Biology
Study finds shortcomings in Canadian regulations governing use of sugar claims
Consumers believe products with "no added sugar" claims are healthier and lower in calories. But is there evidence to support...
Crops evolving ten millennia before experts thought
Credit: University of Warwick Ancient peoples began to systematically affect evolution of crops up to 30,000 years ago - ten...
Media alert: Insect scientists to swarm Denver, Nov. 5-8
What: Entomology 2017, the annual meeting of the Entomological Society of America Where: Colorado Convention Center, Denver, Colorado When: November...
How much water flows into agricultural irrigation?
Credit: Wikimedia Commons/Jeffrey Beall Irrigation for agriculture is the largest use of fresh water around the globe, but precise records...
Genetic testing helps determine safest dose of blood thinner for joint surgery patients
Credit: Intermountain Medical Center A new five-year study of nearly 1,600 patients finds that genetic testing can help determine the...
Reduced impact logging still harms biodiversity in tropical rainforests
Credit: Felipe Franca More than 403 million hectares of tropical forests worldwide have been earmarked for timber concessions with selective...
Canada geese give hunters the slip by hiding out in Chicago
Credit: Mike Ward URBANA, Ill. - It's open season for Canada geese in Illinois from mid-October to mid-January. Unfortunately for...
Scientists write ‘traps’ for light with tiny ink droplets
Credit: None A microscopic 'pen' that is able to write structures small enough to trap and harness light using a...
Genetic rescue boosts recovery of Australia’s endangered mountain pygmy possums
Credit: Dr Andrew Weeks For the first time, a breeding technique known as genetic rescue has been shown to increase...
Scientists discover new gene associated with debilitating lung disease
Health scientists at the University of Leicester and University of Nottingham have heralded the discovery of a gene associated with...
Researchers demonstrate ‘mind-reading’ brain-decoding tech
Credit: Purdue University image/Erin Easterling) WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Researchers have demonstrated how to decode what the human brain is...
Personalizing human-robot interaction may increase patient use – Ben-Gurion U.
Credit: Ben-Gurion U. Israel BEER-SHEVA, Israel...Oct. 23, 2017 - Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers have begun to discover...
Discovered in plants a mechanism that corrects defects in protein folding
Credit: Ernesto Llamas Various human nervous system diseases, such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Alzheimer's, Huntington's, and Parkinson's diseases, are...
Protein regulates vitamin A metabolic pathways, prevents inflammation
A team of researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have discovered how uncontrolled vitamin A metabolism in...
Novel transdisciplinary study uncovers microbes that may one day deter major grape disease
Credit: The American Phytopathological Society St. Paul, Minn. (October 2017) -- To date, scientists are increasingly studying the structure of...
Unique study: more iron in lakes is making them brown
The iron concentration in lakes is increasing in many parts of northern Europe, including Sweden. This has been shown in...
Space station crew takes a breather with lung tissue investigation
Credit: Joan Nichols. The microgravity environment of the International Space Station impacts nearly every system within the human body. Researchers...
Saguaro and other towering cacti have a scrambled history
Credit: Alberto Búrquez Montijo, Instituto de Ecología Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Visitors to Mexico and the U.S. Southwest can't...
Corning to showcase latest in pharmaceutical glass technologies at CPhI Worldwide
CORNING, N.Y. -- Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) announced it will exhibit Corning Valor™ Glass at CPhI Worldwide in Frankfurt, Germany,...
Exploring disease predisposition to deliver personalized medicine
Geneticists from the University of Geneva have taken an important step towards true predictive medicine. Exploring the links between diseases...