Study finds people who feed birds impact conservation
Credit: Virginia Tech People in many parts of the world feed birds in their backyards, often due to a desire to help wildlife or to...
NEWS INDEX
Syracuse University physicist discovers new class of pentaquarks
SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Tomasz Skwarnicki, professor of physics in the College of Arts and Sciences at Syracuse University, has uncovered new information about a class...
Will cyborgs be made from melanin? Pigment breakthrough enables biocompatible electronics
Scientists have achieved a billion-fold increase in the electrical conductivity of melanin, that could unleash its potential in safe, sustainable bioelectronics The dark brown melanin...
Virtual reality enables real-time, internal view of patient anatomy during treatment
Innovative technology improves efficiency of interventional radiology treatments increasing portability and patient access to IR AUSTIN, TEXAS (March 26, 2019)--Immersive virtual reality (VR) may enable...
Study shows that patients with or without cancer use different forms of marijuana
People with and without cancer are more likely, over time, to use a more potent form of medical marijuana with increasingly higher amounts of tetrahydrocannabinol...
Children develop PTSD when they ‘overthink’ their trauma
Children are more likely to suffer Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) if they think their reaction to traumatic events is not 'normal' - according to...
How to protect gymnasts from hazardous chemicals at gym facilities
Switching to flame retardant free foam pit cubes reduces exposures without compromising fire safety Newton, Mass. (March 26, 2019) - Being a gymnast has its...
Health risks associated with mixtures of man-made chemicals are underestimate
The cocktail of man-made chemicals that we are exposed to daily is a health risk which current regulations and risk assessment overlook. This is the...
Like racecars and geese, cancer cells draft their way to new tumor sites
New research gives boost to fighting disease through cell metabolismCredit: Reinhart-King Laboratory/Vanderbilt University NASCAR has nothing on cancer cells when it comes to exploiting the...
New computational tool harnesses big data, deep learning to reveal dark matter of the transcriptome
CHOP researchers create a new tool for scientists to advance disease diagnosis and treatmentCredit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia A research team at Children's Hospital of...
University of Arizona researchers making drinking water safer
A $1.2M Department of Defense grant will help UA engineers further research into removing PFAS from groundwater suppliesCredit: U.S. Air Force/Airman 1st Class Michael X....
New virtual reality tool allows you to see the world through the eyes of a tiny primate
'Tarsier Goggles' simulates vision of a tarsierCredit: Photo by David Haring. Imagine that you live in the rainforests of Southeast Asia, you're a pint-sized primate...
New in Ethics & Human Research, March-April 2019
Evolution, No. 16, Group VI, The WUS/Seven-Pointed Star series (cat. 82), 1908 Anticipatory Waivers of Consent for Pediatric Biobanking Jane A. Hartsock, Peter H. Schwartz,...
Science News biomedical writer receives Endocrine Society Award for Excellence in Science and Medical Journalism
NEW ORLEANS--Science News health and biomedical reporter Aimee Cunningham received the Endocrine Society's annual Award for Excellence in Science and Medical Journalism, the Society announced...
Fossil barnacles, the original GPS, help track ancient whale migrations
Barnacles that hitchhiked aboard humpback whales tell of prehistoric yearly migrationsCredit: Larry Taylor, UC Berkeley Barnacles that hitch rides on the backs of humpback and...
