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The banana apocalypse is near, but UMass Amherst biologists might have found a key to their survival
August 16, 2024 August 16, 2024 The Banana Apocalypse is Near, but UMass Amherst Biologists Might Have Found a...
Rethinking the dodo
Researchers are setting out to challenge our misconceptions about the Dodo, one of the most well-known but poorly understood species...
It’s a rave – underground acoustics amplify soil health
Barely audible to human ears, healthy soils produce a cacophony of sounds in many forms – a bit like an...
Low oxygen and weight status trial seeking participants at Pennington Biomedical
Can reduced oxygen in the air lead to weight loss? That is what Pennington Biomedical researcher Dr. Claire Berryman is...
APS PRESS publishes the first book devoted specifically to the western flower thrips
For greenhouse producers worldwide, the western flower thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis) poses a significant threat. Despite its minuscule size, this insect...
Blind cavefish have extraordinary taste buds
Over thousands of years, cavefish evolved and lost their vision, earning the moniker “the blind cavefish,” but some cavefish also...
USDA-NIFA awards $300K to study food safety, plant pathogens and pests in hydroponics
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — As controlled environment agriculture and vertical farming gain a greater foothold in modern agriculture, a new $300,000 grant...
Probiotics during pregnancy shown to help moms and babies
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Giving probiotics to pregnant mice can enhance both the immune system and behavior of the mothers and...
Psychiatrist receives 2024 Klerman Prize for innovative youth suicide prevention research
Dr. Juliet Beni Edgcomb, MD, PhD, was named the winner of the 2024 Klerman Prize for Exceptional Clinical Research by...
UTEP awarded $2.5 M NIH grant to study nicotine dependence in women
EL PASO, Texas (Aug. 15, 2024) — Researchers at The University of Texas at El Paso will undertake a new...
Groundbreaking precision in single-molecule optoelectronics
Nanoscale optoelectronics is a rapidly advancing field focused on developing electronic and photonic devices at the nanometer scale. These tiny...
Navigating the future: brain cells that plan where to go
Researchers from the RIKEN Center for Brain Science (CBS) in Japan have discovered a region of the brain that encodes...
Exploring emerging diagnostic tools for early diagnosis of endometriosis
Endometriosis is a common, burdensome, chronic disease that affects more than 11% of women of reproductive age in the United...
Enhancing electron transfer for highly efficient upconversion OLEDs
Electron transfer is an elementary process in which an electron is transferred or relocated from a donor molecule or atom...
Nearly 25% of European landscape could be rewilded
Europe's abandoned farmlands could find new life through rewilding, a movement to restore ravaged landscapes to their wilderness before human...
Study highlights sex differences in notified infectious disease cases across Europe
A study published in Eurosurveillance analysing 5.5 million cases of infectious diseases in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) over...
Transforming satellite imagery: innovative fusion method for precision agriculture
Researchers have introduced StarFusion, a cutting-edge spatiotemporal fusion method that significantly improves the temporal resolution and fusion accuracy of high-resolution...
Work-related stress a clear risk factor for sick leave
Middle-aged women who experience work-related stress have a significantly increased risk of future sick leave, a University of Gothenburg study...
Surprise Finding in study of environmental bacteria could advance search for better antibiotics
**EMBARGOED UNTIL THURSDAY, AUG. 15, AT 9 A.M. ET** **EMBARGOED UNTIL THURSDAY, AUG. 15, AT 9 A.M. ET** In what...
$1.2 million in federal funding to study women Veterans experiencing homelessness
A first-of-its-kind study led by Lawson Health Research Institute is receiving $1.2 million in funding from the federal government, delivered...
