Biology
DNA barcoding technology helping monitor health of all-important boreal forest
The Boreal forest is essential to Canada and the world, storing carbon, purifying water and air and regulating climate. But...
Jim Mellon announces launch of new book juvenescence: Investing in the Age of Longevity
Credit: Jim Mellon & Al Chalabi Wednesday, October 4th, 2017, London, UK: Biogerontology Research Foundation Trustee Jim Mellon announces the...
WSDS to showcase, propel research, address challenges for women in statistics, data science
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (October 6, 2017) - In an effort to expand opportunities for women who are under-represented in the technical...
30,000-year old Sungir Homo sapiens visualized for the first time in 3-D virtual reality
Visual Science and the RAS Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology, with support from the All-Russian Science Festival "Nauka 0+", have...
Gluten intolerance appears largely undiagnosed in Canada
Research on a large sample of Canadians suggests that most people with celiac disease don't know they have it. Ahmed...
DNA damage caused by cancer treatment reversed by ZATT protein
Credit: Scott Williams An international team led by scientists at the National Institutes of Health is the first to discover...
UTA develops cutting-edge lubricant technologies to improve gas mileage, reduce wear
Credit: UTA Researchers at the University of Texas at Arlington have developed a pipeline of new vehicle lubricant technologies that...
New techniques may help scientists understand and manipulate bone remodeling
Osteoporosis is a disease categorized by brittle bones and increased risk of fracture. Individuals with osteoporosis, and diseases like it,...
A dash of gold improves microlasers
Gold. The word brings to mind wedding rings, buried treasure and California in the 1840's. But when gold is reduced...
Simplifying information aids fight against childhood obesity, study finds
Credit: UVA Health System Providing simplified health information designed for parents with low health literacy helps all families in childhood...
Largest twin study pins nearly 80% of schizophrenia risk on heritability
Philadelphia, PA, Oct. 5, 2017 - In the largest study of twins in schizophrenia research to date, researchers at the...
Predicting when a sound will occur relies on the brain’s motor system
Credit: Benjamin Morillon Whether it is dancing or just tapping one foot to the beat, we all experience how auditory...
Sustainable financing of conservation just got a major boost
Credit: Julie Larsen Maher/WCS The Conservation Finance Alliance (CFA) announced today that the French Facility for Global Environment / Fonds...
Nerve study shows how cells adapt to help repair damage
Genetic processes that allow cells to transform so they can mend damaged nerves have been identified by scientists. Their insights...