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Lizards, mice, bats and other vertebrates are important pollinators too
Credit: Petra Wester Bees are not the only animals that carry pollen from flower to flower. Species with backbones, among...
7-year follow-up shows lasting cognitive gains from meditation
Gains in the ability to sustain attention developed through intensive meditation training are maintained up to seven years later, according...
How live vaccines enhance the body’s immune response
Credit: Freie Universitaet Berlin, Kristina Dietert Researchers from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin's university hospital, have discovered a new mechanism...
One in 3 older patients die following emergency department intubation
Credit: Kei Ouchi, Brigham and Women's Hospital Intubation in the emergency department is common and can prevent a patient from...
How genes shape behavior
Credit: Andres Bendesky NEW YORK -- Some species of roundworms are just one millimeter long. Their brains have only 302...
The great acceleration reaches new heights
An international team of researchers, including a CNRS researcher at the department of Écologie et Dynamique des Systèmes Anthropisés (CNRS...
Practicing Tai Chi helps improve respiratory function in patients with COPD
Credit: CHEST Glenview, IL, April 4, 2018 - Finding ways to help patients with COPD improve their functional status is...
Dance aids healthier aging
Credit: Photo: Ali Cameron. Queensland Ballet and QUT today released the results of a joint project examining the health and...
Newton funding to bolster China’s long-term growth and global economy with agri-tech innovation
Credit: EI With the largest population in the world, China feeds nearly 1.4 billion people - covering 22% of the...
Sleep deficiency increases risk of a motor vehicle crash
Excessive sleepiness can cause cognitive impairments and put individuals at a higher risk of motor vehicle crash. However, the perception...
Study: Climate change could impact critical food supplies for migratory birds
Ithaca, NY--Climate change could disrupt a critical fueling-up stage for migratory birds just as they're preparing to depart on their...
NEOMED researcher receives $2.5 million NIH grant to study Atherosclerosis
ROOTSTOWN, OHIO - Northeast Ohio Medical University researcher and professor of integrative medical sciences, Yanqiao Zhang, M.D., has received a...
New genomic tool searches wheat’s wild past to improve crops of the future
Credit: Ali A. Mehrabi A new genetic directory launched today will enable researchers and breeders to scan the genomes of...
Smart ink adds new dimensions to 3-D printing
Credit: Chenfeng Ke HANOVER, N.H. - April 4, 2018- Researchers at Dartmouth College have developed a smart ink that turns...
Anemia: When cells fail to produce enough protein factories
Every day, stem cells in our bone marrow produce billions of new red blood cells. Any disruption in this process...
UMN Medical School study explores upstream factors for A-Fib-related stroke and dementia
MINNEAPOLIS - April 4, 2018 - A new study from Dr. Lin Yee Chen, Associate Professor of Medicine in the...
Frankfurt University Library joins the Biodiversity Heritage Library
Frankfurt am Main, April 2018. The University Library Johann Christian Senckenberg (UB JCS) in Frankfurt am Main just joined the...
There’s an allergy epidemic in Africa, and not enough specialists to deal with it
Allergies are on the rise in Africa, but with too few specialists to treat them, and a parallel increase in...
Declining bee population to get helping hand with national project
Credit: UCF Funded by the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research, Barbara Sharanowski will coordinate a nationwide team of citizen...
Childhood exposure to flame retardant chemicals declines following phase-out
Exposure to flame retardants once widely used in consumer products has been falling, according to a new study by researchers...
