Early lives of Alaska sockeye salmon accelerating with climate change
Credit: Jason Ching/University of Washington An ample buffet of freshwater food, brought on by climate change, is altering the life history of one of the...
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Home exercise program reduces rate of falling in at-risk seniors
An in-home exercise program reduced subsequent falls in high-risk seniors by 36 per cent, according the results of a 12-month clinical trial published today in...
Civility still matters to some in cyberspace
In the online world, where incivility is all too common, new research from the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin...
Do images of food on kids’ clothes influence eating behavior?
A U-M study finds that junk food imagery on clothes is fairly common, especially on apparel marketed for girls ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Frosted cupcakes,...
Researchers first to develop models of ‘seeds and soil’ to combat breast cancer metastasis
Credit: VCU Massey Cancer Center Scientists at VCU Massey Cancer Center have identified key biological pathways that regulate the spread of tumor cells to vital...
Spec fic writers named 2019 Neukom Institute awards winners
Two books and a play set in near future tell cautionary & optimistic talesCredit: Neukom Institute HANOVER, N.H. - June 4, 2019 - Working from...
Lymphoma trial finds combination targeted therapy effective prior to chemotherapy
MD Anderson Phase II study suggests patients with lymphoma subtype may be able to avoid chemotherapy in the futureCredit: MD Anderson Cancer Center Results of...
Best practices of nucleic acid amplification tests for the diagnosis of clostridioides (clostridium)
Washington, DC - June 3, 2019 - A new review looks at the challenges of testing for Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile infection (CDI) and recommendations for...
Ant reactions to habitat disruptions inform a result of evolution, according to Conco
Jean-Philippe Lessard calls for a common framework for analyzing the traits of 12,000+ species identified worldwide A Concordia biology professor is calling on ant experts...
How chronic inflammation may drive down dopamine and motivation
A computational method to experimentally test a theory Growing evidence shows that the brain's dopamine system, which drives motivation, is directly affected by chronic, low-grade...
Frogs find refuge in elephant tracks
Study says pachyderm puddles are amphibian condosCredit: Steven Platt/WCS YANGON, Myanmar (June 4, 2019) - Frogs need elephants. That's what a new WCS-led study says...
Female cannabis users underrepresented in health research, study reveals
Research at the University of York has shown that women are underrepresented in research into links between cannabis and psychosis, which could limit understanding of...
Exomoons may be home to extra-terrestrial life
University of Lincoln research looks at the possibility of moons outside our solar system causing gaps in the rings of planet J1407bCredit: NASA Moons orbiting...
‘Citizen scientists’ help track foxes, coyotes in urban areas
Credit: Photo courtesy UW Urban Canid Project CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- As foxes and coyotes adapt to urban landscapes, the potential for encounters with humans necessarily...
UV light may illuminate improvements for next generation electronic devices
Credit: Golap Kalita, Ph.D., Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan By adding one more layer of atoms to already infinitesimal semiconductors, a next-level generation of electrical...
