Study shows invasive blue catfish can tolerate high salinities
Indicates potential for further expansion in Chesapeake and into Delaware BayCredit: © VIMS Trawl Survey. A new study by researchers at the Virginia Institute of...
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To save biodiversity, scientists suggest ‘mega-conservation’
To save biodiversity, scientists suggest 'mega-conservation' -- starting with one of the most prolific species in the worldCredit: Credit: Paul C. Rogers, Western Aspen Alliance...
Why myelinated mammalian nerves are fast and allow high frequency
A new discovery in parts of the nerve called Nodes of Ranvier yielded an answer to rapid sensory and motor reactions in mammalsCredit: UAB BIRMINGHAM,...
Quality of life changes after weight loss
Credit: Colin Lenton PHILADELPHIA (NOVEMBER 5, 2019) - Obesity increases a number of adverse health consequences including reduced health-related quality of life. But little is...
Conservatives more likely to support climate policy if they report harm due to extreme weather
Credit: Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. - People who identify as politically conservative are more like to support climate change mitigation policies if they have...
Mind-body therapies alleviate pain in people prescribed opioids
Credit: University of Utah A new study published Nov. 4, 2019, in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine details the first comprehensive look across the scientific...
Texas Heart Institute wins prestigious grant to develop wireless and leadless pacemakers
Doctors and engineers at Texas Heart Institute, Rice and UCLA collaborate to advance cardiac devicesCredit: Texas Heart Institute Texas Heart Institute (THI) was awarded a...
Wild animals evolving to give birth earlier in warming climate
Credit: Martyn Baker Red deer on a Scottish island are providing scientists with some of the first evidence that wild animals are evolving to give...
School-based telehealth program reduces ED visits by pediatric asthma patients
Credit: SCETV, for MUSC Health Center for Telehealth Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) report in JAMA Pediatrics an association between a...
NASA looks at Tropical Cyclone Maha’s water vapor concentration
Credit: NASA/NRL When NASA's Aqua satellite passed over the Northern Indian Ocean, water vapor data provided information about the intensity of Tropical Cyclone Maha. NASA's...
NASA finds thick ring of powerful storms around Super Typhoon Halong’s eye
Credit: NASA/NRL Typhoon Halong continued to strengthen and has become a super typhoon in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean. Infrared imagery from an instrument aboard NASA's...
New transmission model for Ebola predicted Uganda cases
Credit: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, KANSAS -- A new risk assessment model for the transmission of Ebola accurately predicted its spread into the Republic of...
Perovskite solar cells get an upgrade
Rice University materials scientists use inorganic ingredients to limit defects, retain efficiencyCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (Nov. 5, 2019) - Rice University scientists believe...
Risk factors of MA in patients treated with therapeutic hyperthermia after cardiac arrest
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, November 5, 2019-Researchers showed that 20-50% of patients developed an irregular heartbeat that required defibrillation during...
To monitor cancer therapy, Penn researchers tag CAR T cells with imaging markers
Tracking CAR T cells is a critical step for the future of cancer therapy, according to new studyCredit: Penn Medicine With CAR T cell therapy,...
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