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(Santa Barbara, Calif.) -- When they first set out to follow grey reef sharks around the Republic of the Marshall...
Drink (alcohol-free) beer and live for a hundred years
Ingredients in beer are claimed to combat inflammation and obesity? Researchers working with Prof. Dr. Claus Hellerbrand at the Institute...
Forest carbon stocks have been overestimated for 50 years
Credit: © CIRAD, G. Vieilledent It may be a small correction, but it is far from negligible as far as...
Team envisions future of the American road with new NSF planning grant
Credit: Anil Misra LAWRENCE -- Headquartered at the University of Kansas School of Engineering, a research team is envisioning what...
Public opinion on GMOs might impact similar technologies in stores
Credit: Missouri School of Journalism COLUMBIA, Mo. -If an individual is skeptical about the safety of genetically modified foods, chances...
Age-related increase in estrogen may cause common men’s hernia
Increased estrogen level in mice weakens abdominal wall to cause hernia Inguinal hernia repair is most common surgery in men...
New findings cast light on lymphatic system, key player in human health
Credit: OMRF Scientists at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation have broken new ground in understanding how the lymphatic system works,...
This RNA-based technique could make gene therapy more effective
CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Delivering functional genes into cells to replace mutated genes, an approach known as gene therapy, holds potential...
Artificial intelligence used in clinical practice to measure breast density
Credit: Radiological Society of North America OAK BROOK, Ill. - An artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm measures breast density at the...
How communication among cells affects development of multicellular tissue
Credit: Chad Glen, Georgia Tech Using a combination of computational modeling and experimental techniques, a research team has developed new...
Otago researcher takes genomic sequencing to the farm to help transform lives
Credit: Cassava Virus Action Project In a world first, international scientists including a University of Otago researcher, have used whole...
3D imaging opens door to better understanding of fascinating leaf complexity
Credit: Richard Harwood, University of Sydney The field of plant science is in the process of being profoundly transformed by...
Poor breakfast quality has a negative effect on cardiovascular health in childhood
The authors of the article published in the journal Nutrients saw that the children who ate breakfasts of lower nutritional...
A selfish gene makes mice into migrants
House mice carrying a specific selfish supergene move from one population to another much more frequently than their peers. This...
Climate changes require better adaptation to drought
After the summer of 2018, we can get a sense of how the future summer climate of Europe might be:...
Researchers use brain cells in a dish to study genetic origins of schizophrenia
Philadelphia, October 16, 2018 - A study in Biological Psychiatry has established a new analytical method for investigating the complex...
Moving location of fruit and vegetables can lead to 15 percent sales increase
Credit: University of Warwick Moving location of fruit and vegetables in shops can lead to 15% sales increase Sales increased...
Machine-learning driven findings uncover new cellular players in tumor microenvironment
Credit: CytoReason / AACR New findings presented today by CytoReason reveals possible new cellular players in the tumor microenvironment that...
Brain cancer survival has improved — but not much for elderly
Credit: M Korja, R Raj Glioblastoma is the most common brain cancer, and one of the deadliest cancers known. Unfortunately,...
Diets rich in fish oil could slow the spread and growth of breast cancer cells
Omega-3 fatty acids, such as those typically contained in fish oil, may suppress the growth and spread of breast cancer...
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