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...
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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...
Arizona State University to host 2019 Southwest Robotics Symposium
Arizona State University is hosting the 2019 Southwest Robotics Symposium Jan. 24-25, 2019, in Tempe, Arizona. The Southwest Robotics Symposium is a two-day event that...
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...
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...
