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Study: Negative body image, not depression, increases adolescent obesity risk
HOUSTON – (Nov. 6, 2015) – Negative body image significantly increases the risk of obesity regardless of whether youth have...
New neurons reveal clues about an individual’s autism
LA JOLLA–The brains of some people with autism spectrum disorder grow faster than usual early on in life, often before...
Thinking big by burning small
Credit: Jason Donaldson A recent paper by scientists from Wits University in South Africa shows how creative fire management can...
Could this protein protect people against coronary artery disease?
Credit: Schisler lab, UNC School of Medicine CHAPEL HILL, NC – The buildup of plaque in the heart's arteries is...
Heart valve patients may benefit from managing own blood thinners
Chicago, 10 November 2105 – Allowing select patients to self-manage blood thinners following heart valve surgery may lead to a...
Drug combined with care program better at reducing Alzheimer’s symptoms than drug alone
Credit: NYU Langone Medical Center Combining a specific care management program with a commonly-prescribed drug for Alzheimer's disease multiplies the...
What messages do female birds’ markings send?
Credit: J. Jawor Both male and female birds use traits like plumage brightness to size each other up, but a...
New research to help reduce number of algae blooms that form annually
Credit: Nate Edwards/BYU Photo The massive algal blooms caused by excess fertilizer from farms and cities running off into water...
Zika virus research at Biosecurity Research Institute aims to control, fight mosquitoes
Loading video… Credit: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, KANSAS — Kansas State University is helping the fight against Zika virus through...
Immune receptor that’s typically activated by bacteria is a…
Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (Feb. 6, 2017) – Bladder dysfunction is a reality for about half of patients with...
Mini-protein rapid design method opens way to create a new class of…
https://scienmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/protein.mp4 Credit: Randy Carnell/UW Medicine Scientists have created a high-speed method to generate thousands of different, small, stable proteins fro..
Study calls for action to help adolescents with diabetes transition to adult care
Credit: McGill University Health Centre Montreal, Aug. 16, 2017 – Adolescence can be a turbulent period of life, with struggles...
‘The blob’ of abnormal conditions boosted Western US ozone…
Credit: Dan Jaffe/University of Washington Bothell An unusually warm patch of seawater off the West Coast in late 2014 and...
Bacterial outer membrane vesicles: An emerging tool in vaccine…
Credit: Kendrick B. Turner and Scott A. Walper, Bentham Science Publishers Outer membrane vesicles, biological nanoparticles shed during normal growth...
26 jaguars killed in Panama so far this year
Credit: Fundación Yaguará, Panama Ricardo Moreno, research associate at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) in Panama and director of...
Study suggests gut bacteria can aid recovery from spinal cord injury
Credit: Kigerl et al., 2016 Researchers from The Ohio State University have discovered that spinal cord injury alters the type...
European Medium-Range Weather Forecast — model upgraded to best ever
Credit: ECMWF More accurate global weather predictions at record-breaking resolution Number of grid points tripled to 900 million, evenly distributed...
A horse is a horse, of course, of course — except when it isn’t
Credit: Illustration © Jorge Blanco An international team of researchers has discovered a previously unrecognized genus of extinct horses that...
‘Nudges’ an inexpensive, effective way to increase…
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Keeping messages brief and simple can produce gains when trying to...
Shape-shifting agent targets harmful bacteria in the stomach
Credit: Images courtesy of Jianjun Cheng, University of Illinois CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A new shape-shifting polymer can target and kill...
