Boxing up ag field nitrogen
Credit: Dan Jaynes Spring in America's heartland is often wet. That makes its soil too soft for planting. One solution ...
Wild chimpanzees share food with their friends
Credit: Liran Samuni, Taï Chimpanzee Project Sharing meat after hunting and exchanging other valued food items is considered key in ...
Versatile molecular system extends the promise of light-activated switches
Credit: Aprahamian Research Group/Dartmouth College HANOVER, N.H. - October 10, 2018 - Light-activated switches are too small to be seen ...
How to make fish shine
Scientists from the University of Bath have helped to figure out why shoals of fish flash silver as they twist ...
Fighting forgetfulness with nanotechnology
In the human brain, nerve cells - so-called neurons - care for the transmission of electrical signals. They form the ...
Nail polishes with ‘n-free’ labels are not necessarily free of toxic compounds
Consumers are growing more knowledgeable about the potential health effects of nail polish, and manufacturers have taken action. They have ...
Brain circuits for successful emotional development established during infancy
Credit: UNC School of Medicine CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Researchers in the UNC Early Brain Development Study tracking the development ...
Dartmouth Institute receives $3.5 million for research to prevent acute kidney injury
Credit: Dartmouth Institute Over two million people in the United States undergo cardiac catheterization each year. While the procedure is ...
New study helps explain recent scarcity of Bay nettles
Credit: © J. Lefcheck/VIMS. A new, long-term study of how environmental conditions affect the abundance and distribution of jellyfish in ...
PIEZO2, a molecular target for treating clinical pain
Credit: Scripps Research LA JOLLA, CA - Oct. 10, 2018 - If you've ever been sunburned, you've experienced the dreaded ...
NIH awards Steve Farber $3.3-million to identify medicines for cardiovascular disease
Credit: Image courtesy of Jay Thierer Baltimore, MD--Carnegie's Department of Embryology scientist Steven Farber and team have been awarded a ...
Sleep and cardiovascular health in women
Jason Carter, associate vice president for research development and professor of kinesiology and integrative physiology, is speaking at the 2018 ...
THC amounts identical in most cannabis strains, UBC study finds
Credit: UBC Okanagan A rose by any other name is still a rose. The same, it turns out, can be ...
Nutrients may reduce blood glucose levels
Credit: John Soares BOSTON - (October 10, 2018) - Type 2 diabetes is driven by many metabolic pathways, with some ...
Creating custom brains from the ground up
Scientists studying how genetics impact brain disease have long sought a better experimental model. Cultures of genetically-modified cell lines can ...
NIH study finds probiotic bacillus eliminates staphylococcus bacteria
Credit: NIAID A new study from National Institutes of Health scientists and their Thai colleagues shows that a "good" bacterium ...
Setting personal goals for dementia care
Dementia is a health condition that affects your memory in ways that can make it difficult to carry out your ...
Molecular details of protein reveal glimpse into how kidney stones form
Credit: Ruth Pumroy, University of Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA - Kidney stones--solid, pebble-like grit that forms when too much of certain minerals ...
E-cigarettes should be used more actively to help smokers quit, experts recommend
"Ongoing nervousness" about the use of e-cigarettes in stop-smoking services can be a "significant" barrier to people finding support, research ...
In black men, baseline screening in midlife strongly predicts aggressive prostate cancer
Boston, MA -- Black men are more likely to be diagnosed with, and to die from, prostate cancer yet recommendations ...
