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Diverse tropical forests grow fast despite widespread phosphorus limitation
Credit: STRI Archives Accepted ecological theory says that poor soils limit the productivity of tropical forests, but adding nutrients as...
Super sniffer: Dog’s nose inspires new gas sensor materials
It is well known that dogs have a better sense of smell than humans. For years, researchers have been trying...
On the immortality of stem cells
Human embryonic stem cells are considered to be immortal: they do not age, they can proliferate indefinitely, and form any...
New prostate cancer risk model could better guide treatment
ANN ARBOR, Michigan -- One of the biggest challenges in treating prostate cancer is distinguishing men who have aggressive and...
Half of Scots ‘not confident’ in giving CPR, study finds
Credit: University of Edinburgh Half of the Scottish adult population do not feel confident administering CPR - and more than...
Feeling anxious? Blame the size of your waistline!
CLEVELAND, Ohio (March 7, 2018)--Anxiety is one of the most common mental health disorders, and it's more likely to affect...
Technology-based process boosts cardiac rehab referral rates
Simply changing cardiac referral processes to opt-out rather than opt-in significantly increased referral rates, according to a study presented at...
Signaling pathway involving the Golgi apparatus identified in cells with Huntington’s disease
Credit: Juan Sbodio Working with cells grown in the lab, Johns Hopkins researchers have identified a biochemical pathway that allows...
With a TENG, solar cells could work come rain or shine
Despite the numerous advances in solar cells, one thing remains constant: cloudy, rainy conditions put a damper on the amount...
Study suggests why food assistance for homeless young adults is inadequate
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Though young homeless adults make use of available food programs, these support structures still often fail to...
Older adult falls lead to substantial medical costs
In 2015, the estimated medical costs attributable to both fatal and nonfatal falls in older US adults was approximately $50...
Mapping a genetic risk
Credit: Photo by Pauline Zulueta, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary The more information you have, the better able...
The brain’s internal clock continually takes its temperature
Credit: Shafer lab, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Circuits in the brain act as an internal clock to tell us...
Wildfires set to increase: Could we be sitting on a tinderbox in Europe?
2017 was one of the worst years on record for fires in Europe, with over 800,000 hectares of land burnt...
New company brings together microbes & genomics to improve health, agriculture & industry
Credit: Microomics There may be as many as one trillion species of microbes on Earth. Human beings are estimated to...
Icelandic program seeks to eliminate HCV
A new Journal of Internal Medicine study describes an innovative program to eliminate hepatitis C virus (HCV) as a public...
Depression, anxiety high in graduate students, survey shows
Graduate students are more than six times as likely to experience depression and anxiety as compared to the general population,...
Study draws links between physical characteristics, like age and body mass index, and brain health
(New York - March 7, 2018) -- Mount Sinai researchers have shown, for the first time, the complex web of...
A global conflict: Agricultural production vs. biodiversity
Credit: Christoph Scherber Increasing agricultural production usually leads to various negative side effects in agricultural landscapes, such as local decline...
Northeastern researchers identify 36 new genes implicated in cardiac disease
One in four deaths in the United States each year are due to heart disease, according to the Centers for...
