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New Penn State-USDA patented technology removes phosphorus from manure
Credit: Hristov Research Group / Penn State An innovation that could have a huge impact on water quality problems in...
Brewing up Earth’s earliest life
CAMBRIDGE, MASS.--Around 4 billion years ago, Earth was an inhospitable place, devoid of oxygen, bursting with volcanic eruptions, and bombarded...
Controlling blood pressure even when older can prevent dementia in African Americans
Credit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS - Controlling blood pressure with any of the commonly prescribed antihypertensive medications can prevent dementia in...
Carnegie’s Arthur Grossman receives Human Frontier Science Program grant
Palo Alto, CA--Senior scientist Arthur Grossman of Carnegie's Department of Plant Biology was part of a team* awarded a three-year...
An oil-eating bacterium that can help clean up pollution and spills
From pipelines to tankers, oil spills and their impact on the environment are a source of concern. These disasters occur...
Four in one: Chemical analysis technique gets major upgrade from Russian scientists
Credit: Skoltech Press Office Researchers from Skoltech and MIPT have developed a device for upgrading mass spectrometers, which are used...
Childhood obesity declines project identifies community-based obesity strategies that work
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 9, 2018--To improve success rates and combat continuing disparities in...
Tiny nanomachine successfully completes test drive
Credit: (c) Julián Valero Together with colleagues from the USA, scientists from the University of Bonn and the research institute...
20-year-old mystery of malaria vaccine target solved
The human piece of a malaria infection puzzle has been revealed for the first time, solving a long-standing mystery. A...
Graduate student awarded Lush prize for work to end animal research in toxicology
Credit: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Carolina Motter Catarino, a graduate student in chemical and biological engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has...
UChicago Medicine gets approval to be Level 1 adult trauma center
The Illinois Department of Public Health has approved the University of Chicago Medicine to be a Level 1 adult trauma...
ALS, rare dementia share genetic link
Credit: Washington University Nearly half of all patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a fatal neuromuscular disorder, develop cognitive problems...
Lingering negative responses to stress linked with health a decade later
People whose negative emotional responses to stress carry over to the following day are more likely to report health problems...
There’s no such thing as oversharing in conservation
Credit: Michigan State University Social gadflies in an organization are the new superheroes of conservation, according to a study in...
The absence of a single mitochondrial protein causes severe inflammation
Credit: Aida Rodríguez, IRB Barcelona The link between mitochondria and inflammation is still unclear. But it is known is that,...
Rats sniff out TB in children
Rats are able to detect whether a child has tuberculosis (TB), and are much more successful at doing this than...
Why expressive brows might have mattered in human evolution
Credit: Paul O'Higgins, University of York Highly mobile eyebrows that can be used to express a wide range of subtle...
Seeking hidden responders
Credit: Casey Greene, PhD, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Cell Reports PHILADELPHIA - Matching unique genetic information from...
Wheat research discovery yields genetic secrets that could shape future crops
Credit: CSIRO A new study has isolated a gene controlling shape and size of spikelets in wheat in a breakthrough...
Pharmacogenetics of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors for Alzheimer’s disease
The angiotensin-converting enzyme is an amyloid-ß-degrading enzyme. While angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors could increase amyloid-ß accumulation, they might also slow cognitive...
