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Search and rescue dogs do their jobs despite travel stress
Credit: Erin Perry URBANA, Ill. - When disaster strikes, you want the very best tools, functioning at their peak. In...
Ancient Italian fossils reveal risk of parasitic infections due to climate change
Credit: Scientific Reports In 2014, a team of researchers led by a paleobiologist from the University of Missouri found that...
Native leech preys on invasive slug?
Credit: Ryusei Yamakami The giant slug Limax maximus is native to Europe and Asia Minor but has spread widely, being...
In frogs, preventing early-life gut microbiome disruptions leads to better health
Biologists at the University of Connecticut and University of South Florida have found that a crucial window in the development...
Family factors may influence a child’s temperament
A new study indicates that a child's temperament may be influenced by maternal postpartum depression, maternal sensitivity, and family functioning....
Molting feathers may help birds deal with environmental contaminants
Credit: Photo credit Margaret Whitney Mercury is a ubiquitous environmental contaminant that affects the health of birds and other wild...
Mountain glaciers recharge vital aquifers
Credit: UAF photo by Todd Paris. Small mountain glaciers play a big role in recharging vital aquifers and in keeping...
Surgery is a low risk treatment option for patients with pectoralis major tendon ruptures
TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA - Surgery is an effective and safe option to treat patients with pectoralis major tendon (PMT) ruptures,...
Shifting storms to bring extreme waves, seaside damage to once placid areas
Credit: Christopher Drummond/UNSW The world's most extensive study of a major stormfront striking the coast has revealed a previously unrecognised...
Innate reaction of hematopoietic stem cells to severe infections
Credit: (Picture: UZH) Researchers at the University of Zurich have shown for the first time that hematopoietic stem cells detect...
Holographic imaging could be used to detect signs of life in space
We may be capable of finding microbes in space--but if we did, could we tell what they were, and that...
Youth patellar dislocations may pose risk for future injuries later in life
TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA - Young patients who suffer patellar dislocations are at a higher risk of recurring dislocations, especially long-term...
New mutations related to hereditary neuroendocrine tumours
Pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas are rare neuroendocrine tumours with a strong hereditary component. Half the genes whose alterations confer hereditary susceptibility...
Nesting aids make agricultural fields attractive for bees
Credit: (Photo: Verena Rieding) Farmers are facing a problem: Honeybees are becoming ever more rare in many places. But a...
Study finds restoration at Illinois prairie is working in the soil, too
Credit: Northern Illinois University Summer is abloom at Nachusa Grasslands, where the warmth of July is igniting an explosion of...
Scientists seek to engineer chatter among cells
Credit: The Biodesign Lab/Rice University HOUSTON - (July 20, 2017) - Communities of cells communicate to coordinate their actions, but...
Risk factors identified for elbow and shoulder injuries in professional baseball pitchers
TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA - Increasing numbers of elbow-related injuries in professional baseball pitchers has led to research studying risk factors,...
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...
Sexual health clinics should ask about abuse
Training clinicians to proactively ask patients about domestic violence is feasible for sexual health clinics to implement and could increase...
A sodium surprise
Credit: Washington University in St. Louis Irregular heartbeat -- or arrhythmia -- can have sudden and often fatal consequences. A...
