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Do lovers always tease each other? Study shows how couples handle laughter and banter
Laughter plays an important role in romantic relationships - whether or not it's shared together or directed at the significant...
For-profit nursing home residents more likely to be diagnosed with neglect issues
Residents receiving care in for-profit nursing homes are almost twice as likely to experience health issues caused by substandard care...
Study reveals best use of wildflowers to benefit crops on farms
Credit: Heather Grab ITHACA, N.Y. - With bee pollinators in decline and pesky crop pests lowering yields, sustainable and organic...
New study answers old questions about why tropical forests are so ecologically diverse
Credit: Jonathan Dandois and Helene Muller-Landau/Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Working with high-resolution satellite imaging technology, research..
Discovery of inner ear function may improve diagnosis of hearing impairment
Credit: Thor Balkhed/Linköping University Results from a research study published in Nature Communications show how the inner ear processes speech,...
Scientists found common genes in different peoples of the Ural language family
Credit: Kristiina Tambets et al. The genetic diversity of peoples of the Ural language family living in Europe and Siberia...
Molecular atlas of postnatal mouse heart development
Credit: Jaakko Teppo / University of Helsinki Myocardial infarction (MI) is one of the most common causes of death in...
Endurance exercise training has beneficial effects on gut microbiota composition
According to recent research, endurance exercise training beneficially modifies gut microbiota composition. After six weeks of training, potentially inflammation causing...
Memristive device as an active synapse
Credit: Lobachevsky University Biological neurons are coupled unidirectionally through a special junction called a synapse. An electrical signal is transmitted...
Alcohol-related liver disease patients need more care, study finds
Two in three ALD patients admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) survived for less than a year afterwards, the...
Parasites from medieval latrines unlock secrets of human history
A radical new approach combining archaeology, genetics and microscopy can reveal long-forgotten secrets of human diet, sanitation and movement from...
There’s no fire without smoke
Credit: Springer Nature Every day, every human on the planet is exposed to one of the most toxic substances we...
Unravelling the genetics of fungal fratricide
Credit: Raquel Pereira Selfish genes are genes that are passed on to the next generation but confer no advantage on...
Scientists chase mystery of how dogs process words
Credit: Photo courtesy Gregory Berns, Emory University When some dogs hear their owners say "squirrel," they perk up, become agitated....
Honey bee researcher Gene Robinson elected to National Academy of Medicine
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Entomology professor Gene Robinson, an international leader in honey bee research,...
PPR virus poses threat to conservation
Credit: B. Ariunbaatar/WCS Mongolia NEW YORK (October 15, 2018) - A team of conservationists from the Royal Veterinary College, WCS,...
New immunotherapy targeting blood-clotting protein
SAN FRANCISCO, CA--October 15, 2018--Normally, the blood protein fibrin does not enter the brain. But in several neurological disorders, the...
Researchers at MU produce virus-resistant pigs, could vastly improve global animal health
Researchers at the University of Missouri have successfully produced a litter of pigs that are genetically resistant to a deadly...
MSU recipient of $3.2 million USDA grant for a better lentil crop
Credit: Mary Burrows BOZEMAN -- Montanans have grown lentils for two decades, at times producing more lentils than any other...
Professor Karen Kasza wins Packard Fellowship
Credit: Timothy Lee Photographers Karen Kasza, Clare Boothe Luce Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Columbia Engineering, has won a...
