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Reduced fertility prolongs the interval from calving to conception in dairy cows, resulting in significant economic losses to dairy farms. Up to 25% of cows...

Arctic dust found to be a major source of particles that form ice crystals in Arctic low-level clouds

Researchers from Nagoya University and the National Institute of Polar Research in Japan have found that dust from land without snow cover in the Arctic...

Researchers find weaker immune response to viral infections in children with mitochondrial disorders

In a new study, National Institutes of Health (NIH) researchers found that altered B cell function in children with mitochondrial disorders led to a weaker...

New Zealand kids spending one-third of after-school time on screens

Regulations are urgently needed to protect children from harm in the unregulated online world, researchers at the University of Otago, New Zealand, say.Credit: University of...

It worked in the Caribbean – What about here?

While there is extensive data on the high rates of HIV, STIs and unintended pregnancies among Black populations in the U.S., this racial category problematically...

Not eating enough of these six healthy foods is associated with higher cardiovascular disease and deaths globally

HAMILTON, ON (July 6, 2023) – A study led by McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences researchers at the Population Research Health Institute (PHRI) has...

Pennington Biomedical working to give children the best chance at a healthy life

BATON ROUGE – One in five children have obesity in the U.S., and even more are considered overweight. Dr. Amanda Staiano, associate professor at Pennington Biomedical Research...

WVU forensics lab cracks case on newer, ‘greener’ gunshot residue

Discoveries by West Virginia University forensic scientists about how gunshot residue behaves on skin, hair and fabric will allow crime scene investigators to catch up...

Mobile phone data used for public health underrepresent vulnerable populations

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Mobile phone data are increasingly used in public health management and disease outbreak response, as demonstrated during the COVID-19 pandemic when...

Study reveals that an under-studied subset of whiskers, the supra-orbital whiskers, act as wind antennae in rats, enabling them to sense the direction of airflow and adjust their behavior accordingly

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Global superconducting radio frequency community attends FRIB-hosted conference

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Hundreds of scientific and technical leaders in the superconducting radio frequency (SRF) field converged in Michigan for the 21st International Conference...

Number cruncher calculates whether whales are acting weirdly

Credit: Photo: Carsten Egevang, Greenland Institute of Natural Resources Number cruncher calculates whether whales are acting weirdly We humans can be a scary acquaintance for...

Birds have a net benefit on production for some crops by controlling pests

Farmland birds have a positive impact on woody crops but are more likely to negatively impact the yield of herbaceous crops, according to a study...

Bat influenza A viruses use MHC-II for cell entry; this study shows that highly conserved amino acids within MHC-II are key for infection and provide an explanation for the ability of these viruses to target MHC-II from a broad range of vertebrates, …

Bat influenza A viruses use MHC-II for cell entry; this study shows that highly conserved amino acids within MHC-II are key for infection and provide...

MIT physicists generate the first snapshots of fermion pairs