Biology
Beware doping athletes! This sensor may be your downfall
Credit: University at Buffalo. BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Scientists searching for traces of drugs, bomb-making components and other chemicals often shine...
Study reinforces the Amazon forest’s importance in regulating atmospheric chemistry
Credit: photo: GOAmazon Airborne measurements made as part of the Green Ocean Amazon experiment (GOAmazon) show that the Amazon rainforest...
Toward a better sweat test for babies with cystic fibrosis
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an incurable genetic disease in which patients have chronic lung infections. The sooner CF is diagnosed,...
Materials emitted by water pipe-repair method may pose health risks
Credit: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- New research is calling for immediate safeguards and the study of a widely...
Methane-eating microbes may reduce release of gases as Antarctic ice sheets melt
Credit: Reed Scherer GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Lurking in a lake half a mile beneath Antarctica's icy surface, methane-eating microbes may...
An evolutionary breakpoint in cell division
Credit: Osaka University Japanese researchers from Osaka University have discovered that the interaction between two proteins, M18BP1/KNL2 and CENP-A, is...
P-values, hypotheses and inference … new appraoches to reproducibility at JSM 2017
BALTIMORE, Md. (July 30, 2017) - Amid the increased quantification of scientific research and a proliferation of large, complex data...
Nature provides a key to repelling liquids
Credit: Reproduced with permission from ref 1.© 2017 American Chemical Society Inspired by nature, an inexpensive green technique that enables...
FSU researchers listen to birdsong, unlock mysteries of brain
Credit: (Photo: FSU Photography Services) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- The term "birdbrain" has been part of our lexicon for about a...
On-chip pumps achieve high-speed sorting of large cells
Credit: Shinya Sakuma, Yusuke Kasai, Takeshi Hayakawa, and Fumihito Arai Nagoya, Japan - The sorting of individual cells is necessary...
Sleep or sex? How the fruit fly decides
Choosing between sex or sleep presents a behavioral quandary for many species, including the fruit fly. A multi-institution team has...
Researchers discover how human cells maintain the correct number of chromosomes
Credit: Queen Mary University of London Cell division is an essential process in humans, animals and plants as dying or...
Type 1 diabetes trial at halfway point
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -The Sanford Project: T-Rex Study, a Phase 2 clinical trial conducted collaboratively by Sanford Health and Caladrius...
‘Missing lead’ in Flint water pipes confirms cause of crisis
ANN ARBOR--A study of lead service lines in Flint's damaged drinking water system reveals a Swiss cheese pattern in the...
Dr. Boukrina of Kessler Foundation awarded major American Heart Association grant
Credit: Kessler Foundation Olga Boukrina, PhD, research scientist in Stroke Rehabilitation Research at Kessler Foundation, has received a three-year award...
LSUHealthNO research finds walnuts may promote health by changing gut bacteria
Credit: LSU Health New Orleans New Orleans, LA - Research led by Lauri Byerley, PhD, RD, Research Associate Professor of...
Researchers developing new tool to distinguish between viral, bacterial infections
Credit: University of Rochester Medical Center Antibiotics are lifesaving drugs, but overuse is leading to one of the world's most...
Using science to combat illegal wildlife trade
Credit: Courtesy of MSU EAST LANSING, Mich. - Leading scientists from around the world convened this week at the International...
Newly discovered biomarkers may lead to promising diagnostic tool for Alzheimer’s
Credit: Ohio State COLUMBUS, Ohio - Diagnosing Alzheimer's disease and determining a patient's prognosis is an inexact business, and that...
New surgical strategy offers hope for repairing spinal injuries
Credit: Thomas Carlstedt and Mårten Risling Scientists in the UK and Sweden previously developed a new surgical technique to reconnect...