Biology

May 25, 2026

Universities lead effort to help Appalachians trapped by opioid epidemic

Researchers team up with health care and service providers to confront opioid problemCredit: Virginia Tech Go to Google and type:...

New software tool could provide answers to some of life’s most intriguing questions

A University of Waterloo researcher has spearheaded the development of a software tool that can provide conclusive answers to some...

Microbiome science may help doctors deliver more effective, personalized treatment to children with irritable bowel syndrome

A new, improved diagnostic classification technique enables stratification of pediatric patients with irritable bowel syndrome with greater precision so they...

Diabetic drug shown to reduce the risk of heart disease in non-diabetic patients

The commonly used diabetes drug metformin could reverse the harmful thickening of heart muscle that leads to cardiovascular disease, according...

Bio-alliance formed in Cleveland

Four biology-based institutions join forces to expand research, education opportunities CLEVELAND--A team of world-class science researchers and educators at Case...

Boutte receives grant to study mycobacterial cell wall division, regulation

Dangerous germsCredit: UT Arlington A biologist at The University of Texas at Arlington is creating a comprehensive molecular model of...

Climate engineering needs to look at the big picture, says researcher

Concordia study examines the potential effects of large-scale projects designed to offset the Earth's changing climateCredit: Courtesy Nadine Mengis Of...

C-Path, CDISC develop therapeutic area standard to foster meaningful research for HIV

TUCSON, Ariz. and AUSTIN, April 16, 2019 -- The Critical Path Institute (C-Path) and CDISC are pleased to announce the...

Probing the mystery of drug resistance: New hope for leukemia’s toughest cases

Researcher inspired by the patients he was unable to save early in his careerCredit: MICHAEL GODERRE / BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL...

Louisville Metropolitan Sewer District and Tetra Tech awarded the 2019 INFORMS Edelman Award

AUSTIN, TX, April 15, 2019 - INFORMS, the leading international association for operations research and analytics professionals, announced it has...

Bacterial mix helps predict future change

Biologists seeking to determine why body gets rid of DNA

Identifying the molecular genetic mechanisms of hybridogenesis will help understand the logic behind evolution Russian biologists, together with their colleagues...

Researchers identify a new biomarker for personalized treatments against cancer

Credit: Saška Ivanova, IRB Barcelona Cancer cells are characterised by the ability to evade apoptosis, a type of programmed cell...

What Earth’s gravity reveals about climate change

Researchers take stock of the GRACE satellite mission in Nature Climate ChangeCredit: AIRBUS/GFZ On March 17, 2002, the German-US satellite...

Every third housing estate resident feels trapped

Involuntary staying, a type of housing trap, is a common experience among people living on housing estates, since around 1...

Study finds white sharks flee feeding areas when orcas present

Electronic tag data reveals white sharks do not return until following season; elephant seals benefit New research from Monterey Bay...

Duke University professor receives 2019 Bernard Sanberg Memorial Award from ASNTR

Duke University professor receives award at 2019 ASNTR Tampa, Fla. (April 16, 2019) - In advance of its 2019 annual...

Honey, I ate the kids: The sweet side of filial cannibalism

This Easter, researchers reveal why some parents eat their kids' eggs: it's because they care As you bite into a...

Climate change threatens endangered sparrows

A new study in The Condor: Ornithological Applications finds that some sparrow species will go extinct within the century due...

Mississippi State University row crop short course presentations available online