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Half of Guadeloupe’s snakes and lizards went extinct after European colonization
Researchers use fossil data to reveal the primary drivers and extent of colonial era extinctionsCredit: Photo by Omkar Vinchu from...
White shark population is small but healthy off the coast of Central California
Credit: Scot Anderson NEWPORT, Ore. - The population of white sharks that call the Central California coast their primary home...
Tree species diversity is no protection against bark beetle infestation
Credit: aerial photos by K. R. Kovach, Sixtoothed spruce bark beetle photo by U. Schmidt In recent years, foresters have...
Pets and their owners diet together, new study finds
International study examines why pet owners choose grain-free foodCredit: University of Guelph Keto, gluten-free, organic: If a pet owner is...
Children’s Tumor Foundation announces revised diagnostic criteria for NF1
Landmark publication is the first update to NF1 criteria since 1987 NIH Consensus ConferenceCredit: Children's Tumor Foundation Updated Criteria Also...
Penn nursing-led Philly team awarded $1.4 million NIH grant to expand COVID-19 outreach
Collaboration includes Penn Medicine, Annenberg School for Communication, The City of Philadelphia department of public health, and Philly CountsCredit: Penn...
A safer, greener way to make solar cells: researchers find replacement for toxic solvent
Credit: SPECIFIC, Swansea University Scientists at SPECIFIC Innovation and Knowledge Centre, Swansea University, have found a way to replace the...
Study validates shorter treatment for major world infection, tuberculosis
Four-month TB therapy proves as effective as 6-month standard regimenCredit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) SAN ANTONIO...
Nodal and deltoid radiotracer uptake on post-COVID-19 vaccination PET
Recognition of abnormal axillary lymph node or deltoid uptake on PET examinations performed after COVID-19 vaccination aid interpreting physicians and...
Canadian researchers studying effectiveness, safety of COVID-19 vaccines during pregnancy
Dr. Deshayne Fell of CHEO Research Institute and University of Ottawa leads Ontario portion by studying BORN baby registry and...
Ohio’s Sumit Sharma receives National Science Foundation CAREER award to study metallic nanoparticle
Credit: Ohio University Sumit Sharma, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering in Ohio University's Russ College of Engineering and...
Palm oil plantations change the social behavior of macaques
Researchers spent months observing groups of southern pig-tailed macaquesCredit: Photo: Anna Holzner Due to the extensive clearing of their habitat,...
Nobel Prize winner named Fellow of the Royal Society
Credit: Binghamton University, State University of New York BINGHAMTON, N.Y. -- M. Stanley Whittingham, a 2019 Nobel Laureate and distinguished...
Birds dealing with change — Mapping migration routes can lead to conservation areas
Credit: Photo: Ginny Chan Tracking migratory birds that carry tiny satellite transmitters in featherlight 'backpacks', can teach us a lot...
Liquid-like motion in crystals could explain their promising behavior in solar cells
Credit: (Image by Jill Hemman, Oak Ridge National Laboratory.) The sun delivers more energy to Earth in one hour than...
Cognitive-behavioral approach to treatment of obesity yields significant results
The study showed that interdisciplinary action facilitates weight loss, improves quality of life and eating behavior, and reduces symptoms of...
Virginia Tech scientists see fluid flow as potential key to fight Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: Virginia Tech Scientists don't fully understand what causes Alzheimer's disease, but they have a primary suspect. Certain forms of...
Risk scores for predicting short-term outcomes for patients with unexplained syncope
Credit: KIRSTY CHALLEN, B.SC., MBCHB, MRES, PH.D., LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS, UNITED KINGDOM Des Plaines, IL - The Canadian Syncope Risk...
Long search finds grain of hope in the glume
Credit: John Innes Centre Researchers have found the elusive genetic element controlling the elongated grains and glumes of a wheat...
Tampons, sanitary napkins could diagnose yeast infections with color-changing threads
Credit: Adapted from ACS Omega 2021, DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c00806 The yeast Candida albicans can cause itchy, painful urinary tract and vaginal...
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