Species at the extremes of the food chain evolve faster, study says
Reef fish species at the extremes of the food chain--those that are strict herbivores or strict fish predators--evolve faster than fish species in the middle...
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Scientists report CRISPR restores effectiveness of lung cancer treatment
New study from Gene Editing Institute at Delaware's Christiana Care Health System embodies cautious, patient-focused approach to cutting-edge toolCredit: Christiana Care Health System Wilmington, DE,...
Study makes significant findings related to traumatic brain injury
For the first time, identifies specific neurological changes based on how much force is applied during trauma Traumatic brain injury, or TBI, is often referred...
Boys with good motor skills excel at problem-solving, too
Credit: Eero Haapala Boys with good motor skills are better problem-solvers than their less skilful peers, a new study from Finland shows. In contrast to...
Willow tits survive best with support from a flock
Long dark winters are challenging for small birds, but living as a flock makes it easierCredit: Photo: Nina Tveter, NTNU Willow tits (Poecile montanus) generally...
Research suggests path to vaccine or drug for late-onset Alzheimer's
UTSW researchers neutralize genetic risk factor found in 50 to 80 percent of human casesCredit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - Dec. 14, 2018 - UT Southwestern...
Harvard's Wyss Institute commences project to identify means to induce a state of suspended animation
High-risk initiative aims to develop 'Time-Tolerant Biostasis Therapeutics' that slow down critical processes in the human body to gain time to repair life-threatening injuries (BOSTON)...
Communication between neural networks
Credit: Illustration: BCF The brain is organized into a network of specialized networks of nerve cells. For such a brain architecture to function, these specialized...
Dauphin Island Sea Lab to lead mapping, restoration of SAV in Alabama
Credit: Heck Lab The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources tapped the Dauphin Island Sea Lab to lead a five year project to map...
Study affirms geographic discrimination in allocating lungs for transplant
Court filing prompted change in allocation policy in 2017 to make the system fairer, but system still may discriminate Results of a medical records study...
Plants don't like touch: Green thumb myth dispelled
Credit: La Trobe University La Trobe University-led research has found that plants are extremely sensitive to touch and that repeated touching can significantly retard growth....
Hen harriers and red grouse: Finding common ground in a persistent conflict
A conflict between those working to conserve numbers of hen harriers and those maintaining commercial shooting of red grouse in the English uplands has existed...
Salk's Xin Jin receives McKnight Memory and Cognitive Disorders Award
Salk scientist receives $300,000 for study of how brain learns and memorizes actions, processes which can go awry in diseases such as Parkinson's and OCDCredit:...
Researchers develop global checklist for hospital antimicrobial stewardship programs
CDDEP researchers lead development of an evidence-based and globally applicable checklist for antimicrobial stewardship programs Researchers at the Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy...
DFG approves funding for 13 optical microscopes at German universities
Approximately €14.5 million as part of a thematically focused major instrumentation initiative The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) has approved funding of approximately €14.5...
