Genome doubling, cell size and novelty
Investigating the mechanisms of polyploidy in plants In the 2019 Coulter Review, "Polyploidy, the Nucleotype, and Novelty: The Impact of Genome Doubling on the Biology...
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'Outdated' management plan increases risks to Alaska's large carnivores
Credit: Lisa Hupp, US Fish and Wildlife Service CORVALLIS, Ore. - Alaskan wildlife management that prioritizes reducing bear and wolf populations so hunters can kill...
Assessing the performance of multiple influenza forecasting models
UMass Amherst biostatistician, national team assess flu forecast modelsCredit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - In what the authors believe is the first documented comparison of...
Hindering melanoma metastasis with an FDA-approved drug
Promising findings from the School of Veterinary Medicine show that a medicine originally used to control blood pressure may prevent distant tissues from becoming fertile...
Regulation and potential drug targets of tumor-associated Tregs
Credit: ©Science China Press According to estimates from the World Health Organization (WHO), there will be 18.1 million new cases and 9.6 million cancer deaths...
IADR/AADR divests sugar-sweetened beverage companies from investment portfolio
Alexandria, VA, USA - The International Association for Dental Research (IADR) and the American Association for Dental Research (AADR) announce the divestment of sugar-sweetened beverage...
Suicide risk more than quadruples for people with cancer
Hershey, Pa -- People with cancer are more than four times more likely to commit suicide than people without cancer, according to Penn State College...
Harvard research reveals potential therapeutic target for ALS
Discovery opens doors to improving diagnostics and developing new therapy for majority of ALS patients Research led by stem cell scientists at Harvard University points...
New conservation practice could reduce nitrogen pollution in agricultural drainage water
Credit: Transforming Drainage URBANA, Ill. - Every summer, a "dead zone" forms in the Gulf of Mexico. Plumes of oxygen-robbing algae, fed by excess nitrogen...
Pioneering surgery restores movement to children paralyzed by acute flaccid myelitis
Credit: Hospital for Special Surgery An innovative and complex surgery involving nerve transfers is restoring hope and transforming lives torn apart by a mysterious and...
Nebraska leads $11 million study to develop radiation exposure drugs
Credit: Craig Chandler | University of Nebraska-Lincoln The U.S. Department of Defense has turned to the University of Nebraska to jumpstart the development of drug...
Gene expression study sheds new light on African Salmonella
Credit: Jay Hinton group, University of Liverpool Scientists at the University of Liverpool have taken another step forward in understanding the bacteria that are causing...
Researchers raise bar for successful management of severe atopic dermatitis
New clinical review provides the most comprehensive treatment guidelines for severe atopic dermatitis (eczema)Credit: CU Anschutz Medical Campus AURORA, Colo. (Jan. 15, 2019) - A...
Fort McMurray homes have normal levels of indoor toxins, U of T Engineering study reveals
In the aftermath of the Fort McMurray wildfire, chemical engineering professor Arthur Chan and his team reveal results from dust collected in more than 60...
Idled farmland presents habitat restoration opportunities in San Joaquin Desert
Land no longer suitable for agriculture could be reclaimed as habitat for dozens of endangered species, according to a new analysisCredit: Mike Westphal Most of...
