Your presence matters: parallel group craft activities proven effective in occupational therapy
Osaka, Japan – “Your presence means the world to me” may sound like a wedding invitation cliché, but an Osaka Metropolitan University study has shown...
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The antibiotic cefazolin is an essential drug according to the World Health Organization (WHO). It is usually produced via batch manufacturing, but this multistep process...
Powerful gene editing approach boosts rotifers in pantheon of laboratory animals
By Wynne ParryCredit: Michael Shribak and Kristin Gribble By Wynne Parry Much about tiny, swimming rotifers makes them ideal study subjects. Although barely visible to...
Study aims to assess impact of physical activity intervention on cognitive development of young children in low socioeconomic areas
In an effort to address health disparities linked to low socioeconomic environments, a University of Massachusetts Amherst kinesiologist is partnering with Western Massachusetts preschools to...
Type 2 diabetes is associated with hospital stays for a wide range of medical conditions but, in people diagnosed at a young age, mental health disorders are the biggest contributing factor
In your coverage, please use this URL to provide access to the freely available paper in PLOS Medicine: http://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1004261Credit: Hongjiang Wu (CC-BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) In...
Morris Animal Foundation-funded researchers establish new reptile cell lines
DENVER/Aug. 4, 2023 – A recent scientific paper published in the journal Microorganisms highlights the development of the first broad range of reptile cell lines,...
Five ORNL scientists to receive DOE Early Career Research awards
The Department of Energy’s Office of Science has selected five Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists for Early Career Research Program awards.Credit: Carlos Jones/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy...
In the treetops: USU ecologist studies canopy soil abundance, chemistry
LOGAN, UTAH, USA - When we think of soil, most of us think of dirt on the ground. But a surprising amount of the planet’s...
Exploring the origins of life
One possible scenario for the origin of life is the spontaneous organization of interacting molecules into cell-like droplets. These molecular species would form the first...
Kordofan giraffes face local extinction if poaching continues
For immediate releaseCredit: Credit Bristol Zoological Society For immediate release Friday 4 August 2023 Kordofan giraffes face local extinction if poaching continues Poaching of two...
How the hospital pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii quickly adapts to new environmental conditions
FRANKFURT. Each year, over 670,000 people in Europe fall ill because of antibiotic-resistant pathogens, and 33,000 die from the infections. Especially feared are pathogens with...
Team creates power generator that runs on natural atmospheric humidity
Scientists are looking for ways to use the low-value energy widely distributed in natural environments to generate electricity. A research team has created a power...
Hartshorn salt and “baking” solves a serious environmental problem
From clothes to sofas to curtains, polyester dominates our everyday lives, with a staggering 60 million tons of this popular fabric produced annually. However, polyester...
Reproduction and gene shuffling in malaria parasites: how does it work?
Scientists from the Universities of Leicester and Nottingham have received nearly £600,000 to research how sexual development and gene shuffling within the malaria parasite could...
Scientists develop novel method to synthesize azide compounds for wider industrial applications
Azide compounds play a pivotal role for subsequent synthesis of organonitrogens such as amines and triazoles that are essential compounds in organic and materials chemistry....
