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For post-menopausal women, vaginal estrogens do not raise risk of cancer, other diseases
Credit: Women's Health Initiative FINDINGS Women who have gone through menopause and who have been using a vaginal form of...
Mosses used to evaluate atmospheric conditions in urban areas
Credit: Oishi Y. and Hiura T Researchers have developed a method to evaluate atmospheric conditions using mosses (bryophytes) in urban...
Scientists give star treatment to lesser-known cells crucial for brain development
Credit: Image courtesy of Sergiu Pasca, M.D., Stanford University. After decades of relative neglect, star-shaped brain cells called astrocytes are...
Comparing the jaws of porcupine fish reveals three new species
Credit: Aguilera et al. 2107 Researchers at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and colleagues compared fossil porcupine fish jaws and...
Mars 2020 mission to use smart methods to seek signs of past life
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech NASA's Mars 2020 mission, which will look for signs of past life on Mars, will use smart methods...
Injecting manure instead of spreading on surface reduces estrogen loads
Credit: Michael Houtz With water quality in the Chesapeake Bay suffering from excess nutrients and fish populations in rivers such...
Fish database could help eliminate the ultimate bait and switch
Fish fraud, the misrepresentation of cheaper fish as more expensive ones, is a rampant problem worldwide. Now in a study...
Scientists discover powerful potential pain reliever
Credit: Stephen Martin A team of scientists led by chemists Stephen Martin and James Sahn at The University of Texas...
New report outlines research agenda for microbiomes, indoor environments, and human health
WASHINGTON - Even with a growing body of research on microorganisms and humans in indoor environments, many of their interconnections...
USGS news: Changing tides: Lake Michigan could best support lake trout and steelhead
Credit: Michael Humling, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Public domain. Invasive mussels and less nutrients from tributaries have altered the...
A decade of monitoring shows the dynamics of a conserved Atlantic tropical forest
Credit: Hugo Cândido Galvão Characterised with its immense biodiversity and high levels of endemism, the Atlantic Tropical Forest has been...
Boron nitride foam soaks up carbon dioxide
Credit: Ajayan Research Group/Rice University HOUSTON - (Aug. 16, 2017) - Rice University materials scientists have created a light foam...
Magnetic resonance is used to evaluate food quality
Credit: Fine Instrument Technology The applications and benefits of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) in medicine are well known, but the...
Popular sungazer lizards under threat from poaching
Credit: Shivan Parusnath/Wits University The Sungazer (Smaug giganteus), a dragon-like lizard species endemic to the Highveld regions of South Africa,...
The nerve-guiding ‘labels’ that may one day help re-establish broken nervous connections
Credit: Professor Juan Pablo Labrador, Trinity College Dublin. Scientists have identified a large group of biological 'labels' that guide nerves...
Researchers clarify mystery about proposed battery material
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Battery researchers agree that one of the most promising possibilities for future battery technology is the lithium-air...
Molecule increases pregnancy rate and number of offspring in cattle
Researchers at Inprenha Biotecnologia, a company based in Jaboticabal, São Paulo State, Brazil, working in partnership with colleagues at the...
Going ‘green’ with plant-based resins
Airplanes, electronics and solar cells are all in demand, but the materials holding these items together -- epoxy thermosets --...
Harvard researchers develop tough, self-healing rubber
Imagine a tire that could heal after being punctured or a rubber band that never snapped. Researchers from the Harvard...
Modern genetic sequencing tools give clearer picture of how corals are related
Credit: James Dimond/University of Washington The documentary "Chasing Coral," released on Netflix in July, is a cinematic warning about how...
