Study finds alcohol and tobacco appear frequently in UK reality television
A new study in the Faculty of Public Health's Journal of Public Health finds that tobacco and alcohol usage are extremely common in British reality...
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ELSI researchers use biological evolution to inspire machine learning
Credit: Nicholas Guttenberg As Charles Darwin wrote in at the end of his seminal 1859 book On the Origin of the Species, "whilst this planet...
Methods in belowground botany
Special issue of Applications in Plant Sciences explores current research and challenges in investigating plant root systemsCredit: Image credit Huskey et al. (2019). Plant root...
Gender bias continues in recognition of physicians and nurses
Credit: (c) 2019 Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, June 17, 2019--A new study has shown that patients are significantly more likely to...
NIH to host session on newborn genomic sequencing findings
Media invited to attend Researchers will review findings on implications for health and care of newborns at the final public session of the National Human...
Promising esophageal reconstruction based on engineered constructs
Credit: (c) 2019 Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, June 14, 2019-The loss of complete segments of the esophagus often results from treatments...
FDA designates molecular test for concussions as ‘breakthrough device’
BRAINBox Solutions working with Fralin Biomedical Research Institute, Carilion Clinic to bring mTBI test to marketCredit: Virginia Tech A portable test to help people suspected...
Researchers report longest duration of therapeutic gene expression
Credit: (c) 2019 Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, June 14, 2019--A therapeutic gene delivered into the spinal canal of infant rhesus monkeys...
Penn engineers demonstrate superstrong, reversible adhesive that works like snail slime
Credit: Younghee Lee If you've ever pressed a picture-hanging strip onto the wall only to realize it's slightly off-center, you know the disappointment behind adhesion...
Columbia researcher studies how climate change affects crops in India
Kyle Davis is an environmental data scientist whose research seeks to increase food supplies in developing countries. He combines techniques from environmental science and data...
Biting backfire: Some mosquitoes actually benefit from pesticide application
Credit: Jennifer Weathered/Utah State University The common perception that pesticides reduce or eliminate target insect species may not always hold. Jennifer Weathered and Edd Hammill...
3D reconstruction of craniums elucidates the evolution of New World monkeys
Computed tomography scans of fossils from two extinct species point to evolutionary adaptations and kinship with extant howler, spider and woolly monkeys.Credit: André Menezes Strauss...
NASA scientists find sun’s history buried in moon’s crust
Credit: Simone Marchi The Sun is why we're here. It's also why Martians or Venusians are not. When the Sun was just a baby four...
The evolution of puppy dog eyes
Credit: The University of Portsmouth Dogs have evolved new muscles around the eyes to better communicate with humans. New research comparing the anatomy and behavior...
RNR ‘switch’ offers hope in battling antibiotic resistant bacteria
ITHACA, N.Y. - New research from Cornell University offers a new pathway for targeting pathogens in the fight against antibiotic resistant bacteria. As antibiotic resistance...
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