Biology
Research identifies more sustainable, cost-effective approach to treating citrus canker
Credit: APS An important bacterial disease that affects citrus trees and causes lesions, citrus canker has been effectively controlled by...
How SARS-CoV-2 mutates to escape antibody binding
A scientific detective story unearths how SARS-CoV-2 evolves new variants that evade antibodiesCredit: Kevin McCarthy and Paul Duprex PITTSBURGH, Feb....
Aging-US: Sulforaphane promotes C. elegans longevity and healthspan
'The results in this Aging-US research output, indicate that sulforaphane prolongs the lifespan and healthspan of C. elegans through insulin/IGF-1...
Pensoft and ARPHA welcome three biodiversity-themed journals in their portfolio
Credit: Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria and Pensoft The scholarly publisher and technology provider Pensoft and its self-developed publishing platform ARPHA...
New study to probe how diet and metabolism influence the immune system
Credit: Courtesy of Dr. Yasmine Belkaid, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Feb. 3, 2021) --...
Study finds childhood diet has lifelong impact
Effects of unhealthy food followed young mice into adulthoodCredit: UCR Eating too much fat and sugar as a child can...
More mammals are being struck by aircraft each year
Credit: Samantha Ball Investigators have published a global review of mammal strikes with aircraft, noting that events have been increasing...
Scientists advocate breaking laws – of geography and ecology
Credit: NASA Earth Observatory, Joshua Stevens Recent global calamities - the pandemic, wildfires, floods - are spurring interdisciplinary scientists to...
Study challenges ecology’s ‘Field of Dreams’ hypothesis
Restoring habitat requires much more than just the right plantsCredit: Holly Jones, Northern Illinois University DeKalb, Ill. -- If you...
Toward safer steroids: Scientists devise method for improving safety of drug used to treat COVID-19, autoimmune disorders and more
Credit: Scripps Research JUPITER, FL - A collaboration led by Scripps Research has developed a way to separate the beneficial...
Study indicates US cities underestimate their GHG emissions by nearly 20%
Some cities' self-reported emissions are as much as 145% below standardized estimates, distorting data on which climate change policy actions...
Nasal spray that protects against COVID-19 is also effective against the common cold
Hunter Medical Research InstituteCredit: Hunter Medical Research Institute Research into a new drug which primes the immune system in the...
Finding rare birds is never a picnic, contrary to popular Patagonia belief
Credit: Photo by Mike Prince, made available through Wikimedia Commons CORVALLIS, Ore. - One of birdwatching's most commonly held and...
National company acquires exclusive rights to Purdue rare-earth element innovations
American Resources Corp. acquires environmentally safer method developed at Purdue to advance clean energy technologies that require rare-earth elements, a...
NTU Singapore team develops portable device that creates 3D images of skin in 10 minutes
Credit: NTU Singapore A team from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has developed a portable device that produces high-resolution...
NYUAD researchers propose programming to support adolescent mothers in areas of conflict
New publication by Global TIES for Children, a research center supported by the NYU Abu Dhabi Research Institute and NYU...
Why it is harder for Brazilians of African descent to find bone marrow donors
According to a study published in Frontiers in Immunology, the reason is their genetic heterogeneity and lack of proportional representation...
Oncotarget: Simvastatin is a potential candidate drug in ovarian clear cell carcinomas
"Simvastatin efficiently controlled OCCC proliferation and migration, thus showing potential as a candidate drug for the treatment of OCCC."Credit: Correspondence...
Oncotarget: Neuroendocrine carcinoma of uterine cervix findings shown by MRI
"The Oncotarget author's findings show that MRI is reliable for T staging of cervical NEC"Credit: Correspondence to - Kazuhiro Kitajima...
Failed storage tanks pose atmospheric risks during disasters
Rice study models how spilled chemicals likely spread during Ike, HarveyCredit: Rice University HOUSTON - (Feb. 1, 2021) - When...
