Southwest forest trees will grow much slower in the 21st century
Even forest trees growing in average conditions may decline in productivity as much as 75 percentCredit: John D. Shaw, US Forest Service Southwest forests may...
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Red wolf DNA found in mysterious Texas canines
Newly discovered canine population has unique genes that may have been lost to the captive breeding population.Credit: Courtesy of Ron Wooten Though red wolves were...
Optimizing restoration can deliver an eightfold increase in cost-effectiveness
Study shows that restoring nature with spatial intelligence can triple its benefits while halving costsCredit: Strassburg et al 2018 A new study published in Nature...
Sarpeshkar elected to the National Academy of Inventors
Credit: John Sherman HANOVER, NH -- Rahul Sarpeshkar, professor of engineering at Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth, has been named a fellow of the...
Osteoporosis: Not just a women's disease
UMass Lowell wins $2.6 million grant to study bone health in men LOWELL, Mass. - Osteoporosis, a bone disease that can result in painful fractures...
Low-income, rural kids at higher risk for second- or third-hand smoke exposure
Infants and toddlers in low-income, rural areas may be at higher risk for second- and third-hand smoke than previously reported, according to new Penn State-led...
Graphene's magic is in the defects
NYU researchers offer major new insights for precise engineering of ultra-small, ultra-sensitive electrochemical sensors BROOKLYN, New York, Thursday, December 13, 2018 - A team of...
UC San Diego Health offers new bluetooth-enabled 'pacemaker' for chronic focal nerve pain
Raul Silva lived with phantom limb pain for 18 years until a new dorsal root ganglion (DRG) device erased his pain during a test phase...
New insight on inflammatory regulation could inform future pain drug development
Researchers have identified a new form of inflammatory regulation that increases our response to painful stimuli A novel way in which the inflammatory response to...
Today's children reach bone maturity earlier, study reveals
Findings establish 'New normal' for when children reach fullCredit: University of Missouri Health COLUMBIA, Mo. (December 17, 2018) - Children born in the most recent...
C-Path encouraged by FDA to move forward on type 1 diabetes biomarker initiative
Biomarker potentially could identify individuals at risk of developing T1D TUCSON, Ariz., December 18, 2018 -- Critical Path Institute (C-Path) announced today that its Type...
The MATRIX Project has received an 'ERC Consolidator'
The ERC Consolidator grant from the European Commission is endowed with 2 million euros for the next five yearsCredit: CNIC The MATRIX Project led by...
Clemson researchers: Trees grow more efficient leaves to compensate for hurricane damage
BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom -- Some tree species heal from the ravages of hurricane damage by growing replacement leaves optimized for greater efficiency, according to a...
Recruiting ants to fight weeds on the farm
Credit: Barbara Baraibar, Penn State Harvester ants that eat weed seeds on the soil's surface can help farmers manage weeds on their farms, according to...
Biologists identify promising drug for ALS treatment
University of Alberta scientists find a new application for an existing drug, with potential to slow progression of the devastating degenerative diseaseCredit: John Ulan for...
