Childhood diet and exercise creates healthier, less anxious adults
Study in mice shows lasting effects of early-life habitsCredit: Marcell Cadney/UCR Exercise and a healthy diet in childhood leads to adults with bigger brains and...
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Balancing between build-up and break-down of bone
Researchers at Osaka University define the complex role of SLPI, a secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor, in coordinating the biphasic action of parathyroid hormone on the...
Earth’s crust mineralogy drives hotspots for intraterrestrial life
Credit: ©Matt Kapust Below the verdant surface and organic rich soil, life extends kilometers into Earth's deep rocky crust. The continental deep subsurface is likely...
X-ray study recasts role of battery material from cathode to catalyst
Newly clarified reactions point to novel applications for a long-studied lithium-rich battery materialCredit: Berkeley Lab An international team working at the U.S. Department of Energy's...
Study investigates link between lactation and visceral, pericardial fat
Research supports health benefits of breastfeedingCredit: TTUHSC As demonstrated by multiple studies over the years, women who breastfeed have a lower risk for developing cardiovascular...
Could Mario Kart teach us how to reduce world poverty and improve sustainability?
BU environmental expert says the Nintendo racing game has important lessons for social and economic programs that could benefit the world's developing regionsCredit: Photo courtesy...
UT Business and Online Marketing project for farmers among the nation’s best
UT Extension project recognized twice for risk management educationCredit: Image courtesy UTIA. COLUMBIA, Tenn. - A project led by the University of Tennessee Center for...
New pig brain maps facilitate human neuroscience discoveries
Credit: University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences URBANA, Ill. - When scientists need to understand the effects of new infant formula...
A discovery that “literally changes the textbook”
MSU's expertise in fish biology, genetics helping researchers rewrite evolutionary history and shape future health studiesCredit: Reprinted with permission from R.J. Vigouroux et al. Science...
New Forest Service assessment delivers research on invasive species
Credit: USDA Forest Service MADISON, WI, April 8, 2021 - USDA Forest Service scientists have delivered a new comprehensive assessment of the invasive species that...
FSU engineering researchers visualize the motion of vortices in superfluid turbulence
Credit: Courtesy of Wei Guo Nobel laureate in physics Richard Feynman once described turbulence as "the most important unsolved problem of classical physics." Understanding turbulence...
COVID-19 causes ‘unexpected’ cellular response in the lungs, research finds
Credit: Purdue University photo/ Rebecca McElhoe WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - New insights into the immune response to SARS-CoV-2 infections could bring better treatments for COVID-19...
Seeing quadruple
Machine-learning methods lead to discovery of rare "quadruply imaged quasars" that can help solve cosmological puzzlesCredit: The GraL Collaboration With the help of machine-learning techniques,...
NASA’s NICER finds X-ray boosts in the Crab Pulsar’s radio bursts
Credit: Credit: NASA, ESA, J. Hester and A. Loll (Arizona State University) A global science collaboration using data from NASA's Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer...
Bacteria help plants grow better
New study may in the long term lead to new varieties that require less fertilizerCredit: © Barbara Frommann/University of Bonn Every third-grader knows that plants...