Vitamin C can shorten the length of stay in the ICU
The biochemistry of vitamin C is complex. For example, it is involved in the synthesis of norepinephrine and vasopressin, both of which influence the cardiovascular...
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Drexel study: Smartphone app detects diet cheat
OnTrack, first-of-its-kind smartphone app, can predict ahead of time when users are likely to lapse in their weight loss plan.Credit: Drexel University More than two-thirds...
Physicists constrain dark matter
Credit: ESO/WFI (optical), MPIfR/ESO/APEX/A. Weiss et al. (submillimeter), NASA/CXC/CfA/R. Kraft et al. (X-ray) Researchers from Russia, Finland, and the U.S. have put a constraint on...
Codifying the universal language of honey bees
Credit: Virginia Tech For Virginia Tech researchers Margaret Couvillon and Roger Schürch, the Tower of Babel origin myth - intended to explain the genesis of...
Massive earthquakes provide new insight into deep Earth
Credit: Wenyuan Fan TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- In the waning months of 2018, two of the mightiest deep earthquakes ever recorded in human history rattled the...
Freshwater coastal erosion alters global carbon budget
Credit: Ethan Theuerkauf CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Shoreline erosion can transform freshwater wetlands from carbon-storage pools to carbon sources, according to a new study led by...
High-speed videos capture how kangaroo rat escapes rattlesnake attack
Bipedalism may have been favored in kangaroo rats to avoid ambush predators like vipers and owls, says UC Riverside biologistCredit: I. Pittalwala, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE,...
Lying, sitting or standing: Resting postures determined by animals’ size
Credit: Christian Schiffmann Why do we never see cows lying on their sides in fields? In ruminants such as cows, sheep, antelopes, deer and giraffes,...
Exercise helps prevent cartilage damage caused by arthritis
Exercise helps to prevent the degradation of cartilage caused by osteoarthritis, according to a new study from Queen Mary University of London. The researchers show...
Osteoblastic cell stimulation by pulsed electromagnetic fields
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, March 27, 2019-Bone fracture healing can be augmented with the application of pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMFs),...
BPS, institutional and industry partners host Eva Nogales for Cryo-EM briefing
Credit: BPS - On March 26, the Biophysical Society (BPS), in coordination with Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA-13), hosted Dr. Eva Nogales for a Congressional Briefing...
The sword of a Hispano-Muslim warlord is digitized in 3D
A treasure from the Toledo Army Museum (Spain)Credit: Ingheritag3D At age 90, Ali Atar, one of the main military chiefs of King Boabdil of Granada,...
Solving a hairy forensic problem
For decades, forensic scientists have tested strands of hair to reveal drug use or poisoning. But in recent years, reports have questioned the technique --...
VUMC and TGen receive $6.1 million in grants to study deadly lung disease
Credit: Vanderbilt University Medical Center The Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), an affiliate of City of Hope, along with Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and...
Old for new, using ancient genetic variation to supercharge wheat
Credit: Earlham Institute Wheat is responsible for half of global calories consumed either directly or as animal feed and we need to make a lot...
