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Prescribed fires consume Kansas landscape
Credit: NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz LANCE/EOSDIS MODIS Rapid Response Team, GSFC. Caption by Lynn Jenner Most if not all...
Gene silencing shows promise for treating 2 fatal neurological disorders
Credit: Courtesy of the NIH/NINDS. In two studies of mice, researchers showed that a drug, engineered to combat the gene...
Tool for checking complex computer architectures reveals flaws in emerging design
With backing from some of the largest technology companies, a major project called RISC-V seeks to facilitate open-source design for...
Lyncean Technologies signs Shanghai Physion as representative in China
Lyncean Technologies, Inc., manufacturer of the Lyncean Compact Light Source (CLS), today announced the signing of Shanghai Physion as their...
Research suggests potential therapy to prevent ‘chemobrain’ in cancer patients
Credit: KU News Service LAWRENCE -- Findings offered by a University of Kansas researcher, identified as one of 20 'Must...
New imaging technique shows effectiveness of cystic fibrosis drug
Credit: Justin Kelley/MU Health COLUMBIA, Mo. (April 12, 2017) -- According to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, more than 30,000 Americans...
Surprisingly long lifetime of high adhesion property of plasma-treated PTFE
(Osaka University) Osaka University researchers report heat-assisted plasma treatment can expand PTFE's applications to the medical and food fields.
Vitamin B diminishes effects of air pollution-induced cardiovascular disease
April 12, 2017 -- B vitamins can mitigate the impact of fine particle pollution on cardiovascular disease, according to new...
New MyAsthma app can help relieve the stress of asthma management
Credit: ©GSK A new and unique smartphone app to help people with asthma manage their condition has been developed by...
Mosquito egg hunt: Many Culex species prefer alternatives to standing water
Annapolis, MD; April 7, 2017--The conventional wisdom about where many mosquitoes lay their eggs--in standing water--is not always wise. Research...
Mapping food color regulations in the EU and the US
New study suggests that EU and the US companies and consumers have much to gain from closer cooperation on food...
Researchers find mushrooms may hold clues to effect of carbon dioxide on lawns
Credit: Michael Kuo DURHAM, N.H. - Since the Industrial Revolution, the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has rapidly...
Are wolves becoming domesticated again?
Credit: Unknown, American Institute of Biological Sciences The BioScience Talks podcast features discussions of topical issues related to the biological...
From opioid-free to long-term user, in one operation: Study shows key role of surgery
ANN ARBOR, MI - Having surgery always comes with risks. But a new study suggests a new one to add...
The most accurate measurement of rare meson decay confirms modern physics
Credit: Source: IFJ PAN / CERN / The LHCb Collaboration Cracow, 12 April 2017 All physical theories are to a...
A whiff of warning at the pool
More building blocks, more toy cars, more dolls: the German toy sector is constantly growing. Simultaneously, hundreds of toys are...
How some battery materials expand without cracking
CAMBRIDGE, MA -- When you charge a battery, or when you use it, it's not just electricity but also matter...
Baraniuk elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON -- (April 12, 2017) -- Rice University professor and engineer Richard Baraniuk has been elected...
Polar glaciers may be home to previously undiscovered carbon cycle
Credit: Christine Foreman, Montanan State University Microbes in streams flowing on the surface of glaciers in the Arctic and Antarctic...
Collisions generate gas in debris disks
Credit: RIKEN Many young stars, as well as more middle-aged stars like our sun, have "debris disks"--like the Oort Cloud...
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