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Credit: Levi Stroud/U-M College of LSA. ANN ARBOR--University of Michigan ecologists Ivette Perfecto and John Vandermeer have studied Latin American ...

Parasite manipulates algal metabolism for its own benefit

Pathogenic fungi attack diatoms in the ocean and trigger the formation of new, beneficial substances in the algaeCredit: Angela Overmeyer, ...

Harmful emissions from traffic, trucks, SUVs: New national air pollution report

Study of near-road air pollution in Canadian cities raises questions about health risks to one-third of population living near a ...

Opioid-related gifts from pharma companies linked to physician prescribing by specialty

Credit: Hollander, et al, Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2019. PITTSBURGH, Oct. 30, 2019 - Physicians who received gifts from ...

Preserved pollen tells the history of floodplains

Credit: M.C. Ricker Many of us think about pollen only when allergy season is upon us. However, for soil scientists ...

Do open relationships really work?

Credit: Michael Osadciw/University of Rochester/researchers Open relationships typically describe couples in which the partners have agreed on sexual activity with ...

IU School of Medicine researcher awarded NIH grant for cirrhosis clinical trial

Credit: Indiana University School of Medicine An Indiana University School of Medicine researcher has been awarded a five-year, $1.8 million ...

Update: House passes EMPOWER for Health Act, supporting care for us all as we age

Global OpenHIE community gathers to connect and learn

Addis Ababa meeting to help low resource environments advance health information exchangeCredit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS - The OpenHIE community will ...

Texas A&M Veterinary School helps create first-ever cancer screenings for dogs

A partnership with medical firm Volition will develop new blood tests that can identify early cancer in dogsCredit: Texas A&M ...

Using computational chemistry to produce cheaper infrared plastic lenses

The new material could bring consumers affordable access to consumer-grade infrared detectors in products such as autonomous cars and in-home ...

Stanford increasing access to 3D modeling through touch-based display

Credit: Farrin Abbott/Stanford News Service With the goal of increasing access to making, engineers at Stanford University have collaborated with ...

Do feminine hygiene products expose women to dangerous volatile organic compounds?

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, October 29, 2019--New research suggests that women's feminine hygiene practices - ...

Intraoral endoscopic thyroidectomy leaves no scar

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, October 29, 2019--A new study compares two surgical approaches to endoscopic ...

Largest mapping of breathing ocean floor key to understanding global carbon cycle

Published in Nature Scientific DataCredit: Photographer: Dr Johannes Lemburg, Alfred Wegener Institute Marine sediments play a crucial role in the ...

New grant will help scientists study how cover crops affect plant disease

Credit: Christopher Gannon AMES, Iowa - A multi-state experiment that recently received a major grant will examine how planting cover ...

Corals from the twilight zone: Who eats what on a deep Red Sea reef

Credit: Marcos Schonholz Many coral reefs are found below scuba diving depth. Because of the difficulty in visiting these parts ...

The use of sugarcane straw for bioenergy is an opportunity, but there are pros and cons

Brazilian researchers calculated the amount of nutrients in sugarcane leaves, which are normally left on the ground after harvest, and ...

Scientists find possible treatment for muscle contractures in childhood paralysis

In mice, the drug bortezomib preserved muscle growth and prevented loss of elbow and shoulder motion in conditions resembling the ...

Study shows ability to detect light from UV to the IR optical regimes using spin currents