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New welfare tool to help improve the lives of elephants in human care
Zoos and safari parks in the UK are using a special new tool to help them more successfully monitor the...
UNH research finds shrinking population in more than a third of rural counties
DURHAM, N.H.--Nearly 35 percent of rural counties in the United States are experiencing protracted and significant population loss, according to...
An elegant mechanism
Credit: Photo: Working groups Becker and Pfanner The research labs of the associate professor Dr. Thomas Becker and Prof. Dr....
Climate modeling shows significant shifts in 21st century Pacific Northwest coastal forests
CORVALLIS, Ore. - A changing climate in the 21st century will significantly alter the coastal forests of the Pacific Northwest,...
Mental illness not to blame for gun violence study finds
GALVESTON, Texas - Counter to a lot of public opinion, having a mental illness does not necessarily make a person...
Climate change poses greater risk of mental health challenges for children born to depressed mothers
The findings suggest a need for prenatal interventions in an era of growing environmental disasters New York, February 6, 2019...
Heavy drinking in teens causes lasting changes in emotional center of brain
Binge drinking in adolescence has been shown to have lasting effects on the wiring of the brain and is associated...
Millions of tons of plastic waste could be turned into clean fuels, other products
Chemical conversion process developed at Purdue could transform polyolefin wasteCredit: (Purdue Research Foundation/Vincent Walter) WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The United...
Researchers investigate a billion years of coexistence between plants and fungi
Credit: Tom Wieboldt What can a billion years of coexistence tell us about the evolution of plants and fungi? Neither...
Interactive websites may cause antismoking messages to backfire
Health communicators should carefully choose interactive features for their websites because tools that can make some websites more engaging for...
Discovery may bolster chemotherapy potency while protecting the heart from side-effects
University of Alberta medical researchers take significant step toward improving cancer careCredit: Jordan Carson Researchers from the University of Alberta...
Research explains how snakes lost their limbs
The study is part of an effort to understand how changes in the genome lead to changes in phenotypes Snakes...
Study links adult fibromyalgia to childhood sexual abuse
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy sessions are an effective treatment, Tel Aviv University researchers say A new Tel Aviv University study finds...
How one gene in a tiny fish may alter an aquatic ecosystem
Linking genomics to evolution to ecology, the work takes an unusual approach to reveal broad implications of how species adapt...
High-need, high-cost patients offer solutions for improving their care and reducing costs
Dr. Rainu Kaushal and colleagues analyze much needed solutions for reduction in high healthcare utilization among high-need, high-risk patients By...
Escort service: The role of immune cells in the formation of metastases
Credit: University of Basel Tumor cells use a certain type of immune cells, the so-called neutrophils, to enhance their ability...
Diffusing the methane bomb: We can still make a difference
The Arctic is warming faster than the rest of the planet, causing carbon containing permafrost, frozen for thousands of years,...
NETRF announces $2.5 million in research to advance the treatment of rare cancer
Neuroendocrine tumor (NET) research supported by nonprofit foundationCredit: NETRF The Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Foundation (NETRF) continues its aggressive funding of...
A hidden route for fatty acids can make cancers resistant to therapy
Fatty acid metabolism is an essential process in tumor growth and proliferation. Despite different attempts to block fatty acid metabolism...
Nullifying protein YTHDF1 enhances anti-tumor response
Power of cancer immunotherapy expanded by improved antigen presentation Cancer immunotherapy--an approach that removes the barriers that protect cancer cells...
