Hybrid chickadees found deficient at learning and memory
Credit: Michael McQuillan For a long time, hybridization--when distinct species mate and produce offspring--was thought to be a mistake. Yet, advancements in genomic testing tools...
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What three feet of seawater could mean for the world’s turtles
Credit: Todd Stailey/Tennessee Aquarium Ninety percent of the world's coastal freshwater turtle species are expected to be affected by sea level rise by 2100, according...
Genetic factors for most common disease in the first year of life are identified
A scientific study conducted at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in São Paulo State, Brazil, has identified genetic factors associated with the severity of...
Treating koalas for chlamydia alters gut microbes
Koalas are one of Australia's iconic animals, but they have been hard hit by an epidemic of Chlamydia infections contributing to a steep decline in...
Study links climate policy, carbon emissions from permafrost
Credit: Christina Schädel Controlling greenhouse gas emissions in the coming decades could substantially reduce the consequences of carbon releases from thawing permafrost during the next...
Tennessee students win national soil judging competition
Credit: UTIA KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- While most of the country is focused on basketball this time of year, March means a different kind of competition...
OU study reveals trends of US surface water body area over three decades
Credit: University of Oklahoma A University of Oklahoma research study, led by Professor Xiangming Xiao, reveals the divergent trends of open surface water bodies in...
Study tracks impact of neonatal abstinence syndrome on state Medicaid programs
In the United States, one infant is born every 15 minutes with withdrawal symptoms after being exposed to opioids before birth, according to a new...
LC-MS/MS Identification and characterization of biodegradation products of Nitroproston
Credit: Dr. Natalia Vladimirovna Mesonzhnik et al., Bentham Science Publishers Nitroproston (11(S),15(S)-dihydroxy-9-keto-5Z,13E-prostadienoic acid 1?,3?-dinitroglycerol ester) is a novel prostagla..
Study challenges previous findings that antidepressants affect breastfeeding
New research does not support the previously observed negative impacts of antidepressant use on breastfeeding. In the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology study, use of...
Promising drug may stop cancer-causing gene in its tracks
EAST LANSING, Mich. - Michigan State University scientists are testing a promising drug that may stop a gene associated with obesity from triggering breast and...
In laboratory, SLU scientist turns off chemo pain
Credit: Saint Louis University ST. LOUIS -- In a recent paper published in the journal Pain, Saint Louis University researchers describe their success in an...
Prenatal choline intake increases grey and white matter in piglets
Credit: Stephanie Henry, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - Choline intake during pregnancy can influence infant metabolism and brain development, according to a series of...
Symposium explores scope, solutions to opioid epidemic
Legislators, law enforcement officials, political leaders and medical experts will address the opioid epidemic during a wide-ranging symposium set for April 18. Sponsored by the...
Rocky habitats need to be protected for endangered amphibians to survive
Credit: Lewis Davies/University of Plymouth Rare amphibians living on rocky plateaux in western India are in desperate need of greater protection as their habitats are...
