Combined $54.5M gift creates a brighter future for children and women
(Edmonton) – The sound of footsteps ascending the stairs heralds six-year-old triplets David, Ryan and Liam Ennis. They spill into ...
New tiny arboreal toad species from India is just small enough for its own genus
IMAGE: A Blythophryne beryet toad sitting on leaf surface. Credit: Dr. Ramesh K. Aggarwal Found on a herb bush, a ...
Food scientists are developing a low-cost tool for detecting bacteria in food, water
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. – Food scientist Lili He and colleagues at the University of Massachusetts Amherst report that ...
New Wayne State research findings offers hope to people with…
Credit: Julie O'Connor, Wayne State University DETROIT – A novel psychological therapy that encourages addressing emotional experiences related to trauma, ...
What is high lipoprotein(a), and should I be concerned?
Credit: McGill University Health Center Montreal, Feb. 22, 2017 – A team of researchers from the Research Institute of the ...
Scientists suggest way to predict the behavior of invasive weeds
Credit: Invasive Plant Science volume 10 issue 4 front cover WESTMINSTER, Colo. – Dec. 28, 2017 – Is it possible ...
$1.9 million NIH grant to Wayne State to develop novel therapy for…
Credit: Wayne State University DETROIT – Wayne State University recently received a five-year, $1.925 million grant from the National Eye ...
Cells from same cell bank lots may have vast genetic variability
In a surprise finding, researchers working with breast cancer cells purchased at the same time from the same cell bank ...
New tool demonstrates high cost of lack of sleep in the workplace
BOSTON, MA – Sleep disorders and sleep deficiency are hidden costs that affect employers across America. Seventy percent of Americans ...
Adult brains produce new cells in previously undiscovered area
A University of Queensland discovery may lead to new treatments for anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). UQ Queensland ...
Need for enhanced nursing and post-acute transitional care models for rising obesity…
Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (September 26, 2017) – Elderly, chronically ill people experience frequent changes in health status that require ...
Study finds stigma regarding weight loss may be overblown
A qualitative study from North Carolina State University finds that most people who have lost a lot of weight don't ...
Federally subsidized shrubs, grasses crucial to sage grouse survival…
Credit: Wash. Dept. of Fish & Wildlife The sage grouse is an exceptionally showy bird and an icon of the ...
Dozens of new wildlife corridors identified for African mammals
Credit: Courtesy Tim Caro/UC Davis Researchers at the University of California, Davis, have identified 52 potential wildlife corridors linking protected ...
Tracking movement of immune cells identifies key first steps in…
Credit: Yoshishige Miyabe, MD, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Immunology and Inflammatory Diseases Using a novel approach for imaging ...
Electrocardiogram recording by patients boosts atrial fibrillation…
Credit: ESC Congress 2017/ ESC © Barcelona, Spain – 29 Aug 2017: Electrocardiogram (ECG) recording by patients with remote analysis ...
Research offers new hope for understanding deadly infections
LOS ANGELES — Research published today in the journal, Nature Communications, provides new insights into the evolution of Mucorales fungi, ...
Cowbird moms choosy when selecting foster parents for their young
Credit: Photo by Loren Merrill; Inset photo by Scott Chiavacci CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Brown-headed cowbirds are unconventional mothers. Rather than ...
Genetic diversity crucial to Florida scrub-jay’s survival
Credit: Louise E Hunt Ithaca, NY-Legendary conservationist Aldo Leopold once advised: "To keep every cog and wheel is the first ...
New handheld spectral analyzer uses power of smartphone to detect…
Credit: Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have developed technology ...
