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Producing food whilst preserving biodiversity
Agricultural ecologists at the University of Göttingen call for joined-up thinking for nature conservationCredit: Laura Sutcliffe In nature conservation and...
Progress against child mortality lags in many Indian states
Infectious diseases are still major causes of death for children under five in poorer Indian states India in 2015 had...
Impact of CO2 leakage through North Sea wells
Researchers are investigating the limits and possibilities of the submarine storage of CO2 It is possible to reduce anthropogenic CO2...
It’s in the weeds: Herbicide linked to human liver disease
Exposure to glyphosate, the primary ingredient in the popular weed killer Roundup, correlates to more severe cases of nonalcoholic fatty...
Digital quantum simulators can be astonishingly robust
Heidelberg Researchers investigate 'error bound' that limits usable simulations In solving quantum-physical problems in many-body systems, such as predicting material...
Relay station in the brain controls our movements
Credit: University of Basel, Biozentrum The relay station of the brain, the substantia nigra consists of different types of nerve...
Illinois research team introduces wearable audio dataset
Credit: Coordinated Science Laboratory at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Researchers studying wearable listening technology now have a new...
A combination of two bacteria genera improves plants’ health
Researchers of the University of Malaga (UMA) evidence the protective role of the microorganisms 'Bacillus subtilis' and 'Pseudomonas' when they...
A step towards probabilistic computing
Working group led by physicist Professor Ulrich Nowak at the University of Konstanz, in collaboration with a team of physicists...
Unexplored neural circuit modulates memory strength
Credit: Courtesy Scripps Research JUPITER, Fla. - May 14, 2019 -- Learning to avoid negative experiences requires an interplay of...
When does clean eating become an unhealthy obsession? New findings on who is at risk
York U study shares new findings on who is at risk for Orthorexia Nervosa TORONTO, May 14, 2019 - Researchers...
How potatoes could become sun worshippers
FAU researchers have succeeded in growing potatoes even at high temperatures If there's one thing potato plants don't like, it's...
Philadelphia’s sweetened drink sales drop 38% after beverage tax
Findings from Penn study support beverage taxes as a promising policy tool to help improve public health PHILADELPHIA - One...
Risk of cardiovascular complications post-surgery doubles for patients with sleep apnea
TORONTO - According to a new study published today in The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), patients who...
You are what you eat: How the pursuit of carbs changed mammals’ genes and saliva
A study of 46 mammal species explores the evolutionary history of amylase, a compound that breaks down carbsCredit: Douglas Levere...
Pitt study finds direct oxidative stress damage shortens telomeres
Credit: Fouquerel et al. (2019). Mol Cell. PITTSBURGH, May 14, 2019 - The same sources thought to inflict oxidative stress...
A nerve cell serves as a ‘single’ for studies
Researchers of the Universities of Bonn and Amsterdam and of the MPI in Göttingen are developing a novel human nerve...
New doctors’ DNA ages six times faster than normal in first year
Long work hours of intern year associated with accelerated shortening of telomere regions of chromosomesCredit: University of Michigan In just...
Preschoolers who watch TV sleep less
UMass Amherst scientist's ongoing sleep research looks into the impacts of TV on young childrenCredit: UMass Amherst Preschoolers who watch...
Nutrition 2019 preview: Hot topics in research and practice
Join us June 8-11 in Baltimore to explore the latest research findings and their implications for practice and policy Journalists...
