil can improve the quality of primary health care, especially in more deprived areas
Performance-related bonuses for family healthcare workers in Brazil can improve the quality of primary health care, especially in more deprived...
SwRI-led study provides new insights about surface, structure of asteroid Bennu
SAN ANTONIO — July 7, 2022 — When NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft collected samples from asteroid Bennu’s surface in 2020, forces...
New research finds deep-sea mining noise pollution will stretch hundreds of miles
New research published today in the peer-reviewed journal Science examines the potential for underwater noise pollution from seabed mining operations,...
Study reveals yunnanozoans as the oldest known stem vertebrates
Scientists have long puzzled over the gap in the fossil record that would explain the evolution of invertebrates to vertebrates....
When your older sibling chooses to stay in education for longer, so do you: new study suggests nature and nurture combine to link siblings’ educational attainment
When your older sibling chooses to stay in education for longer, so do you: new study suggests nature and nurture...
Scientists react to planned cull of Swedish wolves
The Swedish Parliament recently presented its ambition to drastically reduce number of wolves in Sweden – from approximately 400 down...
A new giant dinosaur gives insight into why many prehistoric meat-eaters had such tiny arms
A team co-led by University of Minnesota Twin Cities researcher Peter Makovicky and Argentinean colleagues Juan Canale and Sebastian ApesteguÃa...
The beginning of life: The early embryo is in the driver’s seat
One often thinks that the early embryo is fragile and needs support. However, at the earliest stages of development, it...
USC Stem Cell scientists use mini-kidney models to identify potential drugs for polycystic kidney disease
In a new study in Cell Stem Cell, scientists from the USC laboratory of Andy McMahon generated simple kidney-like structures called...
New giant carnivorous dinosaur discovered with tiny arms like T. Rex
Tyrannosaurs (like the famous T. rex) is not the only group of giant carnivorous dinosaur with tiny arms. Researchers discovered...
