Forget social distancing: House finches become more social when sick
Social distancing when sick has become second nature to many of us in the past few years, but some sick animals appear to take a...
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UTHealth Houston researcher receives NIH subcontract to study effects of integrated palliative care on Parkinson’s, related dementia
A five-year, $3.9 million grant to study the effects of integrated palliative care on health service outcomes and disparities in Parkinson’s disease and Parkinson’s disease...
UMass Lowell researchers are developing pancreas-like tissue to help people with diabetes
Media contacts: Emily Gowdey-Backus, director of media relations, [email protected] Nancy Cicco, assistant director of media relations, [email protected]: UMass Lowell courtesy photo Media contacts: Emily Gowdey-Backus,...
Reforms needed to expand prescribed burns
Prescribed fire, which mimics natural fire regimes, can help improve forest health and reduce the likelihood of catastrophic wildfire. But this management tool is underused...
University of Kentucky bioengineer designs tools to improve treatment for head and neck cancer
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 15, 2023) — One University of Kentucky researcher is working to develop new techniques for radiation treatment to improve survival rates of patients...
Scientists piece together DNA repair pathway implicated in breast, ovarian, and prostate cancers
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Our DNA is not indestructible. Throughout the course of our lives, DNA can break in response to natural and environmental factors....
Local perspectives on biodiversity change and adaptation capacity in Greenlandic fisheries
The H2020-funded project ECOTIP participated in Greenland Science Week 2023 last week, with a presentation at the jointly-hosted Greenland Marine Research Seminar and a session...
Highly Cited Researchers 2023
Once again professors of Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (JMU) in Bavaria, Germany, are on the list of Highly Cited Researchers: Botanist Rainer Hedrich, medical scientists Hermann Einsele...
Pseudoscorpions of Israel: Two new family records discovered
A recent study has unveiled two previously undiscovered families of Pseudoscorpions in Israel. Positioned at the convergence of three continents, Israel's distinct biodiversity has undergone...
Data gap in SARS-CoV-2 cases in animals
COVID-19 in animals? The question got lost in the shuffle during the ongoing global pandemic. Research on SARS-CoV-2 has primarily focused on its implications for...
Mollusk bivalves may hold the secret to a longer life
For centuries, humans pursued the "fountain of youth" in the quest for longer lives. More recently, curiosity has been reignited among the scientific community thanks...
Scientists 3D-print hair follicles in lab-grown skin
A team led by scientists at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has 3D-printed hair follicles in human skin tissue cultured in the lab. This marks the first...
Society of Rheology announces Winner of 2023 Journal of Rheology Publication Award
MELVILLE, N.Y., Nov. 15, 2023 — AIP Publishing and the Journal of Rheology congratulate Norman J. Wagner, Julie B. Hipp, and Jeffrey J. Richards, winners...
Roaming seabirds need ocean-wide protection
Seabirds roam far and wide in the Indian Ocean – so they need ocean-wide protection, new research shows.Credit: Malcolm Nicoll (ZSL) Seabirds roam far and...
Researchers identify the variants responsible for a rare and serious disorder
A research team, led by Tokyo Medical and Dental University（TMDU）, identifies disease-associated variants in a rare case of RAD50 deficiency/Nijmegen breakage syndrome-like disorderCredit: Department of...
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