Drones can detect protected nightjar nests
Thermal-sensing cameras mounted on drones may offer a safer and more cost-effective way to locate nests of the elusive European nightjar in forestry work and...
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Warmer winters threaten UK blackcurrant farming
Research highlights potential of breeding new blackcurrant varieties Warmer winters may not provide sufficient chilling for blackcurrants in the UK, delaying the start of the...
Survivors of childhood Hodgkin lymphoma face high long-term risk of solid cancers
New research refines existing evidence that survivors of childhood Hodgkin lymphoma face an elevated risk of developing various types of solid tumors many years later....
Patients with heart failure have lower risk of death, hospital admission if seen by physician in first 7 days after emergency department discharge
For patients who receive emergency department care for heart failure, early follow-up by a physician within 7 days after emergency department discharge is associated with...
Front and center: Food labels have effects on consumption and product formulation
Review finds food labels have led to changes in consumers' intake of select nutrients and industry's use of key additives BOSTON (Dec. 17, 2018)--Over the...
School-based nutritional programs reduce student obesity
New Haven, Conn. -- In-school nutrition policies and programs that promote healthier eating habits among middle school students limit increases in body mass index (BMI),...
'Treasure trove' of dinosaur footprints found in southern England
Credit: Neil Davies More than 85 well-preserved dinosaur footprints - made by at least seven different species - have been uncovered in East Sussex, representing...
NJIT researchers shine new light on disease-spreading mosquitoes
Credit: NJIT When the West Nile virus (WNV) was initially isolated in two patients at a Queens, N.Y., hospital in the summer of 1999, it...
Researchers find clue to epidemics in 'bursty' social behavior
NYU Tandon researchers discover that feed back loop in human interactions can play a big role in how diseases spread BROOKLYN, New York, Weekday, December...
Whole-body PET/MRI provides one-stop shop for staging high-risk prostate cancer patients
Credit: The Journal of Nuclear Medicine New research on prostate cancer staging shows that PSMA-targeted PET/MRI performs equally as well as currently used predictive tools...
Janelle Ayres awarded $1.8 million by NOMIS Foundation for research on mechanisms to promote health
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(December 12, 2018) Associate Professor Janelle Ayres has been awarded $1.8 million over two years by the NOMIS Foundation to study...
Loss of tight junction protein promotes development of precancerous cells
Tight junctions are multi-protein complexes that serve as barriers in epithelial tissues such as the skin or lining of the gut. Loss of a specific...
UMass Amherst biostatistician and national team assist CDC in influenza forecasting
an influenza-tracking model developed by a team led by biostatistician Nicholas Reich at UMass Amherst is the CDC's preferred model this flu seasonCredit: FluSight Network/UMass...
Does work stress increase cancer risk?
In an International Journal of Cancer study of data on more than 280,000 people from North America and Europe, work stress was associated with a...
RUDN medics called the world to action against hepatitis in Somalia
The research demonstrated critical spread rates of 5 types of viral hepatitis; according to the results, immediate action should be taken by the international communityCredit:...
