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Learning and staying in shape key to longer lifespan, study finds
People who are overweight cut their life expectancy by two months for every extra kilogramme of weight they carry, research...
Worth their weight
Almost as large as a Smart car, giant sea bass can weigh more than 500 pounds and grow longer than...
Baltic clams and worms release as much greenhouse gas as 20,000 dairy cows
Scientists have shown that ocean clams and worms are releasing a significant amount of potentially harmful greenhouse gas into the...
Case Center for Synchrotron Biosciences wins AAMC Award for Resource Sharing
The Case Center for Synchrotron Biosciences has been awarded second prize in the 2017 Sharing Research Resources Award by the...
MS risk in children spotted with MRI brain scans
Credit: Yale University By the time multiple sclerosis (MS) is diagnosed in children, it may be difficult to prevent the...
Study finds N-alpha-acetyltransferase D (NatD) promotes lung cancer progression
Researchers at Nanjing University and their collaborators have found that NatD, which mediates N-alpha-terminal acetylation (Nt-acetylation) of histone H4, promotes...
Scientists reveal the relationship between sugar and cancer
A nine-year joint research project conducted by VIB, KU Leuven and VUB has led to a crucial breakthrough in cancer...
A dietary supplement dampens the brain hyperexcitability seen in seizures or epilepsy
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Seizure disorders -- including epilepsy -- are associated with pathological hyperexcitability in brain neurons. Unfortunately,...
New mechanism detected in Alzheimer’s disease
McGill University researchers have discovered a cellular mechanism that may contribute to the breakdown of communication between neurons in Alzheimer's...
Atrazine alters the sex ration in Blanchard’s cricket frogs
Credit: Photo by Tyler D. Hoskins A study published recently in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry found that Blanchard's cricket frogs...
Mimetic Martian water is under pressure
Researchers investigating whether liquid water could exist on Mars have provided new insight into the limits of life on the...
The melting ice makes the sea around Greenland less saline
Credit: Photo: Mikael Sejr For the first time, ocean data from Northeast Greenland reveals the long-term impact of the melting...
Scientists uncover a centuries-old case of mistaken identity in the Chesapeake Bay
Credit: Smithsonian Institution Jellyfish sting swimmers, clog fishing nets, and in high numbers can close beaches. But despite their nuisance...
Usutu virus is back — not only in blackbirds but also in humans
Credit: Georg Mair/Vetmeduni Vienna Usutu virus, a flavivirus of African origin, was first detected in Austria in 2001, when it...