130,000 years of data show peatlands store carbon long-term
First study of the extent of global peatland and carbon storage over the last 130,000 years fills in key knowledge gap, affirms peatlands' effectiveness as...
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A disconnect between migrants’ stories and their health
Happy narratives belie health markers of stress in study COLUMBUS, Ohio - While some Mexican immigrants give positive accounts about migrating to and living in...
Identifying barriers to care for women with endometriosis
Women face a multitude of barriers to receiving quality care for endometriosis, a chronic, often painful disease that affects approximately 10% of reproductive-age women, an...
For young adult cancer survivors, debt and work-related impairments
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Student loans aren't the only reason young adults end up in debt. One of the largest-ever studies of work-related...
Study: Political parties sideline minority voters, leave other orgs to pick up the slack
Outreach by nonpartisan institutions increases nonwhite voter participation A vote is a vote is a vote, supposedly, with each citizen in our democracy having an...
Avoiding the crack of doom
New imaging technique reveals how mechanical damage begins at the molecular scaleCredit: NIST Just as a journey of 1,000 miles begins with a single step,...
Simplified method makes cell-free protein synthesis more flexible and accessible
Credit: Nicole E. Gregorio/ Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Researchers have radically simplified the method for cell-free protein synthesis (CFPS), a technique that could become...
New microfluidics device can detect cancer cells in blood
Credit: Ian Papautsky Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago and Queensland University of Technology of Australia, have developed a device that can isolate...
Regaining independence after hip fracture — age is the most important predictor
February 25, 2018 - Most middle-aged and older adults recover their ability to live independently within a year after surgery for hip fracture, reports a...
Discovery of colon cancer pathway could lead to new targeted treatments
UMass Amherst researchers identify enzymes critical for tumor growthCredit: UMass Amherst University of Massachusetts Amherst food science researchers have pinpointed a set of enzymes involved...
Breeding a better strawberry
Scientists uncover genetic roadmap of cultivated strawberryCredit: UC Davis Consumers want strawberries to be red, sweet, ripe and juicy, like those fresh picked from a...
Predicting how forests in the western US will respond to changing climate
On the mountain slopes of the western United States, climate can play a major role in determining which tree communities will thrive in the harshest...
Some personal beliefs and morals may stem from genetics
A new baby is often welcomed with speculation about whether they got their eyes and nose from mom or dad, but researchers say it may...
A new sequencing method to detect DNA modifications of relevance to cancer
Credit: Ludwig Cancer Research FEBRUARY 25, 2019, NEW YORK - Ludwig Cancer Research scientists report in the current issue of Nature Biotechnology a new and...
Researchers find the immune system’s unknown messenger
A novel messenger which alarms nearby cells when the immune system recognizes infections has been uncovered by immunologists from Aarhus University, Denmark. This knowledge will...
