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Researchers identify oestrogen receptor stem cells in the in the mammary gland
One of the key questions in stem cell and cancer biology is to understand the cellular hierarchy governing tissue development...
For post-menopausal women, vaginal estrogens do not raise risk of cancer, other diseases
Credit: Women's Health Initiative FINDINGS Women who have gone through menopause and who have been using a vaginal form of...
Scientists discover powerful potential pain reliever
Credit: Stephen Martin A team of scientists led by chemists Stephen Martin and James Sahn at The University of Texas...
Fish database could help eliminate the ultimate bait and switch
Fish fraud, the misrepresentation of cheaper fish as more expensive ones, is a rampant problem worldwide. Now in a study...
USGS news: Changing tides: Lake Michigan could best support lake trout and steelhead
Credit: Michael Humling, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Public domain. Invasive mussels and less nutrients from tributaries have altered the...
New report outlines research agenda for microbiomes, indoor environments, and human health
WASHINGTON - Even with a growing body of research on microorganisms and humans in indoor environments, many of their interconnections...
Boron nitride foam soaks up carbon dioxide
Credit: Ajayan Research Group/Rice University HOUSTON - (Aug. 16, 2017) - Rice University materials scientists have created a light foam...
Magnetic resonance is used to evaluate food quality
Credit: Fine Instrument Technology The applications and benefits of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) in medicine are well known, but the...
A decade of monitoring shows the dynamics of a conserved Atlantic tropical forest
Credit: Hugo Cândido Galvão Characterised with its immense biodiversity and high levels of endemism, the Atlantic Tropical Forest has been...
The nerve-guiding ‘labels’ that may one day help re-establish broken nervous connections
Credit: Professor Juan Pablo Labrador, Trinity College Dublin. Scientists have identified a large group of biological 'labels' that guide nerves...
Researchers clarify mystery about proposed battery material
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Battery researchers agree that one of the most promising possibilities for future battery technology is the lithium-air...
Molecule increases pregnancy rate and number of offspring in cattle
Researchers at Inprenha Biotecnologia, a company based in Jaboticabal, São Paulo State, Brazil, working in partnership with colleagues at the...
Popular sungazer lizards under threat from poaching
Credit: Shivan Parusnath/Wits University The Sungazer (Smaug giganteus), a dragon-like lizard species endemic to the Highveld regions of South Africa,...
Harvard researchers develop tough, self-healing rubber
Imagine a tire that could heal after being punctured or a rubber band that never snapped. Researchers from the Harvard...
Modern genetic sequencing tools give clearer picture of how corals are related
Credit: James Dimond/University of Washington The documentary "Chasing Coral," released on Netflix in July, is a cinematic warning about how...
Larvaceans provide a pathway for transporting microplastics into deep-sea food webs
Credit: © 2016 MBARI MOSS LANDING, Calif. -- Over the last decade, scientists have discovered tiny pieces of plastic in...
Going ‘green’ with plant-based resins
Airplanes, electronics and solar cells are all in demand, but the materials holding these items together -- epoxy thermosets --...
A new critically endangered tree species depends on unique habitat found only on Kaua’i
Credit: Kenneth R. Wood A new tree species, Melicope stonei (Rutaceae or citrus family), endemic to the Hawaiian island of...
Scientists use magnetic fields to remotely stimulate brain — and control body movements
Credit: Credit: Munshi et al, eLife BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Scientists have used magnetism to activate tiny groups of cells in...
In a nutshell: Walnuts activate brain region involved in appetite control
Credit: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center BOSTON - Packed with nutrients linked to better health, walnuts are also thought to...
