Calcium added to acidified prepartum diets for dairy cows benefits future reproduction
Credit: Phil Cardoso, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - Achieving an appropriate calcium balance in dairy cows is critical near calving, but not only to...
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Physics of windshield-cracking raindrops could demolish kidney stones
New models of a phenomenon first seen in the circular cracking of supersonic jet windshields flying through rain could point to better approaches of pulverizing...
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Arts & Sciences researchers discover novel process microbes use to harvest electronsCredit: Image courtesy Bose laboratory, Washington University in St. Louis Ever since scientists discovered...
The truth behind the Paris Agreement climate pledges
Almost 75% of 184 Paris Agreement pledges were judged insufficient to slow climate change; Only 28 European Union nations and 7 others will reduce emissions...
Palm oil: Less fertilizer and no herbicide but same yield?
International team led by the University of Göttingen investigates environmentally sustainable palm oil productionCredit: Katja Rembold Environmentally friendlier palm oil production could be achieved with...
NASA tracking remnants of Tropical Cyclone Matmo
Credit: NASA/NRL NASA's Aqua satellite captured an image of the remnants of Tropical Cyclone Matmo in the Arabian Sea is it headed north toward Bangladesh....
NASA’s coating technology could help resolve lunar dust challenge
Credit: NASA An advanced coating now being tested aboard the International Space Station for use on satellite components could also help NASA solve one of...
‘Big data’ for life sciences
A human protein co-regulation map reveals new insights into protein functionsCredit: Michael Schrader - University of Exeter Proteins are key molecules in living cells. They...
Study reveals that humans migrated from Europe to the Levant 40,000 years ago
Discovery of teeth in Manot Cave sheds light on a population known for its cultural contributions, Tel Aviv University researchers sayCredit: Prof. Israel Hershkovitz/American Friends...
WVU’s RNI first in US to use deep brain stimulation to fight opioid addiction
Credit: Greg Ellis/West Virginia University MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - The West Virginia University Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute and WVU Medicine, today (Nov. 5) announced the launch of...
Nanoparticle orientation offers a way to enhance drug delivery
Coating particles with 'right-handed' molecules could help them penetrate cancer cells more easilyCredit: Jihyeon Yeom CAMBRIDGE, MA -- MIT engineers have shown that they can...
Infectious cancer in mussels spread across the Atlantic
Evidence from DNA sequencing reveals that an infectious cancer spread to 2 different species of mussels on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, likely because...
E. coli gain edge by changing their diets in inflammatory bowel disease
Credit: Getty Images What if you had to plan your outings based on how your stomach felt that day or where the nearest restroom is...
Discovered a new process of antitumor response of NK cells in myeloma
Credit: Beatriz Martín NK cells mean Natural Killer cells. They are part of the innate immune system. They are known primarily for their ability to...
Chromosomal aberrations created during in vitro fertilization do not endanger future baby
Credit: DrKontogianniIVF (pixabay.com) Compared to the mother's body, the egg fertilized in a test tube has rather different conditions for growing. "As these conditions are...
