Prairie strips transform farmland conservation
Converting low-profit land brings big returnsCredit: Lynn Betts Modern agriculture's large monoculture fields grow a lot of corn and soybeans, planted annually. The outputs from...
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Rutgers researchers contribute to visual guide to identify invasive self-cloning tick
Asian longhorned ticks threaten livestock, but scientists need help telling them apart from two near-identical speciesCredit: Andrea Egizi and co-authors. Rutgers researchers and other scientists...
Care following opioid overdoses in West Virginia falls short
Only about 10 percent received recommended treatment following an opioid overdose, study suggests Only a small fraction of people who had non-fatal opioid overdoses in...
Oversized meals have been shown to be a factor in obesity
A study conducted in Brazil, China, Finland, Ghana, India and the United States found 94 percent of meals served in restaurants contain more than the...
Children looking at screens in darkness before bedtime are at risk of poor sleep
Pre-teens who use a mobile phone or watch TV in the dark an hour before bed are at risk of not getting enough sleep compared...
Emerging evidence of an impending Parkinson's disease pandemic identified
Experts discuss reasons for the increasing number of patients with Parkinson's disease and the challenges that need to be overcome to prevent and slow down...
Searching for human remains: Study suggests methodology to improve results
Narrow searcher spacing and double passes increases chances (Boston)--In an effort to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of law enforcement searches for human remains in...
Research Resource Identifiers improve proper use of cell lines in biomedical studies
A large text-mining project suggests that including Research Resource Identifiers in scientific papers lowers incidences of problematic cell-line use Using Research Resource Identifiers (RRIDs) helps...
Large molecules from dietary fiber can change gut environment through physical forces
New research on how solid particles group together in the small intestine could aid our understanding of how nutrients and drug particles are absorbed during...
Does the 'buddy system' approach to weight loss work?
A new research study says, yes, but it's not that simple Key Takeaways: Peer dynamics can help or hinder individual weight loss success. Top performer...
SU2C awards 2019 Laura Ziskin Prize in Translational Research
Drs. Silvia Formenti and Heather McArthur to collaborateCredit: Stand Up To Cancer LOS ANGELES - (January 29, 2019) - Stand Up To Cancer awarded the...
Lower obesity rates linked with public transportation use, study shows
Credit: Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District (MTD). (Used with permission) Public transportation systems provide numerous economic benefits for a community. An added public health bonus provided...
Intermountain Healthcare, MDClone collaborate to transform patient data into actionable insight
Intermountain Healthcare has announced a new collaboration with Israeli healthcare IT company MDClone to increase caregivers' ability to transform data into information they can use...
Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation grants over $4.7 million in awards to 24 top young scientists
Grants totaling over $4.7 million give early career investigators independence to pursue cutting-edge cancer research New York, NY (January 29, 2019) - The Damon Runyon...
Smart, self-powered knee implants could reduce number of knee replacement surgeries
Implants can provide doctors with regular activity updates and are powered by the patient's movementCredit: Binghamton University, State University of New York BINGHAMTON, N.Y. -...
