Biology
Does limited underground water storage make plants less susceptible to drought?
Plants adapted to Mediterranean climate may be more flexible in face of unpredictable rainsCredit: Wendy Baxter, UC Berkeley You might...
Pathogen engineered to self-destruct underlies cancer vaccine platform
Washington, DC - June 24, 2019 - A team of investigators has developed a cancer vaccine technology using live, attenuated...
Clouds dominate uncertainties in predicting future Greenland melt
Credit: University of Bristol New research led by climate scientists from the University of Bristol suggests that the representation of...
Roads and deforestation explode in the Congo basin
Logging roads are expanding dramatically in the Congo Basin, leading to catastrophic collapses in animal populations living in the world's...
Discovery of performance-enhancing bacteria in the human microbiome
A single microbe accumulating in the microbiome of elite athletes can enhance exercise performance in mice, paving the way to...
Damage to the ozone layer and climate change forming feedback loop
New report finds that impacts of ozone-driven climate change span the ecosystemCredit: Rensselaer TROY, N.Y. -- Increased solar radiation penetrating...
New therapy targets gut bacteria to prevent and reverse food allergies
Study finds altered gut microbiota in infants with food allergy; oral therapy to replenish bacteria prevented food allergy and suppressed...
Additions, deletions, & changes to the official list of North American birds
The latest supplement to the American Ornithological Society's checklist of North and Middle American birds is being published in The...
Long duration of sperm freezing makes no difference to live birth rates in large sperm bank study
Sperm samples stored for up to 15 years analyzed Vienna, 24 June 2019: Despite a time limit imposed in many...
Scientists hit pay dirt with new microbial research technique
A better method for studying microbes in the soil will help scientists understand large-scale environmental cyclesCredit: Susan Brand and Marilyn...
UTSA uses permeable pavements and grass to cool cities and clean the water
Credit: Photo by Jonas Weckschmied (San Antonio, June 24, 2019) -- The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) College...
Nutrition is the missing ingredient in home health today, new study shows
Real-world data from Advocate Health Care and Abbott shows prioritizing nutrition care for home health patients helped keep them out...
New hypothesis links habitat loss and the global emergence of infectious diseases
Auburn research study presents the 'Coevolution Effect' to explain the connection between habitat fragmentation and disease spillover into human populationsCredit:...
Be prepared: Prioritising invasive species for strategic prevention (Durban, South Africa)
Credit: Şerban Procheş While exploring the way alien species invade cities around the world, South African PhD student Ashlyn L....
The solution to antibiotic resistance could be in your kitchen sponge
San Francisco, CA - June 23, 2019 - Researchers from the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) have discovered bacteriophages,...
Understanding C. auris transmission with the healthcare environment
San Francisco, CA - June 23, 2019 - Researchers have now shown that patients who are heavily colonized with Candida...
Prolonged transmission of a resistant bacterial strain in a Northern California hospital
How whole genome sequencing helped scientists demonstrate connections among bacterial strains identified over multiple years San Francisco, CA - June...
Plant-based diet leads to Crohn’s Disease remission, according to case study
Eating a plant-based diet may be an effective treatment for Crohn's disease, according to a case study published in the...
Combination of drugs may combat deadly drug-resistant fungus
BIDMC researchers use unique method to test multiple combinations for efficacy BOSTON - As health officials in New Jersey, Illinois...
From sheep and cattle to giraffes, genome study reveals evolution of ruminants
New data opens new opportunities for research, conservation and animal breedingCredit: UC Davis photo A team of researchers has carried...
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