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US Forest Service experimental forests chosen for US-China climate…
Two U.S. Forest Service experimental forests have been chosen to participate in the U.S,-China Climate Change and Forests Initiative, a...
Semiliquid chains pulled out of a sea of microparticles
Credit: Source: IPC PAS An electrode brought to the surface of a liquid that contains microparticles can be used to...
Facial recognition software help diagnose rare genetic disease
Credit: Paul Kruszka, et al. Researchers with the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of...
Next-generation drug testing on chips
Credit: Kyoto University iCeMS Researchers at Kyoto University's Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS) in Japan have designed a small...
Sleep loss detrimental to blood vessels
Lack of sleep has previously been found to impact the activation of the immune system, inflammation, carbohydrate metabolism and the...
Sumatran tigers on path to recovery in ‘in danger’ UNESCO…
Credit: WCS/Panthera Jakarta, Indonesia (Oct. 23, 2017) – A new scientific publication from WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) and the Bukit...
Researchers 3-D print first truly microfluidic ‘lab on a chipl devices
Credit: BYU Photo Researchers at BYU are the first to 3D-print a viable microfluidic device small enough to be effective...
New protein biomarker identifies damaged brain wiring after concussion
PHILADELPHIA–Physicians and others now recognize that seemingly mild, concussion-type head injuries lead to long-term cognitive impairments surprisingly often. A brain...
Researchers put new spin on old technique to engineer better absorptive materials
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A team of University of Illinois bioengineers has taken a new...
Painless microneedles extract fluid for wearable sensors for soldiers,…
Credit: Photo by Randy Montoya ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The lab is calm and quiet, clean and well organized; boxes of...
How plants make friends with fungi
Credit: Figure: Carolin Heck/KIT Many fungi damage or even kill plants. But there are also plant-friendly fungi: Most land plants...
Female hormones increase risk of vision loss in rare genetic disease
Credit: Joseph A. Toonen Girls with a rare genetic disorder caused by mutations in a gene known as Nf1 are...
How do we measure temperature? (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, March 28, 2017 — We have a lot of confidence that we measure temperature...
Siberian chemists have improved hydrogen sensors
Credit: Pavel Krasnov A group of scientists from the Siberian Federal University (SFU, Krasnoyarsk, Russia) and the Nikolaev Institute of...
Online sales of threatened cacti point to the Internet as an open door for illegal trade
Credit: Vania Olmos Lau International trade of wildlife on the Internet is highly unregulated and has become a threat for...
Is extended-release guanfacine effective in children with chronic tic…
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, N.Y., July 26, 2017–A new study assessed the safety, tolerability, and effectiveness...
Infant BMI is good predictor of obesity at age 2
Babies with a high body mass index (BMI) at age two months are at risk for obesity at age two...
Finding new cancer drugs in the neighborhood
Credit: Dezs? Módos Cancer is caused by an accumulation of genetic changes in a cell, that overcome the normal checks...
Low serum calcium may increase risk of sudden cardiac arrest
Credit: Mayo Clinic Proceedings Rochester, MN, October 5, 2017 – Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is fatal for over 90% of...
A cluster of mutations in neurofibromatosis is important risk factor for severe symptoms
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Research led by Ludwine Messiaen, Ph.D., professor of genetics at the University of Alabama at...
