For giant pandas, bamboo is vegetarian ‘meat’
Pandas' mix of herbivore and carnivore traits explainedCredit: Pixabay veverkolog Giant pandas are extremely specialised herbivores that feed almost exclusively on highly fibrous bamboo, despite...
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AIDS in America — Back in the headlines at long last
What can the United States learn from africa about HIV epidemic control? May 2, 2019 -- President Trump's recent call to end the HIV epidemic...
Why can’t we all get along (like Namibia’s pastoralists and wildlife?)
Credit: Julie Larsen Maher/WCS Conflicts between humans and wildlife are escalating worldwide due to human population growth, urbanization, growth of agricultural and industrial activities, and,...
What drives multiple female acorn woodpeckers to share a nest?
Study explores the possible benefits of rare behaviorCredit: Photo © Bruce Lyon. Ithaca, NY--Acorn Woodpeckers live in close-knit family groups and have one of the...
2 HMS faculty elected to National Academy of Sciences
Scientists honored for achievements in original research Two scientists from Harvard Medical School have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) this year...
Could mouth rinse to detect HPV DNA be associated with predicting risk of head/neck cancer recurrence, death?
Bottom Line: Researchers examined if a mouth rinse to detect human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA might be associated with helping to predict risk of recurrence of...
Pluripotency or differentiation — That is the question
Credit: @ Helmholtz Zentrum München Induced pluripotent stem cells can turn into any type of cell in the body or remain in their original form....
A new method to select the right treatment for advanced prostate cancer
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have identified blood-based biomarkers that may determine which patients will benefit from continued hormonal therapy for advanced prostate cancer....
The mechanism of action of an antitumour drug used for the treatment of gliobla
Credit: Laura Orellana Glioblastoma is an incurable type of brain tumour that is frequently associated with mutations in the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). The...
Open heart surgery outperforms stents in patients with multivessel disease
Study reinforces value of heart team approach when making treatment decisionsCredit: Elsevier Chicago, May 2, 2019 - Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery may be...
New brain mechanisms regulating body weight
Credit: Johan Wingborg Researchers at University of Gothenburg, Sweden, clarify the link between the molecule interleukine-6 (IL-6) in the brain and obesity. In experiments on...
Self-powered wearable tech
Credit: Courtesy of MSU EAST LANSING, Mich. - For emerging wearable tech to advance, it needs improved power sources. Now researchers from Michigan State University...
BU researchers investigate differences in coatings of drug-coated balloon catheters
Improved designs could lead to better outcomes for patients (Boston)--Drug-coated balloon catheters to open narrowed blood vessels and to deliver drugs to the impacted sites...
Two neutron stars collided near the solar system billions of years ago
Columbia University and University of Florida study finds sign of cosmic event that created elements that became part of usCredit: Szabolcs Marka Astrophysicists Szabolcs Marka...
Hubble astronomers assemble wide view of the evolving universe
Credit: NASA, ESA, G. Illingworth (University of California, Santa Cruz), and G. Bacon (STScI) Astronomers have put together the largest and most comprehensive "history book"...
