NEWS
Nomads no more, leatherback turtles find permanent coastal home
Credit: Nathan Robinson, Cornell University ITHACA, N.Y. - Endangered leatherback sea turtles are known for their open-ocean migratory nature and...
Controlling gene activity in human development
Researchers at the Babraham Institute have revealed a new understanding of the molecular switches that control gene activity in human...
Mount Sinai establishes 3-D printing services for clinicians and researchers
Credit: Mount Sinai Health System Mount Sinai Health System today announced the creation of the Medical Modeling Core, a collaboration...
An amino acid controls plants’ breath
Credit: IBS Plants breathe and "sweat" through stomata, microscopic pores found on leaves, stems and other plant organs. Through the...
What makes a neuron a neuron?
RIVERSIDE, Calif. - It remains unclear to scientists why almost every RNA-binding protein has a sibling - or "paralog." While...
Side effects of leukemia drug can be safely reduced by halving dose
Patients with a chronic type of leukaemia could safely reduce the side effects of life-long treatment by cutting their dose...
How to turn white fat brown
Credit: The laboratory of Zoltan Arany, MD, PhD, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA-- A signaling pathway in...
Unique strain of lactic acid bacteria in Buryat milk is found
Credit: Lidia Stoyanova Scientists from the Microbiology Department of the Faculty of Biology of the Lomonosov Moscow State University have...
Assassins on the rise: A new species and a new tribe of endemic South African robber flies
Credit: Torsten Dikow Discovery of a new species of assassin flies led to the redescription of its genus. This group...
Iowa State scientist uses clam shells to help build 1,000-year record of ocean climate
Credit: Bob Elbert/Iowa State University AMES, Iowa - Alan Wanamaker, working as a postdoctoral researcher from 2007 to 2009, was...
Uterine microbiota play a key role in implantation and pregnancy success in in vitro fertilization
Philadelphia, PA, December 6, 2016 - Endometrial microbiota (bacteria in the uterine cavity) play an important role in determining whether...
Hispanic adults with diabetes could benefit from peer support interventions
Credit: MU Health COLUMBIA, Mo. (Dec. 6, 2016) -- Diabetes is a global health problem that disproportionally affects individuals of...
Global habitat loss still rampant across much of the Earth
Credit: Courtesy of WCS NEW YORK (December 6, 2016) - As 196 signatory nations of the Convention of Biological Diversity...
Top in US Chamber of Commerce’s BusinessH2O Summit, Dec. 12, in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS...December 6, 2016--Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) is partnering with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on the first...
High renewable electricity growth continued in 2015
The 2015 Renewable Energy Data Book shows that U.S. renewable electricity grew to 16.7 percent of total installed capacity and...
NREL 2016 Standard Scenarios outlook shows continued growth in renewables and gas
The Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has released the 2016 Standard Scenarios: A U.S. Electricity Sector Outlook. The...
USDOT awards $14M for mobility research at UW-led transportation center
Credit: PacTrans The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded approximately $14 million over five years to a multi-university, regional transportation...
BMJ & University of Cape Town Knowledge Translation Unit launch PACK Adult Global
BMJ, one of the world's leading healthcare knowledge providers, and its partner the University of Cape Town Lung Institute's Knowledge...
Research presentations from the IASLC 17th World Conference on Lung Cancer Dec. 6
Credit: IASLC Vienna, Austria--December 6, 2016--Today's press briefing at the IASLC 17th World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC) focused on...
CTCA invited to international forum to present findings from multiple lung cancer studies
Credit: Photo courtesy of Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) (PHOENIX, Arizona - Dec. 6, 2016) - Lung cancer-based studies...
