Study finds climate plays role in decline of one of Asia’s most critical water resources
Credit: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, Kan. — Climate variability — rather than the presence of a major dam — is ...
New gene-delivery therapy restores partial hearing, balance in deaf…
Credit: Harvard Medical School Using a novel form of gene therapy, scientists from Harvard Medical School and the Massachusetts General ...
Steps forward in the hunt for easily measurable biomarkers of autism
Future Science Group (FSG) today announced the publication of a new article in Future Science OA, reporting data demonstrating the ...
Gelatin accelerates healing of the blood brain barrier in acute brain injury
Lucas S Kumosa and Jens Schouenborg Credits: Tove Smeds Researchers already know that gelatin-covered electrode implants cause less damage to ...
New limits to functional portion of human genome reported
Credit: University of Houston An evolutionary biologist at the University of Houston has published new calculations that indicate no more ...
Ottawa confirmed as the biodiversity hotspot for a subfamily of wasps in North America
Credit: Dr. Jose Fernandez-Triana What usually comes to mind when speaking about biodiversity hotspots are tropical regions, pristine areas and ...
OU study clarifies risky decision making during a heart attack
Credit: University of Oklahoma In a recent study to determine why some individuals who experience symptoms for acute coronary syndrome ...
Pupil response to negative facial expressions predicts risk for…
Credit: Jonathan King/Binghamton University BINGHAMTON, NY – Pupil dilation in reaction to negative emotional faces predicts risk for depression relapse, ...
Is ‘ovarian tissue freezing’ superior to egg freezing?
Credit: Fernanda Pacheco, MD, MBA and Kutluk Oktay, MD, PhD Los Angeles, CA (July 13, 2017) Many women are turning ...
Komodo dragons help researchers understand microbial health in captive…
Credit: Argonne National Laboratory Humans and Komodo dragons, the largest lizards in the world, could not be more different. In ...
Announcing Laureates of the 2016 Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists
NEW YORK – June 21, 2016 – Three young scientists are being recognized for discovering novel ways to fight the ...
The only video you’ll ever need to watch about gluten (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Jan. 16, 2018 — Bakers on TV are always talking about whether their goodies ...
Studies help understand why some people are so sure they’re right
Dogmatic individuals hold confidently to their beliefs, even when experts disagree and evidence contradicts them. New research from Case Western ...
PhD Project Plan published to invite community feedback early on
IMAGE: The story is the tip of the iceberg. Open science — the pyramid. Credit: Viktor Senderov Development and implementation ...
How good bacteria control your genes
Credit: Dr Juri Kazakevych, Babraham Institute Key Messages: Good bacteria in the gut can produce a chemical signal that affects ...
Compounds in cocoa may help delay onset of type 2 diabetes
Credit: BYU Photo What if eating chocolate helped prevent and treat diabetes? It's crazy enough to laugh off. But here's ...
Crowning the ‘King of the Crops’: Sequencing the white Guinea yam genome
Credit: Creative Commons by International Institute of Tropical Agriculture Licensed with CC BY NC 2.0 An international collaboration involving the ...
Two new snout moth genera and three new species discovered in southern China
Credit: Mingqiang Wang New members have joined the ranks of the snout moths – one of the largest groups within ...
New study links neuropilin 2 deficiency to inflammation-induced edema & lymphedema
Credit: Photo credit: Kristin Johnson Philadelphia, PA, October 14, 2016 – Fluid accumulation and swelling (edema) may result from the ...
Diets rich in polyunsaturated fats may alter appetite hormones among…
Credit: California Walnut Commission FOLSOM, Calif., June 15, 2017 – New published research shows millennials (ages 18-35) who regularly consume ...
