Biology
The cost of malnutrition: Study shows nutrition program could save hospitals up to $3,800 per patient
1 in 3 people enter a hospital malnourished or at-risk of malnutrition 1-2 Four Chicago area hospitals showed early nutrition...
Sleep biology discovery could lead to new insomnia treatments that don’t target the brain
Credit: Reed Hutchinson/UCLA UCLA scientists report the first evidence that a gene outside the brain controls the ability to rebound...
OU biologist receives $1.2 million NSF grant in support of ecological research
Credit: University of Oklahoma A University of Oklahoma biology professor, Michael E. Kaspari, has been awarded a $1.2 million National...
Efforts to reduce pollution from agriculture paying off slowly
Efforts by farmers to reduce the amount of fertilizer that reaches drinking water sources can take years to have a...
Plants love microbes — and so do farmers
Credit: Lui Weber The Australian Sunshine Coast's plant diversity has helped University of Queensland researchers confirm that nurture has the...
New measure of insulin-making cells could gauge diabetes progression, treatment
Credit: Reinier Hernandez et al UW-Madison, Diabetes, August, 2017. MADISON - Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have developed a...
Attitudes on human genome editing vary, but all agree conversation is necessary
MADISON, Wis. -- In early August 2017, an international team of scientists announced they had successfully edited the DNA of...
DNA sequencing tools lack robust protections against cybersecurity risks
Credit: Dennis Wise/University of Washington Rapid improvement in DNA sequencing has sparked a proliferation of medical and genetic tests that...
NIH to host workshop on advances, future needs in human microbiome research
What: Microbes inhabit just about every part of the human body outnumbering human cells by ten to one. The ten-year,...
Four ORNL researchers receive DOE early career funding awards
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Aug. 10, 2017 - Four Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers specializing in nuclear physics, fusion energy, advanced...
Novel stem cell-derived model created of inflammatory neurological disorder
Credit: Image courtesy of Cleber A. Trujillo, UC San Diego An international team of scientists, led by University of California...
Increased endometrial cancer rates found in women with high levels of cadmium
Credit: MU Health COLUMBIA, Mo. (Aug. 9, 2017) -- More than 31,000 new cases of endometrial cancer are expected to...
Sensing technology takes a quantum leap with RIT photonics research
Credit: J. Adam Fenster and Prof. A. N. Vamivakas, University of Rochester Research underway at RIT advances a new kind...
Spider peptides battle superbugs and cancer
As antibiotic resistance rises and fears over superbugs grow, scientists are looking for new treatment options. One area of focus...
Scientists unearth cell ‘checkpoint’ that stops allergic diseases
Scientists from Trinity College Dublin have made a significant breakthrough in understanding the regulation of immune cells that play a...
Arrival of modern humans in Southeast Asia questioned
Credit: Tanya Smith and Rokus Awe Due Humans may have exited out of Africa and arrived in Southeast Asia 20,000...
Research opens possibility of reducing risk of gut bacterial infections with next-generation probiotic
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine A team of researchers is exploring the possibility that next-generation probiotics - live bacteria that...
Family break-ups lead to domestic violence in fruit fly relationships
Credit: Amy Hong Male fruit flies with strong family ties are less likely to become abusive during mating than others,...
Supporting women’s autonomy in prenatal testing
Noninvasive fetal genetic sequencing done early in pregnancy is poised to become a routine part of prenatal care. While it...
Improving detection of a ‘date rape’ drug
Because gamma hydroxybutyric acid (GHB), commonly known as a "date rape drug" is rapidly absorbed and metabolized by the body,...
