Birds win in coffee landscapes with forests and shade trees
A new study finds that two conservation strategies provide complementary benefits to native birds found in coffee-growing regions. Setting aside forest conserves more forest specialists...
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Male-skewed sex ratios among North American settlers led to women marrying earlier and men later, in study of St. Lawrence Valley colonies
Male-skewed sex ratios among North American settlers led to women marrying earlier and men later, in study of St. Lawrence Valley coloniesCredit: Filser, Willführ, 2022,...
Trial examines combo immunotherapy for treatment-resistant ovarian cancer
A new clinical trial studying the effectiveness of a combination of immunotherapy treatments could be more effective for patients with ovarian cancer who are resistant...
Custom program helps people living with diabetes control blood sugar, weight
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana – Study results from three clinical trial sites show that a WW International, Inc. (“WeightWatchers” or “WW”) program tailored for people...
Grain boundaries go with the flow
HOUSTON – (June 6, 2022) – Rice University engineers who mimic atom-scale processes to make them big enough to see have modeled how shear influences grain boundaries in polycrystalline materials. Credit: Biswal...
DNA moves steadily during interphase, providing cells robust housekeeping system
Researchers in Japan have discovered that the local DNA motion inside of human cells remains steady throughout interphase, where the cell grows and replicates its...
Novel immunotherapy mechanism suppresses breast cancer development
Credit: Emanuela Marchese, PhD Journal Journal of Experimental Medicine DOI 10.1084/jem.20201963 Method of Research Experimental study Subject of Research Animals Article Title CD4+ T helper...
Portable sensor technology aims to quickly detect foodborne contaminants outside the lab
An international team led by a University of Massachusetts Amherst food and environmental virologist has received a $750,000 USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture...
Fecal transplant throws new light on inflammatory bowel disease
Inflammatory bowel disease is accompanied by a number of changes in the intestines, such as a change in epithelial permeability, a change in the composition...
New research shows long-term personality traits influence problem-solving in zebra finches
Personality is not unique to humans. New research published in the Royal Society Open Science journal demonstrates that zebra finches have personalities, and some traits...
Researchers establish a profile of the COVID-19 deceased based on the analysis of 140 cases of complete autopsies
Men aged between 60 and 77 with Diffuse Alveolar Damage (DAD) –acute lung injury– in proliferative phase. This is the most frequent profile of the...
New insight: Socio-economic disparities in physical activity levels during the COVID-19 pandemic
A study conducted by Assistant Professor KYAN Akira (Kobe University Graduate School of Human Development and Environment) and Professor TAKAKURA Minoru (Faculty of Medicine, University...
University of Jyväskylä project wants to replace passwords with a more secure solution
Our everyday lives are protected by passwords on many levels. Passwords protect our personal information, finances and private communications. However, insecure practices in the use...
A novel path for sustainable photon upconversion with non-precious metals
Sustainable chemical applications need to be able to employ renewable energy sources, renewable raw materials, and earth-abundant elements. However, to date many techniques have only...
How plesiosaurs swam underwater
Plesiosaurs, which lived about 210 million years ago, adapted to life underwater in a unique way: their front and hind legs evolved in the course...
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