Arctic nightlife: seabird colony bursts with sound at night
Acoustic recordings of a colony of little auks reveal their nocturnal activities and offer valuable monitoring means for avian biology in the Arctic.Credit: Monica Ogawa...
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New insights could improve treatment of liver fibrosis
The liver is not only the largest internal organ but also vital for human life as a metabolic center. It also possesses remarkable self-healing powers:...
Improved neuromonitoring could prevent brain injuries for patients on ECMO life support
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) can be a life-saving therapy for patients with acute heart or lung failure. During ECMO therapy, a patient’s blood flows out...
Training dairy cows with positive reinforcement can turn otherwise stressful events into play
Philadelphia, March 14, 2024 – Dairy cows receive a huge amount of care during their lives on a farm, but procedures, especially restraining during procedures,...
uOttawa Faculty of Medicine inspires counterparts to follow its leadership path in Planetary Health
Climate change is the biggest health threat facing the globe, with infectious disease patterns expanding their range, biodiversity loss leading to a cascade of ecological decline,...
Clay Wright receives MIRA funding to create new molecular tools
Clay Wright, assistant professor in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences’ Department of Biological Systems Engineering, was awarded a prestigious Maximizing Investigators' Research Award...
Age and sex associated with patient’s likelihood of antimicrobial resistance
A person’s age, sex and location are correlated with the chance that they have a bloodstream infection that is resistant to antibiotics, according to a...
Information overload is a personal and societal danger
We are all aware of the dangers of pollution to our air, water, and earth. In a letter recently published in Nature Human Behavior, scientists...
Missouri Botanical Garden scientists describe new orchid species related to famous Darwin’s orchid
Missouri Botanical Garden scientists and collaborators discovered and described a new orchid species in Central Madagascar with a record-setting nectar spur and close ties to...
How fear unfolds inside our brains
Our nervous systems are naturally wired to sense fear. Whether prompted by the eerie noises we hear alone in the dark or the approaching growl...
Consumers across political spectrum share food pricing frustrations
URBANA, Ill. – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign agricultural and consumer economist Maria Kalaitzandonakes recently completed a survey of U.S. consumers, gauging their perceptions of market...
Vac to the future
LA JOLLA, CA—Scientists love a challenge. Or a friendly competition.Credit: Peters Lab, La Jolla Institute for Immunology LA JOLLA, CA—Scientists love a challenge. Or a...
Coronavirus envelope protein is a drug target for new platform for the identification and optimization of peptides against SARS-CoV-2
Coronavirus envelope protein is a drug target for new platform for the identification and optimization of peptides against SARS-CoV-2Credit: Image Credit: Masayuki Yazawa (CC-BY 4.0,...
UTA preps giant particle detectors for neutrino project
With excavation work complete at the site where four gigantic particle detectors for the international Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) will be installed, scientists are preparing to...
Adapting particle accelerators for industrial work
NEWPORT NEWS, VA – Superconducting radiofrequency (SRF) technology allows particle accelerators to efficiently produce powerful electron beams. Physicists use these beams to study the building...
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