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Cell senescence is regulated by innate DNA sensing
Cells in the body or in cultures eventually stop replicating. This phenomenon is called "senescence" and is triggered by shortening...
New and novel technologies successfully demonstrated in soilborne disease study
St. Paul, Minn. (August 2017)--Sudden Death Syndrome (SDS), a prominent soilborne disease of soybean, can be devastating. Yield losses from...
What does trophy hunting contribute to wild lion conservation?
Trophy hunting of lions, the killing of selected individual animals for sport, is highly controversial, and there is much debate...
Statistical analysis to explain mechanism in state of general anesthesia
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (July 31, 2017) - Although the mechanisms by which anesthetic drugs induce the state of general anesthesia have...
How mice babies ensure mother’s protection
Credit: Image: Luis Hernandez-Miranda, MDC The calls of new-born mice draw the attention of their mother. A group of neuronal...
How camouflaged birds decide where to blend in
Credit: Project Nightjar Animals that rely on camouflage can choose the best places to conceal themselves based on their individual...
Biofeedback technology helping improve balance in Parkinson’s patients
Credit: University of Houston University of Houston researchers in the Department of Health and Human Performance are helping patients with...
New drug may treat and limit progression of Parkinson’s disease
BINGHAMTON, NY - Researchers at Binghamton University have developed a new drug that may limit the progression of Parkinson's disease...
Exercise incentives do little to spur gym-going, study shows
Credit: CWRU Even among people who had just joined a gym and expected to visit regularly, getting paid to exercise...
Brain & Behavior Research Foundation presents 2017 Klerman & Freedman awards
The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation celebrated 30 years of awarding research grants, honored its Scientific Council, and announced the...
New in the Hastings Center Report, July-August 2017
The Precision Medicine Nation Maya Sabatello and Paul S. Appelbaum The federal government's ambitious Precision Medicine Initiative proposes to accelerate...
Geologist offers new clues to cause of world’s greatest extinction
A study by a researcher in the Syracuse University College of Arts and Sciences offers new clues to what may...
Taboo around vaginal bleeding endangers women’s health
July 31, 2017 -- The culture of silence around vaginal bleeding at all stages of life endangers women's health and...
Wiley content sharing launches across Wiley Online Library
HOBOKEN, NJ--July 31, 2017-- John Wiley and Sons, Inc. (NYSE: JWa and JWb), today announced the launch of Wiley Content...
The undertaker’s census
Credit: Andres Hernandez, STRI How many mammal species live in a tropical forest? Some are nocturnal. Others are small, furtive...
Cycad leaf physiology research needed
Credit: Thomas Marler The living cycad species are among the world's most threatened plant groups, but are also among the...
Scientists discover biomarkers which could lead to better treatments for CF pat
Credit: JD Howell, McMaster University Researchers have identified two new biological markers of cystic fibrosis (CF), a genetic disease which...
Scientists challenge next-generation sequencing dogma
Credit: ©M. Lemke Next-generation sequencing--the ability to sequence millions or billions of small fragments of DNA in parallel--has revolutionized the...
Study finds promise in new tactic to curb obesity: Address physician bias
CHICAGO, July 31, 2017-- An educational initiative at Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine is reducing medical students' negative attitudes...
Advancing public engagement at the Ecological Society of America
Credit: Courtesy Caitlin Weber With the growing concern for global and local environmental issues, ecologists in academia, agencies and the...
