Study finds childhood diet has lifelong impact
Effects of unhealthy food followed young mice into adulthoodCredit: UCR Eating too much fat and sugar as a child can alter your microbiome for life,...
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Potentially toxic plankton algae may play a crucial role in the future Arctic
Plankton algae that supplement photosynthesis by eating other algae and bacteria may play a crucial role in the future ArcticCredit: Photo: Lars Chresten Lund Hansen...
Experts ‘scan horizon’ to help prepare governments for next major biosecurity threat
Credit: Centre for Existential Risk, Cambridge University During the summer of 2019, a global team of experts put their heads together to define the key...
$1 million gift from pool industry pioneer establishes MCG’s newest endowed chair
Credit: File photo AUGUSTA, Ga. (Feb.3, 2021) - A $1 million gift from the estate of a pool industry pioneer has established the newest endowed...
More mammals are being struck by aircraft each year
Credit: Samantha Ball Investigators have published a global review of mammal strikes with aircraft, noting that events have been increasing by up to 68% annually....
Some food contamination starts in the soil
Credit: Matt Limmer When most people hear "food contamination," they think of bacteria present on unwashed fruits or vegetables, or undercooked meat. However, there are...
Remyelinating drug could improve vision in patients with multiple sclerosis
UC Riverside-led mouse study stresses MS treatment should be started earlyCredit: Tiwari-Woodruff lab, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- A team led by a biomedical scientist...
Providing inclusive care for LGBTQ2SPIA+ cancer patients
A research article in the Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences examines reducing barriers in the cancer-care trajectory for LGBTQ2SPIA+ patientsCredit: Jordyn Mackie Oxford,...
Scientists advocate breaking laws – of geography and ecology
Credit: NASA Earth Observatory, Joshua Stevens Recent global calamities - the pandemic, wildfires, floods - are spurring interdisciplinary scientists to nudge aside the fashionable First...
UTEP researchers make discoveries to better understand SARS-CoV-2 virus
Credit: Courtesy: Lin Li, Ph.D EL PASO, Texas - An effort led by Lin Li, Ph.D., assistant professor of physics at The University of Texas...
A new hands-off probe uses light to explore electron behavior in a topological insulator
Just as pressing a guitar string produces a higher pitch, sending laser light through a material can shift it to higher energies and higher frequencies....
Study challenges ecology’s ‘Field of Dreams’ hypothesis
Restoring habitat requires much more than just the right plantsCredit: Holly Jones, Northern Illinois University DeKalb, Ill. -- If you build it, they might not...
An origami-inspired medical patch for sealing internal injuries
The patch, which can be folded around surgical tools, may someday be used in robotic surgery to repair tissues and organsCredit: Credit: Felice Frankel Many...
Deep Vision: Near-infrared imaging and machine learning can identify hidden tumors
Near-infrared hyperspectral imaging combined with machine learning can visualize tumors in deep tissue and covered by a mucosal layer, scientists showCredit: Hiroshi Takemura from Tokyo...
1 in 10 college women experience period poverty, more likely to experience depression
New George Mason University study is first to examine period poverty experiences and associations with depression among college studentsCredit: George Mason University Period poverty, a...
