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New meta-analysis finds a plant-based vegetarian diet is associated with lower cholesterol
Credit: Steve Shapiro, [email protected] WASHINGTON--A new dietary review of 49 observational and controlled studies finds plant-based vegetarian diets, especially vegan...
How humans and their gut microbes may respond to plant hormones
Credit: Chanclud and Lacombe A bowl of salad contains more than vitamins and minerals. Plant matter also includes remnants of...
Common antiseptic ingredients de-energize cells and impair hormone response
A new in-vitro study by University of California, Davis, researchers indicates that quaternary ammonium compounds, or "quats," used as antimicrobial...
Study finds that gravity, ‘mechanical loading’ are key to cartilage development
Credit: Aerospace Medicine and Human Performance. Mechanical loading, or forces that stimulate cellular growth for development, is required for creating...
Mothers’ responses to their babies’ distress help predict infant attachment
The security of the relationship infants establish with their mothers is important for children's development. Although most babies establish secure...
Hoping to be seen as powerful, consumers prefer wider faces on watches, cars, study finds
Credit: Journal of Consumer Research LAWRENCE -- People are typically averse to wider human faces because they elicit fears of...
Hormonal tug-of-war helps plant roots navigate their journey through the soil
Credit: John Innes Centre A sophisticated mechanism that allows plant roots to quickly respond to changes in soil conditions has...
How cytoplasm ‘feels’ to a cell’s components
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Under a microscope, a cell's cytoplasm can resemble a tiny underwater version of New York's Times Square:...
A potential breeding site of a Miocene era baleen whale
Credit: Nobumichi Tamura Baleen whales are amongst the largest animals to have ever lived and yet very little is known...
UMass Amherst researcher receives $1.8 million to create Center for Autonomous Chemistry
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - University of Massachusetts Amherst chemist Sankaran "Thai" Thayumanavan has received a three-year, $1.8 million...
Researchers discover how fish recognize toxic prey
Credit: Steve Clay Predator animals have long been known to avoid devouring brightly coloured and patterned prey, and now an...
Technique speeds chemical screening to prioritize toxicity testing
Credit: NC State University Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a high-throughput technique that can determine if a...
No microbes? No problem for caterpillars
Credit: University of Colorado Boulder The microbiome seems ubiquitous: humans and many other species rely on billions of tiny organisms...
Sub-tropical corals vulnerable, new study shows
Credit: Brigitte Sommer The vulnerability and conservation value of sub-tropical reefs south of the Great Barrier Reef -- regarded as...
Getting hold of quantum dot biosensors
WASHINGTON - Quantum dots (QDs) have found so many applications in recent years, they can now be purchased with a...
Firing of neurons changes the cells that insulate them
Credit: Balint Nagy Through their pattern of firing, neurons influence the behavior of the cells that upon maturation will provide...
Crystal structure reveals new details of nonstandard RNA transcription
Credit: Murakami laboratory, Penn State University Out through the window: Crystal structure reveals details of nonstandard RNA transcription University Park,...
Study links fish stress hormones to whether they take the bait
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Take a fish out of water and its stress hormones will...
Self-powered paper-based ‘SPEDs’ may lead to new medical-diagnostic tools
Credit: (Purdue University photo/Aniket Pal) WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- A new medical-diagnostic device made out of paper detects biomarkers and...
New test for rare immunodeficiency
Researchers at the University of Basel have developed a test to quickly and reliably diagnose a rare and severe immune...
