Extinction event that wiped out dinosaurs cleared way for frogs
Credit: Brian Freiermuth GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The mass extinction that obliterated three-fourths of life on Earth, including non-avian dinosaurs, set ...
Greater understanding of plant hormone results in stem cells that grow shoots
HANOVER, N.H. - July 3, 2017 - Researchers at Dartmouth College have identified how a well-known plant hormone targets genes ...
Temple researchers identify novel mechanism underlying efficacy of common heart failure drug
Credit: Temple Health (Philadelphia, PA) - Beta-blocker drugs serve a key role in the treatment of heart failure, preventing bombardment ...
Tilted microscopy technique better reveals protein structures
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA -- (July 3, 2017) The conventional way of placing protein samples under an electron microscope ...
Flipping the switch on height variation
If you're taller than average and worried about what that means for your risk of arthritis later in life, Terence ...
CF patients and physicians use shared decision-making tool to determine regimens
CINCINNATI--Physician-researchers at the University of Cincinnati have developed a computerized decision-making model to promote shared decision-making with cystic fibrosis patients. ...
UTA’s Kyle O’Connell receives prestigious NSF doctoral dissertation grant
Credit: UTA Kyle O'Connell, a fifth-year Ph.D. student in biology, was selected to receive funds from the National Science Foundation's ...
School’s in for asthma medication adherence
Credit: Children's National Health System Doctors and researchers have long known that the level of stress patients experience is inversely ...
Decreasing height, increasing arthritis risk evolutionarily advantageous for humans
A single genetic change linked both to a reduction in human height and an increase in osteoarthritis risk might seem ...
Differences in US infant mortality rates among black and white babies
A new research letter published by JAMA Pediatrics examined trends in overall and cause-specific infant mortality rates between non-Hispanic black ...
Research examines how insect outbreaks affect forests and bats
Credit: Credit-Simon Thorn-Animal Conservation- b_barbastellus (2).jpg New research indicates that bark beetle outbreaks in forests create several new roosting and ...
Greening the city — a measurement for a mindful environment
Scientists at the University of Bradford have developed the world's first Tranquillity Rating Prediction Tool (TRAPT), a scientific process for ...
Study: World Heritage Convention can play critical role in protecting wilderness
NEW YORK (July 3, 2017) - A new WCS and University of Queensland (UQ)-led study urges the UNESCO World Heritage ...
High-fat diet in pregnancy increases breast cancer risk over generations in animal study
WASHINGTON (July 3, 2017) -- Feeding pregnant female mice a diet high in fat derived from common corn oil resulted ...
Is concussion associated with abnormal menstrual patterns in young women?
A study of nearly 130 girls and young women suggests concussion was associated with increased risk of having two or ...
What are outcomes later in life for high school football players?
In a study of men who graduated from Wisconsin high schools in 1957, playing high school football was not adversely ...
Studies compare types of insulin for reducing episodes of low blood sugar for patients with Type 1 or 2 diabetes
Treatment with the insulin degludec compared to glargine U100 for 32 weeks resulted in a reduced rate of hypoglycemic (low ...
Applying electric current to nerve for chronic low back pain does not provide clinically important improvement
In three randomized trials, treatment of chronic low back pain with radiofrequency denervation, a procedure that can be performed with ...
Certain OTC, less expensive hearing aids provide benefit similar to conventional hearing aid
A comparison between less-expensive, over-the-counter hearing assistance devices and a conventional hearing aid found that some of these devices were ...
Artificial bile ducts grown in lab & transplanted into mice could help treat liver disease
Credit: Fotis Sampaziotis Cambridge scientists have developed a new method for growing and transplanting artificial bile ducts that could in ...
