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How birds can detect the Earth’s magnetic field
The receptors that sense the Earth's magnetic field are probably located in the birds' eyes. Now, researchers at Lund University...
Experts team up to study bluefin tuna and confirm return to UK waters
Credit: Tom Horton Atlantic bluefin tuna are known for being amongst the biggest, fastest and most valuable fish in the...
Optimism remains in chickens in enriched environments despite exposure to stress
(Linköping University) Chickens that grow up in an environment that they perceive as more diverse and manageable, retain an optimistic...
School lunch decisions made by the child and not the parent
Philadelphia, April 6, 2018 - While school lunches in the UK are subject to food standards, the contents of packed...
Telemedicine provides accurate diagnosis of rare cause of blindness in preemies
PORTLAND, Oregon - Accurately detecting a rare, but devastating cause of blindness in premature babies can be done as effectively...
Eating less enables lemurs to live longer
Chronic caloric restriction consists in eating a reduced but balanced diet from early adult life onward. Previous research, into macaques...
Like human societies, whales value culture and family ties
Credit: Florida Atlantic University's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute It might seem like a "whale of tale," but groundbreaking research from...
Carbon taxes can be both fair and effective, study shows
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Putting a price on carbon, in the form of a fee or tax on the use of...
Researchers identify the cells that trigger flowering
ITHACA, N.Y. - How do plants "know" it is time to flower? A new study uncovers exactly where a key...
‘Sleeping’ stem cells could aid brain repair
Credit: Andrea Brand/Leo Otsuki Scientists at the Wellcome Trust/ Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge, have identified a...
NUS engineers pioneer greener and cheaper technique for biofuel production
Credit: National University of Singapore A team of engineers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) recently discovered that a...
The relevance of GABA for diabetes is highlighted in two new studies
Dynamic interactions between the nervous system, hormones and the immune system are normally on-going but in diabetes the balance is...
Animal study suggests common diabetes drug may also help with nicotine withdrawal
In a mouse study, a drug that has helped millions of people around the world manage their diabetes might also...
Canadian small businesses leading the way in sustainability
New research from the University of Waterloo shows that Canadian small businesses are important- and often overlooked- drivers of sustainability...
In Europe, CHMP missed an opportunity for osteoporosis patients at high risk of fracture
Experts from the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) and the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and...
Penguins go through the flow
Credit: Photo by © Céline Le Bohec (CNRS / IPEV / CSM) Colonies of breeding king penguins behave much like...
Injecting gene cocktail into mouse pancreas leads to humanlike tumors
Credit: Dr. Bruno Doiron/UT Health San Antonio Novel technology developed at UT Health San Antonio gives rise to mouse pancreatic...
Caltech scientists breed bacteria that make tiny high-energy carbon rings
Credit: Caltech Caltech scientists have created a strain of bacteria that can make small but energy-packed carbon rings that are...
Young Investigator Award talks at ASBMB Annual Meeting, April 22, San Diego
BETHESDA, Md., April 5, 2018 -- The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology will hold its annual meeting April...
NTU Singapore and SERI invent new scope to diagnose glaucoma
Scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), with clinicians from the Singapore Eye Research Institute (SERI), have invented a...
