Role of women highlighted in study focused on the benefits of good farmer seed production
A new study looking at the benefits of good farmer seed production suggests women need more support to participate in contract farming -- to the...
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Using advanced imaging to study sickle cell disease
Pitt's Tamer Ibrahim uses recently optimized 7-Tesla MRI imaging technology to study SCD's effect on the brain Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is a genetically inherited...
Are wind farms slowing each other down?
If the offshore wind turbines are too numerous, they will produce less power; this should be considered when planning the farms The expansion of wind...
Researchers reveal the inner workings of a viral DNA-packaging motor
Trilogy of papers provide insight into a critical step in how some viruses reproduce DURHAM, N.C. - A group of researchers have discovered the detailed...
The DNA of three aurochs found next to the Elba shepherdess opens up a new enigma for palaeontology
Research involving scientists from the University of A Coruña has succeeded in sequencing the oldest mitochondrial genome of the immediate ancestor of modern cows that...
Is elevated level of lung protein an early predictor for COPD?
The UNC School of Medicine lab of Mehmet Kesimer, PhD, discovered MUC5AC is more reliably associated with the manifestation of COPD than another well-known mucus...
Puppies are wired to communicate with people, study shows
Dogs may have earned the title "man's best friend" because of how good they are at interacting with people. Those social skills may be present...
Biomarker predicts bowel cancer recurrence
A biomarker in the blood of patients with bowel cancer may provide valuable insight into the risk of cancer relapse after surgery and the effectiveness...
Wearable accelerometer and vibrator ‘thimble’ could reduce falls amongst seniors
Researchers have developed a device using accelerometers and vibrators, similar to those found in mobile phones, that can be worn on the fingertips like a...
Faith-community nurses promote physical activity among congregants
West Virginia University research shows faith communities have the potential to promote physical wellbeing along with emotional or spiritual health MORGANTOWN, W.Va.--If someone joins a...
New project aims to digitize astrophysical literature
Jill Naiman, teaching assistant professor in the School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, has received a $506,912 grant from the National...
Predictive model identifies patients for genetic testing
Patients who, perhaps unbeknownst to their health care providers, are in need of genetic testing for rare undiagnosed diseases can be identified en masse based...
Five million years of climate change preserved in one place
An 80-meter-thick sedimentary succession at Charyn Canyon, Kazakhstan, recorded interactions between land, atmosphere and ocean Paleo researcher Charlotte Prud'homme, who until recently worked at the...
What guides habitual seeking behavior explained?
A new role of the ventral striatum explains habitual seeking behavior Researchers have been investigating how the brain controls habitual seeking behaviors such as addiction....
The Mathematical Model of the Mind
'A must read for anyone interested in theoretical studies of cortical microcircuits' What is perhaps the most wonderous and fascinating creation of nature, the brain,...
