Your smartphone now knows if you smoke and may help you quit
Credit: Gero LLC Jan 23, 2019 - Smoking is one of the major life-shortening factors that leads to accelerated aging and premature death. Quitting smoking...
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New study establishes causal link between climate, conflict, and migration
IIASA-led research has established a causal link between climate, conflict, and migration for the first time, something which has been widely suggested in the media...
Greater access to information reduces unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions
A new study in the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy suggests that providing more information about how doctors prescribe drugs could reduce problems associated with overprescription....
Humpback whales' songs at subarctic feeding areas are complex, progressive
And resemble tropical winter breeding-associated songsCredit: The University of Iceland's Research Center in Húsavík, 2019 Humpback whales overwintering in feeding areas may sing complex, progressive...
How male dragonflies adapt wing color to temperature
New evolutionary research could help explain color differences in other species, predict some animal survival and reproduction in warming climateCredit: Michael Moore/Case Western Reserve University...
Top US institutions win global competition in cancer research
The U.S. will lead three new global research projects, tackling some of the biggest challenges in cancer research, it was announced today by Cancer Research...
Infectious disease researchers unveil the secret life of flesh-eating bacteria
Scientists employ tool used for equine strep throat to identify new group A strep genesCredit: Houston Methodist HOUSTON-(Jan. 22, 2019) - Using a tool first...
Arizona State University team uses synthetic biology to elucidate the complexities of cell function
Arizona State University's Giovanna Ghirlanda and Matthias Heyden, professors in the School of Molecular Sciences and Sara Vaiana, professor in the Department of Physics are...
Urine testing of people with HIV for tuberculosis can save lives and be cost-effective
Mass. General-led study supports urine-based tuberculosis screening in two African countries Screening all hospitalized patients with HIV for tuberculosis (TB) using urine tests would improve...
Forest soils need many decades to recover from fires and logging
Credit: Tabitha Boyer, ANU A landmark study from The Australian National University (ANU) has found that forest soils need several decades to recover from bushfires...
Good neighbors
A close look at the specific feeding habits of territorial damselfish reveals strategies for coexistence without competition In the animal kingdom, food access is among...
Not only do Gulf of Aqaba corals survive climate change but their offspring may too
Credit: N. Isendahl While coral reefs worldwide are suffering severe damage due to global warming and ocean acidification, there is one place in the world...
Without habitat management, small land parcels do not protect birds
Credit: Julian Avery Designating relatively small parcels of land as protected areas for wildlife with no habitat management -- which has frequently been done in...
Feeling groovy: Neurons integrate better with muscle grown on grooved platforms
Credit: Image by Janet Sinn-Hanlon, University of Illinois CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Growing muscle tissue on grooved platforms helps neurons more effectively integrate with the muscle,...
Heating up cold tumors
Ludwig researchers discover possible way to make resistant melanomas susceptible to immunotherapyCredit: Ludwig Cancer Research NEW YORK, Jan. 22, 2019--A Ludwig Cancer Research study has...
