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African protected area saving endangered megafauna
Credit: Photo by Jean-Baptiste Deffontaines One of Africa's last remaining wilderness areas is in good shape and could potentially support...
Cornell engineers develop ‘killer cells’ to destroy cancer in lymph nodes
ITHACA, N.Y. – Cornell biomedical engineers have developed specialized white blood cells – dubbed "super natural killer cells" – that...
Brain scan study adds to evidence that lower brain serotonin levels are linked to dementia
Credit: Gwenn Smith lab In a study looking at brain scans of people with mild loss of thought and memory...
New research at Clemson University could help reduce fine-particle…
Credit: Clemson University New research at Clemson University could improve a technology that many experts see as crucial in helping...
Visitor patterns and emerging activities in national parks revealed by…
Credit: Vuokko Heikinheimo Researchers from the Digital Geography at the University of Helsinki have been studying whether social media data...
Swamphens signal dominance through fleshy faces
Credit: C. O'Connor What's in a face? In addition to their plumage, Pukeko–large purple swamphens found in New Zealand–convey information...
Cancer breakthrough miniature device shows which drugs perform best…
Credit: University of Huddersfield "…the device allows early assessment of the effects of drugs, speeding up the adoption of those...
Baking soda could prevent deadly fungal infections in diabetic ketoacidosis
LOS ANGELES – Patients with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) face a much higher risk of succumbing to a deadly fungal infection,...
Rapid response for inflammation control in songbirds’ brains…
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) March 11, 2016 — A biological process in the brains of zebra finches shows that the songbirds respond...
Football strengthens the bones of men with prostate cancer
Men with prostate cancer run the risk of brittle bones as a side-effect of their treatment. But one hour's football...
Marine invasive species benefiting from rising carbon dioxide levels
Ocean acidification may well be helping invasive species of algae, jellyfish, crabs and shellfish to move to new areas of...
Houston Methodist invention wins R&D 100 Award
R&D Magazine named the handheld single-cell pipette (hSCP), a Houston Methodist Research Institute invention, as one the 100 most innovative...
Antibodies that are effective against both dengue and Zika viruses
Scientists from the Institut Pasteur and the CNRS , in collaboration with Imperial College London and the University of Vienna,...
How the spleen filters blood
Credit: MIT News CAMBRIDGE, MA — Red blood cells must be small and flexible enough to squeeze through the tiniest...
Opioids regulate spermatozoon formation
In recent years, over 3% of births per year in developed countries have corresponded to children conceived through assisted reproduction...
Breastfeeding associated w/ better brain development & neurocognitive outcomes
A new study, which followed 180 pre-term infants from birth to age seven, found that babies who were fed more...
Midwestern University researchers discover previously unknown cause of…
Credit: Heather F. Smith, Ph.D., Midwestern University Neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome (nTOS) is a common neurologic syndrome resulting in pain,...
How berberine works to slow diabetes-related cognitive decline in Rejuvenation Research
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, October 31, 2017–Researchers studying the mechanism of action of the natural,...
Johns Hopkins scientists propose efficiency ‘rules’ for…
Credit: Alexandre Paix Johns Hopkins scientists have developed a streamlined method and accompanying efficiency "rules" for introducing new DNA sequences...
Arctic clouds highly sensitive to air pollution
Credit: MODIS/NASA In 1870, explorer Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld, trekking across the barren and remote ice cap of Greenland, saw something...
