Multicultural creatures of habit
Long-term study reveals migratory patterns of batsCredit: Uwe Hoffmeister Every year trillions of animals migrate for thousands of kilometres between their summer and winter areas....
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New study demonstrates effectiveness and safety of vaginal estrogen
Women who were followed for 18 years in the Nurses' Health Study showed no increased risk of cardiovascular disease or cancer as a result of...
Flu is serious for pregnant women and others at high risk
Testing and treatment are key, say IDSA guidelines ARLINGTON, Va. - Pregnant women and the extremely obese are among those at high risk for complications...
How does your garden grow in space?
Researchers compare two methods of transcriptome analysis to understand how plants adapt to microgravity Astronauts in low-earth orbit could use a fresh salad to brighten...
Food insecurity linked with binge-eating disorder and obesity
Food insecurity--difficulty affording enough food to support regular, balanced meals--was associated with increased likelihoods of binge-eating disorder and obesity in a recent International Journal of...
High cost of re-operation after breast-conserving surgery
A small number of women require re-operation after breast-conserving surgery (BCS) for breast cancer, if the surgical margins are not free from cancer. A new...
New insights on animal movement in fire-prone landscapes
Credit: Biological Reviews A new Biological Reviews article considers how fire histories affect animals' movement and shape the distribution of species. The review article also...
Lung transplant patients face elevated lung cancer risk
In an American Journal of Transplantation study, lung cancer risk was increased after lung transplantation, especially in the native (non-transplanted) lung of single lung transplant...
Loss of forest intactness increases extinction risk in birds
Fragmentation within intact forests has a higher impact on vertebrate biodiversity than equivalent losses in already degraded landscapes, but the relationship between forest 'intactness' and...
Powder could help cut CO2 emissions
Scientists at the University of Waterloo have created a powder that can capture CO2 from factories and power plants. The powder, created in the lab...
Exposure to cannabis alters the genetic profile of sperm
Whether genetic changes can be reversed or are passed on to children is still unknown DURHAM, N.C. -- As legal access to marijuana continues expanding...
A new way to use CRISPR
UD engineers develop methods to use CRISPR technology for conditional gene regulationCredit: Photo by Kathy F. Atkinson A team of engineers at the University of...
Researchers find gender separation affects sense of smell
A University of Wyoming researcher and his team have discovered that separating male and female mice, over time, changes the way they smell. The study...
Wearable sweat sensor pioneer issued key device patent
Invention by Dr. Jason Heikenfeld provides chronological assurance of sweat analyte data December 18, 2018. Cincinnati, Ohio. Eccrine Systems, Inc., an advanced sweat sensor company,...
Uncovering a key mechanism in assembly of Avian Sarcoma Virus, a relative of HIV-1
This 100-year-old oncogenic virus often used to study HIV-1, and understanding the molecular basis of binding informs ways to prevent retroviral replication, including the HIV...
