Threat of malaria left its mark on the immune system in people with African ancestry
Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, Flickr, Public Domain Mark 1.0 In a new study published June 7th, 2018 in PLOS Genetics,...
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MSU graduate’s research of wildlife movement patterns wins landscape ecology award
Credit: Meredith McClure BOZEMAN - A Montana State University doctoral graduate's research on the best way to identify places important for wildlife movement was recently...
Inhibitors for gas hydrates to receive grant funding from RFBR
KFU employees have been engaged in hydrate studies since 2016. Many questions were raised at that time about the practicality of the choice, but now...
Does cancer increase risk of diabetes?
Bottom Line: Developing cancer was associated with increased risk for later diabetes in a nationally representative sample of the Korean general population. Why The Research...
Genomic study reveals surprising twist
Credit: © E. Rivest/VIMS. A new study puts a surprising twist--one might even say a double spiral--into our understanding of how coral reefs react to...
Why seashells are tougher than chalk (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, June 7, 2018 -- Seashells are made mostly of calcium carbonate, also known as chalk, a mineral soft and...
Study shows PR best practices are only second best
LAWRENCE -- Within public relations, the standard practice of looking out for No. 1 and viewing relationships as sources of conflict and competition is defended...
Tiny paragliding beetle that lived with dinosaurs discovered in amber, named ‘Jason’
Credit: Shuhei Yamamoto, Field Museum Featherwing beetles are smaller than the period at the end of this sentence. They get their name from the feathery...
Maps made of nerve cells
Credit: Source: Thomas Hainmüller, Marlene Bartos Dr. Thomas Hainmüller and Prof. Dr. Marlene Bartos of the Institute of Psychology of the University of Freiburg have...
Customized resistance exercise a factor for success with fibromyalgia
Credit: Photo by Stefan Svensson Fibromyalgia and resistance exercise have often been considered an impossible combination. But with proper support and individually adjusted exercises, female...
St. Jude partners with NCI cancer centers with goal of eliminating HPV-related cancers
In keeping with its mission of "finding cures and means of prevention for childhood catastrophic diseases," St. Jude Children's Research Hospital has partnered with 69...
The marbled crayfish have established themselves in Narva power plant
Credit: Mari-Liis Koemets The dangerous invasive species marbled crayfish has settled well in the water body and developed a significant population in Estonia in the...
FEFU scientists have created a new type of optical ceramic material
Credit: FEFU laboratory Materials Multilayer YAG/Nd3+:YAG/YAG composite laser ceramics with a high concentration of active additive outclassed the commercial glass and single crystals used in...
Cost and scale of field trials for bovine TB vaccine may make them unfeasible
Field trials for a vaccination to protect cattle against bovine tuberculosis (bovine TB) would need to involve 500 herds - potentially as many as 75,000-100,000...
High vitamin D levels linked to lower cholesterol in children
Credit: Varpu Heiskanen There is a link between higher serum vitamin D levels and lower plasma cholesterol levels in primary school children, new research from...
