On the fence: New research taps rancher expertise on living with carnivores
They say that good fences make good neighbors — especially true when you share space with gray wolves and grizzly bears.Credit: Jan Canty They say...
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ASU professor to study new genome editing tools with NIH Innovator Award
There are many human genetic diseases — for example, sickle-cell disease, cystic fibrosis and Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome — that currently have no cure and are caused...
Coral select algae partnerships to ease environmental stress
Corals live symbiotically with a variety of microscopic algae that provide most of the energy corals require, and some algae can make coral more resilient...
Study: Decreased proteins, not amyloid plaques, tied to Alzheimer’s disease
New research from the University of Cincinnati bolsters a hypothesis that Alzheimer’s disease is caused by a decline in levels of a specific protein, contrary...
Why women may be more susceptible to Alzheimer’s disease
CLEVELAND—Case Western Reserve University researchers have identified a mechanism in brain tissue that may explain why women are more vulnerable to Alzheimer’s disease—a finding that...
Study gauges positive impacts of Medicare on low-income adults
Medicare eligibility and enrollment are associated with decreases in the percentage of low-income adults who delay or avoid medical care due to costs, as well...
American College of Lifestyle Medicine launches online directory for patients to find lifestyle medicine-certified clinicians in their communities
The American College of Lifestyle Medicine has launched a new searchable online directory to help patients identify and contact clinicians in their communities who are...
Ancient chemistry may explain why living things use ATP as the universal energy currency
A simple two-carbon compound may have been a crucial player in the evolution of metabolism before the advent of cells, according to a new study...
Laughing gas in space could mean life
Scientists at UC Riverside are suggesting something is missing from the typical roster of chemicals that astrobiologists use to search for life on planets around...
Serendipity on the shore
For marine ecologist Kyle Emery, it was just another day on the job. Surveying the beach and kelp forest at Arroyo Quemada with his trusty...
Scientists ID pathway that triggers mice to scratch when they see others do the same
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a pathway in the brains of mice that is activated when the animals...
Bad roads reduce trade volumes by 18%
Economists from HSE University and the Vienna University of Economics and Business have figured out why, all else equal, trading goods across borders can be...
NIH-supported clinical trial of phage therapy for cystic fibrosis begins
Enrollment has begun in an early-stage clinical trial evaluating bacteriophage therapy in adults with cystic fibrosis (CF) who carry Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) in their...
Scientists identify potential source of ‘shock-darkened’ meteorites, with implications for hazardous asteroid deflection
When the Chelyabinsk fireball exploded across Russian skies in 2013, it littered Earth with a relatively uncommon type of meteorite. What makes the Chelyabinsk meteorites...
“Kipferl”: Guiding the defense against jumping genes
A large part of our DNA is made up of selfish repetitive DNA elements, some of which can jump from one site in the genome...
