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October 2, 2025

Dogs’ social skills linked to oxytocin sensitivity

Credit: Mia Persson The tendency of dogs to seek contact with their owners is associated with genetic variations in sensitivity...

Horses working in therapeutic riding programs do not experience additional stress

Credit: MU College of Veterinary Medicine In the United States, therapeutic horseback riding offers equine-assisted therapy to diverse populations, including...

Welfare of zoo animals set to improve

The wellbeing of zoological animals is set to improve following the successful trial of a new welfare assessment grid, a...

VTT is developing 3-D-printing materials for wound care and decorative elements

Credit: (Photo: VTT)? Cellulose nanofibrils have properties that can improve the characteristics of bio-based 3D-printing pastes. VTT Technical Research Centre...

Researchers unlock potential pathway to treat flesh-eating bacteria

HOUSTON-(Sept. 18, 2017) - Researchers at Houston Methodist have solved a 100-year-old mystery, providing them a possible key to unlock...

5,000 deaths annually from dieselgate in Europe

September 17, 2017

Credit: Jonson et al 2017 Since the late 1990s the share of diesel cars in the EU has risen to...

Chemotherapy pain could be eased by jetlag drug, study suggests

Painful side effects from cancer medicines could be tackled with a drug that eases the effects of jetlag, research suggests....

Thirdhand smoke exposure effects on liver and brain found to worsen over time

Credit: I. Pittalwala, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have found that thirdhand-smoke (THS)...

UofL gastroenterology researcher receives $4 million for innovative liver research

Credit: University of Louisville LOUISVILLE, Ky. - UofL gastroenterologist Matthew Cave, M.D., believes that chemicals we breathe, consume or come...

Immune system linked to alcohol drinking behavior

Researchers from the University of Adelaide have found a new link between the brain's immune system and the desire to...

Why we did not evolve to live forever: Unveiling the mystery of why we age

Researchers at the Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) in Mainz, Germany, have made a breakthrough in understanding the origin of...

Researchers find cereal rye is effective at reducing Amaranthus spp. density in soybean crops

Credit: Photo provided by Mark Loux. Fall-planted cover crops are often used as part of an integrated weed control program...

German scientists question study about plastic-eating caterpillars

In April, the report of plastic bag eating caterpillars caused sensation in worldwide media. The authors around Federica Bertocchini of...

Carbohydrates may be the key to a better malaria vaccine

Credit: WEHI.TV/Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research An international research team has shown for the first time that...

Memory decline after head injury may be prevented by slowing brain cell growth

The excessive burst of new brain cells after a traumatic head injury that scientists have traditionally believed helped in recovery...

The time is RIPE to transform agriculture and feed the world

Credit: Brian Stauffer/University of Illinois Political and agricultural leaders gathered at the University of Illinois today to see transformative work...

Grant supports research to enhance epithelial barrier function, immune response

A faculty member in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences has received a $7.3 million grant for innovative research on...

The body’s own fat-metabolism protects against the harmful effects of sugar

For several years, medical researchers, doctors and dieticians have known that a low carbohydrate diet and plentiful fat can prevent...

University of Minnesota researchers replicate FSH muscular dystrophy in mice

A new study published in the journal Nature Communications describes a breakthrough in research related to facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD)....

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