Birds-of-paradise genomes target sexual selection
New genomic data from 5 birds-of-paradise reveal genes that are shaped by selection and help explain the origin of their spectacular plumageCredit: Ellis Rowan (c1847-1922)...
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Injection of opioids linked to significant increase in bacterial heart infections
Credit: ICES LONDON, ON - People who inject drugs are at a high risk for a number of health issues. In a new study from...
Mimicking nature for programmable and adaptive synthetic materials
JNCASR and inStem research teams imparted 'lifelike' nature into the chemical amphiphiles to achieve living supramolecular self-assemblyCredit: Subi George ([email protected]) Bangalore, INDIA - Biological systems...
Addressing dietary inequities in Canada
To address the root causes of poor diets, improve nutrition and reduce dietary inequities in Canada requires a broad approach, combining nutrition and social policies,...
NIAID-sponsored clinical trial of Ebola vaccines begins at Cincinnati Children's
Study in healthy adults tests body's immune responseCredit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI--A Phase 1 clinical trial of investigational vaccines intended to protect against Zaire ebolavirus (Ebola)...
Study examines long-term opioid use in patients with severe osteoarthritis
New research published in Arthritis & Rheumatology, an official journal of the American College of Rheumatology, reveals that prescription opioids are commonly used long-term to...
Rutgers researchers highlight need for more smoking cessation programs in state prisons
Many inmates in state prison facilities want to quit smoking but lack resources and tobacco dependence education programs to help them Inmates want to quit...
A 'compelling call' for pediatricians to discuss firearm safety
Credit: Children's National Health System Paradoxically, as overall firearm ownership decreased in U.S. households with young children from 1976 to 2016, the proportion of these...
Experimental Zika test under development with Texas Biomed and national collaborators
Technology would help clinicians tailor therapies depending on progression of diseaseCredit: Texas Biomed San Antonio, Texas (January 28, 2019) - A collaboration of scientists including...
NBA players who shine early stay skilled for longer
NBA players who excelled during the first part of their career were able to retain more of their skill as they aged. They also displayed...
'Bug bombs' are ineffective killing roaches indoors
Also leave behind toxic residueCredit: Photo courtesy of Matt Bertone. Total release foggers, commonly known as "bug bombs," are ineffective at removing cockroaches from indoor...
'Superbug gene' found in one of the most remote places on Earth
Antibiotic-Resistant Genes (ARGs) that were first detected in urban India have been found 8,000 miles away in one of the last 'pristine' places on earth,...
Hens that lay human proteins in eggs offer future therapy hope
Credit: Norrie Russell, The Roslin Institute Chickens that are genetically modified to produce human proteins in their eggs can offer a cost-effective method of producing...
Cellular stress at the movies
Biochemists illuminate a key survival mechanism in cellsCredit: Stasevich Lab/Colorado State University Much like our fight-or-flight response, our cells also have a stress autopilot mode....
Drier mountains pose a double whammy for cold-adapted amphibians, says SFU study
Credit: SFU A species of frog endemic to the Pacific Northwest faces a 50 per cent increase in the probability of extinction by the 2080s...
