Novel insights into soil biodiversity, Earth’s global engine
Credit: Virginia Tech A Virginia Tech professor was part of an international team of researchers that discovered new advances about the major ecological patterns driving...
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Novel study links fetal exposure to nicotine and sudden infant death syndrome
In utero exposure to nicotine has postnatal effects on development of the heart and its response to adrenalin and may contribute to explanation of why...
Wood ash recycling program could help save Muskoka’s forests and lakes
Restoring calcium levels may spark forest growth across cottage country TORONTO, March 28, 2019 - Implementing a new residential wood ash program to restore calcium...
2019 HFSP Postdoctoral Fellowships
Novel biological motors, smart talk in biofilms and recording freely moving flies win HFSP Postdoctoral Fellowships in 2019 The International Human Frontier Science Program Organization...
Small RNA Symposium 2019
The registration fee is $100 and includes lodging for the nights of April 3-5 and meals at the CSU Todos Santos Center. After the registration...
Feather mites may help clean birds’ plumage, study shows
Microscopic analysis shows feather mites may be beneficial to birds -- not harmful, as previously thoughtCredit: Heather Proctor Feather mites help to remove bacteria and...
Four Pitt engineering faculty capture more than $2 million in total 2019 NSF CAREER awards
Credit: Swanson School of Engineering PITTSBURGH (March 28, 2019) ... Four faculty members from the University of Pittsburgh's Swanson School of Engineering have been named...
Nanovaccine boosts immunity in sufferers of metabolic syndrome
Credit: Jason Koski, Cornell University ITHACA, N.Y. - A new class of biomaterial developed by Cornell researchers for an infectious disease nanovaccine effectively boosted immunity...
Researchers discover a critical receptor involved in response to antidepressants like ketamine
UMD School of Medicine Research helps uncover how certain receptors play role in the mechanism of fast-acting antidepressants Effective treatment of clinical depression remains a...
Studying reintroduction of bull trout with simulations
Credit: Meryl Mims, Virginia Tech A multi-institutional team of researchers, led by Meryl Mims, has assessed how environmental, demographic, and genetic factors play a role...
New study confirms EpCAM as promising target for cancer immunotherapy
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, March 28, 2019--Researchers have shown that cancer immunotherapy targeting the tumor biomarker epithelial cell adhesion molecule...
Researchers target metastasis in fight against cancer
Experimental combined drug therapy shows promise in preventing tumours from growing and spreading.Credit: Jordan Carson An experimental combination drug therapy attacking the DNA integrity of...
NASA finds Tropical Cyclone Joaninha maintaining an eye
Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) Tropical Cyclone Joaninha is not yet ready to close its eye and weaken....
CNIO researchers identify a new gene involved in the development of a rare endocrine tumour
Credit: CNIO Paragangliomas and phaeochromocytomas are very rare neuroendocrine tumours: there are only 3-8 cases per million inhabitants worldwide. They are also the most inheritable...
Scientists tie walnuts to gene expressions related to breast cancer
Credit: Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - New research from Marshall University links walnut consumption as a contributing factor that...
