Biology
UC Davis, NEC Society launch major project to examine the use of probiotics in preemies
Credit: UC Regents Thanks to the leadership of Mark Underwood, chief of neonatology at UC Davis Children's Hospital, and the...
Trophy hunting is unlikely to affect evolution
In recent years, there has been growing controversy surrounding the evolutionary effects of trophy hunting in big game animals worldwide....
Study investigates the presence of contaminants on drinking water
(Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo) Comparative analysis between sanitation systems in Brazil and the USA...
Fish shrinking as ocean temperatures rise
One of the most economically important fish is shrinking in body weight, length and overall physical size as ocean temperatures...
Scientists identify a possible therapeutic target for regulating body weight
A new study published online in The FASEB Journal reveals a novel gene involved in maintaining body weight. Specifically, the...
Hurricane exposes and washes away thousands of sea turtle nests
Credit: G. Stahelin, Univeristy of Central Florida Hurricane Irma took a devastating toll on incubating sea turtle nests in the...
Different sugars, different risks to your liver
BOSTON - (Oct. 3, 2017) - If you're one of the two billion people in the world who are over-weight...
Female fish like males who sing
Credit: The University of Gothenburg Noisier seas seem to hamper fish reproduction. A new doctoral thesis from the University of...
Meet Madagascar’s oldest animal lineage, a whirligig beetle with 206-million-year-old origins
Credit: Grey Gustafson | KU News Service LAWRENCE -- There are precious few species today in the biodiversity hotspot of...
Fitbit-style prosthetics? Navy developing ‘smart’ artificial limbs
Credit: Joseph Xu/Senior Multimedia Content Producer, University of Michigan - College of Engineering ARLINGTON, Va.--Traditional leg prosthetics enable amputees to...
Asthma increases risk of complications during pregnancy and delivery
Women with asthma suffer more often from preeclampsia (PE) and run a higher risk of giving birth to underweight babies....
University of Guelph researchers discover why females have heart health advantage
It's long been known that heart disease develops later in women than men. But the biological reasons why females have...
Study pokes holes in fetal alcohol hypothesis
A new study published in the journal Brain Behavior and Immunity appears to challenge the theory that cells in the...
Modified peptides could boost plant growth and development
Credit: Courtesy Dr Brett Ferguson A new Australian study of peptide hormones critical for plant development could result in wide-ranging...
Review articles put animal models under closer scrutiny
A new review article supported by a grant offered by Humane Society International has been published in the journal Plos...
Toxic cocktail: Okinawan pit viper genome reveals evolution of snake venom
Credit: OIST/Steven Aird A bite from a pit viper, locally known as habu, can cause permanent disability and even death....
The vitamin ergothioneine: an antioxidant for oxygen-free areas?
Chemists at the University of Basel have been able to show for the first time that anaerobic bacteria can produce...
‘Squirtable’ elastic surgical glue seals wounds in 60 seconds
Credit: University of Sydney A highly elastic and adhesive surgical glue that quickly seals wounds without the need for common...
Freeze frame microscopy for 3-D biological images captures 2017 Nobel Prize in chemistry
WASHINGTON -- Just three years ago, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry went to optical scientists for breaking Abbe's diffraction limit...
Women use gossip to compete for a man’s attention
Although both men and women gossip, women may be more likely to use gossiping and rumour-mongering as tactics to badmouth...
