New pathways for sustainable agriculture
Credit: (Photos: Matthias Tschumi) Hedges, flowering strips and other seminatural habitats provide food and nesting places for insects and birds in agricultural landscapes. This also...
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UTMB to lead program to advance treatments against potentially bioterrorist pathogens
Researchers awarded up to $35 million by NIH to develop and test vaccines and post-infection treatments GALVESTON, Texas -- The University of Texas Medical Branch...
OHIO study: Acetaminophen can reduce positive empathy for others
ATHENS, Ohio (April 8, 2019) - A new study by an Ohio University faculty member showed that acetaminophen limited positive empathy a person has for...
These molecules could trap viruses inside a cell
Is that helpful or harmful? Viruses are often used as vehicles for delivery in gene therapy because they're engineered not to damage the cell once...
Anti-inflammatory medicine can have a beneficial effect on depression
Research carried out by the national psychiatry project iPSYCH shows that arthritis medicine can have a beneficial effect on symptoms of depression The World Health...
Amorphous materials will be used in medical and industrial applications
Relevant research by Kazan University appeared in Acta Materialia and will be supported by the Russian Science Foundation.Credit: Kazan Federal University Amorphous solids have an...
LDAIR, a lncRNA regulates seasonal changes in stress response
Unraveling the mechanism for seasonal adaptation in animalsCredit: Tomoya Nakayama & Takashi Yoshimura Biologists at the National Institute for Basic Biology and the Institute of...
Exploiting metabolic differences to optimize SSRI dosing in adolescents
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 8, 2019--In a simulated study, exposure to and maximum blood concentrations of two selective serotonin...
Renewables are a better investment than carbon capture for tackling climate change
Solar panels and wind turbines coupled with energy storage offer a better hope for tackling climate change than trying to capture carbon from fossil fuel...
New commentary on the famous ‘Warning to Humanity’ paper brings up global inequalities
Dubbed as 'the most talked about paper', the cautionary publication is suggested to have omitted a non-western view on inequality that impedes global sustainabilityCredit: World...
Dr. Shaun Sabico wins the ESCEO-IOF Pierre Meunier Young Scientist Award
Working at King Saud University, Dr. Sabico is recognized for his notable achievements in the areas of vitamin D research and guideline developmentCredit: International Osteoporosis...
NSF awards $500,000 to Pitt and CMU for engineering research on thermoelectric devices
PITTSBURGH (April 4, 2019) -- As much as half of all U.S. energy production each year is lost as waste heat, but new research led...
Breakthrough in knowledge of how some sarcomas arise
Credit: Photo by Lisa Andersson The origin of certain cancers in the sarcoma group is associated with a hitherto unknown interaction among different proteins. Findings...
Scientists review influenza vaccine research progress and opportunities
Credit: NIAID In a new series of articles, experts in immunology, virology, epidemiology, and vaccine development detail efforts to improve seasonal influenza vaccines and ultimately...
Degradable plastics
Professor Stefan Mecking, Chair of Chemical Materials Science at the University of Konstanz, receives an Advanced Grant from the European Research Council to study degradable...
