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Surprising role of female sex pheromone in crop pest: new biocontrol possibilities?
In animals, social interactions can have a pronounced influence on circadian rhythm, such as helping to regulate the timing of...
Materiobiology: revolutionizing aging bone regeneration material development
In the elderly, a multitude of factors contribute to diminished bone regeneration capabilities, including a reduction in the self-renewal and...
‘Teacher Toads’ can save native animals from toxic cane toads
A landmark study published in the journal Conservation Letters this month outlines a clever strategy pioneered by Macquarie University researchers to protect...
Childhood sedentariness causes excessive insulin, raising the risk of type 2 diabetes
An increase in sedentary time from childhood is associated with a significant increase in blood insulin concentration, a new study...
Virtue in Japan: perception differences among educational specialists and general public
Virtue is a normative concept comprising a set of moral and social codes acceptable to society. Historically, in the West,...
Peregrine falcons expose lasting harms of flame retardant use
Peregrine falcon populations across North America are heavily contaminated with harmful flame retardants–including those that have been phased out for...
Tiny brain bubbles carry complete codes
In findings published in Cell Reports, senior author Jerold Chun, M.D., Ph.D., and team also discovered that the biological instructions...
Early medieval money mystery solved
Credit: © The Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge University of Cambridge media release Early medieval money mystery solved ...
Heart disease, depression linked by inflammation: study
Coronary artery disease and major depression may be genetically linked via inflammatory pathways to an increased risk for cardiomyopathy, a...
Illinois study identifies atmospheric and economic drivers of global air pollution
URBANA, Ill. – Carbon monoxide emissions from industrial production have serious consequences for human health and are a strong indicator...
Cathie Biga is new American College of Cardiology president
Cathie Biga, MSN, FACC, today became president of the American College of Cardiology and made history as the organization’s first...
Dr. Himabindu Vidula is new chair of ACC Board of Governors
Effective today, Himabindu Vidula, MD, MS, FACC, will serve as chair of the American College of Cardiology Board of Governors...
New study shows renewable energy could work as power source at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station
A recent analysis shows that renewable energy could be a viable alternative to diesel fuel for science at the South...
WVU psychologist ‘reverse engineers’ slot machines to better understand compulsive gambling
A West Virginia University researcher is studying slot machines to determine what makes them a potentially addictive form of gambling.Credit:...
New diagnostic tool achieves accuracy of PCR tests with faster and simpler nanopore system
Over the past four years, many of us have become accustomed to a swab up the nose to test for...
Your unsupportive partner is physically stressing you out
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. -- Couples feel more understood and cared for when their partners show positive support skills – and it’s...
Preventive angioplasty does not improve prognosis
For heart attack patients, treating only the coronary artery that caused the infarction works just as well as preventive balloon...
Protecting art and passwords with biochemistry
Security experts fear Q-Day, the day when quantum computers become so powerful that they can crack today’s passwords. Some experts...
Coral researchers awarded EXIST start-up funding
Coral farming based on sexual propagation, leading to a more sustainable coral trade and helping to protect coral reefs –...
How plants adjust their photosynthesis to changing light
Light supplies the energy plants need to build up biomass. A research team from Bergen, Bochum, Düsseldorf, Münster and Potsdam...
