Conversation about suicide prevention leads to safe gun storage
Credit: Forefront Suicide Prevention/University of Washington Talking to people at gun shows about suicide prevention and the risks of unsecured firearms can lead to safe...
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Rethinking the link between cannabinoids and learning
Credit: Illustration by Rita Félix, PhD. Cannabinoids have a strong influence on how our brains work and how we behave. Many people are only aware...
Gut bacteria could be responsible for side effect of Parkinson’s drug
Credit: University of Groningen Bacteria in the small intestine can deaminate levodopa, the main drug that is used to treat Parkinson's disease. Bacterial processing of...
New evidence to guide the practice of blood transfusions in children with severe malari
A new study shows that transfusions could help increase survival, even at higher haemoglobin levels than those currently recommendedCredit: ISGlobal Blood transfusions increase the survival...
MDI Biological Laboratory awarded $3.14 million for kidney research
Iain Drummond, Ph.D., Will Study the Development of Kidney Replacement TissueCredit: MDI Biological Laboratory BAR HARBOR, MAINE -- The MDI Biological Laboratory has announced that...
Palau’s coral reefs: a jewel of the ocean
The latest report from the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation finds Palau's reefs had the highest coral cover observed on the Global Reef Expedition--the...
Relative restrictiveness of each state’s voting environment in 2020
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, October 19, 2020--Texas has the most restrictive electoral environment in 2020, and Oregon has the least...
Study identifies key enzyme for development of autoimmune diseases
An enzyme associated with energy production in cells also participates in the differentiation of immune cells involved in exacerbated inflammation. The discovery could lead to...
More than ‘just a fish’ story
MU study will help fisheries management of a popular game fish -- the smallmouth bass.Credit: University of Missouri For recreational fishing enthusiasts, the thrill of...
Immune protein orchestrates daily rhythm of squid-bacteria symbiotic relationship
Credit: Eric Koch Nearly every organism hosts a collection of symbiotic microbes--a microbiome. It is now recognized that microbiomes are major drivers of health in...
UCI-led study reveals restoration of retinal and visual function following gene therapy
New generation CRISPR technology lays foundation for therapeutics to treat a wide range of inherited ocular diseasesCredit: Nature Biomedical Engineering Irvine, CA - October 19,...
Study discovers gene that helps us know when it’s time to urinate
Results suggest 'sixth sense' PIEZO2 gene may help body sense a full urinary bladderCredit: Courtesy of Patapoutian lab, Scripps Researcher Institute, La Jolla, CA. In...
Material found in house paint may spur technology revolution
Sandia developed new device to more efficiently process informationCredit: (Photo courtesy of Sandia National Laboratories) LIVERMORE, Calif. -- The development of a new method to...
Tiny beetles a bellwether of ecological disruption by climate change
Credit: Brett Melbourne As species across the world adjust where they live in response to climate change, they will come into competition with other species...
How a greenhouse catastrophe killed nearly all life
Scientists show the unfolding of one of the largest mass extinctions in Earth's historyCredit: (PaleoFactory, Sapienza University of Rome) for Jurikova et al. (2020). Earth's...