“Ray guns” let scientists use light instead of DNA to tell plant populations apart
In Star Trek, characters carry a little handheld device called a tricorder that they can point at objects to analyze and identify them. When the...
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Climate change affects animal behavior
Humans are shaping environments at an accelerating rate. Indeed, one of the most important current topics of research is the capacity of animals to adapt...
New approach to an old problem: Program project targets biology behind cachexia, a cancer-induced syndrome causing severe weight loss
MUSC Hollings Cancer Center researchers Denis Guttridge, Ph.D., Michael Ostrowski, Ph.D., and colleagues at Indiana University were recently awarded a $9.7 million program project grant by the National...
Older African Americans more physically active in ‘green’ neighborhoods
Adults 50 and older are significantly less active than those younger than 50. Many fall short of the recommended 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous-intensity...
Large study shows regular millet consumption can combat anemia
A new study has shown that regular consumption of millets can improve hemoglobin and serum ferritin levels to reduce iron deficiency anemia, which is rising...
scAAVengr hunt for viruses to cure blindness
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 19, 2021 – A novel computational platform developed by researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine identifies top-performing viral vectors that...
Pakistan’s amphibians need more research efforts and better protection
Amphibians are bioindicators of an ecosystem’s health and may also serve as biological control of crop and forest pests. The First Herpetological Congress, organized in...
Infrared light therapy might aid dementia patients
Infrared light therapy might have the potential to help people living with dementia, according to researchers.Credit: Durham University/North News & Pictures Infrared light therapy might...
Scientists show how AI may spot unseen signs of heart failure
A special artificial intelligence (AI)-based computer algorithm created by Mount Sinai researchers was able to learn how to identify subtle changes in electrocardiograms (also known...
Is fresh breast milk better for preemies than pumped and stored?
Carrie-Ellen Briere studies the cells in human milk, a passion inspired by years of working as a clinical nurse with sick and premature babies in the...
Neuroinflammation protein linked to worse survival in men with glioblastoma
Scientists have discovered a new link that could bring the scientific and medical community closer to understanding why glioblastoma, the most common malignant brain tumor,...
So-called junk DNA plays critical role in mammalian development
Nearly half of our DNA has been written off as junk, the discards of evolution: sidelined or broken genes, viruses that got stuck in our...
Climate change and human pressure mean migration may be “no longer worth it”, say researchers
Animals that migrate north to breed are being put at risk by ongoing climate change and increasing human pressure, losing earlier advantages for migration, declining...
Reactivating memories during sleep improves motor skills
Practice makes perfect, but sleep helps, too. Learning and executing a new motor skill can be enhanced if you can get additional memory processing during...
Jeremy Mobley receives NACADA Outstanding New Advisor Award
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Jeremy Mobley, student success advisor in the University of Tennessee Department of Animal Science, was selected as an Outstanding New Advisor –...
