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A better dye job for roots — in plants
Credit: Elke Barbez/Gregor Mendel Institute LA JOLLA--(June 1, 2017) Once we start coloring our hair, we may be surprised to...
Soaring medical costs from bicycle accidents
Bicycle use has skyrocketed in popularity, but it's also led to more accidents, with medical costs from non-fatal bike crashes...
Religious individuals regret having casual sex only slightly more
The cultural differences between the United States and Norway are relatively small, but the cultures differ significantly from one another...
A mother’s age doesn’t matter
A number of previous scientific studies have found that among mothers 35 or older, there is an elevated risk that...
Yale chemists forge a new path in the search for antibiotics
Credit: Michael S. Helfenbein New Haven, Conn. - Yale University scientists have developed a novel chemical process that may lead...
Uncovering why playing a musical instrument can protect brain health
Credit: Baycrest Health Sciences A recent study conducted at Baycrest Health Sciences has uncovered a crucial piece into why playing...
Researchers untangle mystery of tiny bird’s trans-Pacific flight
Loading video... Credit: Credit University of British Columbia. Zoologists have documented the first record of a House Swift in the...
Dual role of fruit fly protein in connecting chromosome copies
Credit: Tomoko Nishiyama Nagoya, Japan - A sister chromatid is one half of an identical pair of chromatids formed by...
Tobacco the ‘silent killer’ of HIV patients, say researchers
Researchers at the University of York have shown that tobacco use is more common among HIV positive individuals than HIV...
How to block type 1 diabetes
Researchers at The Jackson Laboratory, Cyteir Therapeutics and collaborating institutions have found a way to protect beta cells from destruction...
New human studies show multiple health benefits from consuming mangos
Orlando, FL (June 1, 2017) - Emerging human studies on mango consumption have found potential health benefits associated with the...
Taking antidepressants during pregnancy not associated with neonatal problems at 2-4 weeks
CHICAGO --- Babies exposed to an antidepressant or a mood disorder during fetal life did not have any more signs...
Lupin seeds: Health impairments possible with bitter taste
If these alkaloids are not properly removed in a so-called "debittering process", they can trigger poisoning in humans which affects...
Cholesterol — a key player at the lung surface
Cholesterol, a naturally occurring compound at the lung surface, has been shown to have a clear effect on the properties...
Deployment stress impacts well-being through different mental health issues for female and male vets
(Boston)-- Experiencing stress-related mental health issues following deployment exposures increases risk of reduced well-being in other life domains in the...
Public confused by climate change messages
Experts, charities, the media and government confuse the public by speaking "different languages" on climate change, a new study says....
Replacing coal with solar can save lives and money
Credit: Sarah Bird/Michigan Tech In a new study published in Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, a team from Michigan Technological...
£1.8m bid to beat heart disease targets unseen risks
(University of Edinburgh) Imaging tools to identify abnormalities that cause heart attacks are to be developed in a £1.8m research...
The American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition to publish with Wiley
Hoboken, NJ--June 1, 2017--John Wiley and Sons Inc., (NYSE:JWa) (NYSE:JWb) announced today that it has been selected by the American...
Auditory perception: Where microseconds matter
In the mammalian auditory system, sound waves impinging on the tympanic membrane of the ear are transduced into electrical signals...
