Biology
Artificial sweeteners linked to risk of weight gain, heart disease and other health issues
Artificial sweeteners may be associated with long-term weight gain and increased risk of obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure and heart...
Study identifies tools to identify patients at risk for autism spectrum disorders
CINCINNATI -- A tool intended to detect signs of autism in high-risk infants can be used to help identify and...
Tiny particles increase in air with ethanol-to-gasoline switch
EVANSTON, Ill. --- The concentration of ultrafine particles less than 50 nanometers in diameter rose by one-third in the air...
Mutation speeds up sperm of zebra finches
Credit: MPI f. Ornithology In zebra finches, sperm velocity and morphology and hence reproductive success strongly depend on a specific...
New model projects an increase in dust storms in the US
Could the storms that once engulfed the Great Plains in clouds of black dust in the 1930's once again wreak...
Tracking the mechanisms of artery formation
Credit: MPI f. Molecular Biomedicine/ M.E. Pitulescu Arteriogenesis is a critical event - not only during development but also in...
New hydrocarbon fuel cells with high efficiency and low cost
Credit: UNIST The commercialization of the 'natural gas fuel cell' has finally come to the fore, thanks to the recent...
Scientists name new species of dinosaur after Canadian icon
Credit: Illustrated by Oliver Demuth. © Oliver Demuth TORONTO, July 17, 2017 - Scientists from the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM)...
Late-breaking mutations may play an important role in autism
Credit: Mohammed Uddin A study of nearly 6,000 families, combining three genetic sequencing technologies, finds that mutations that occur after...
Combining genomics with farmers’ traditional knowledge to improve wheat production
The key to produce better crops to meet the needs of the growing world's population may lie in combining the...
DOE funds Center for Bioenergy Innovation at ORNL to accelerate biofuels, bioproducts research
Credit: ORNL OAK RIDGE, Tenn., July 17, 2017 -- The Department of Energy has announced funding for new research centers...
FOXI3 gene is involved in dental cusp formation
Credit: MPI f. Evolutionary Anthropology Hairless dog breeds differ from other dogs not only by lacking a coat, but also...
A heart attack in a petri dish
In petri dishes in her campus laboratory at New Jersey Institute of Technology, Alice Lee is developing colonies of cardiac...
Mow before you spray, and other tips for protecting pollinators in grassy landscapes
Annapolis, MD; July 17, 2017--With the right combination of methods, landscape managers can strike an effective balance between pest management...
Space station project seeks to crystalize the means to counteract nerve poisons
Credit: Video courtesy of NASA/CASIS The microgravity conditions of the International Space Station (ISS) may hold the key to improving...
Researchers look inside dangerous blood clots with optical clearing technique
Credit: Jeremiah J. Zartman, University of Notre Dame WASHINGTON --A new technique that makes blood clots optically clear is allowing...
New light on the secret life of badgers
Previous studies have fuelled the assumption that badgers are a territorial and anti-social species, living in exclusive, tight-knit family groups,...
Restaurant placemats can help promote healthy eating among children
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Placemats can be used to encourage children to eat healthier food in restaurants, according to a new...
Epigenetics between the generations
Credit: MPI of Immunobiology a. Epigenetics/ F. Zenk We are more than the sum of our genes. Epigenetic mechanisms modulated...
DNA tracking tool tips the scales for distinguishing invasive fish
ITHACA, N.Y. - Rather than conduct an aquatic roll call with nets to know which fish reside in a particular...
