Study suggests CBD may worsen glaucoma, raise eye pressure
Research in mice suggests over-the-counter substance could possess unknown side effectsCredit: Straiker Lab, Indiana University One of the most commonly proposed uses of medical marijuana...
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Plant biologists identify mechanism behind transition from insect to wind pollination
Credit: David Timerman TORONTO, ON (Canada) - New research by scientists at the University of Toronto (U of T) offers novel insights into why and...
$5.66 million CIRM grant strengthens researchers' spina bifida work
UC Davis researchers have received a $5.66 million grant from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) supporting their research on stem-cell therapies for spina...
Nature's sweets
Borrowing a natural recipe for sugar synthesisCredit: Photo by rawpixel on Unsplash Today, sugar has a villainous reputation. And while too much of the sweet...
5TONIC Lab becomes key European 5G project test site
Takes big slice of €8m EU-backed 5G-Transformer projectCredit: IMDEA Networks The 5TONIC co-creation laboratory in Madrid has been confirmed as one of only four European...
Injection improves vision in a form of childhood blindness
PHILADELPHIA -- A new treatment for patients with a form of congenital retinal blindness has shown success in improving vision, according to results published today...
Switch-in-a-cell electrifies life
Rice University scientists create electrical protein switches triggered by chemicalsCredit: Illustration by Josh Atkinson/Rice University HOUSTON - (Dec. 17, 2018) - Scientists at Rice University...
Understanding food's carbon footprint
Duke's Rick Larrick on behavioral changes that lessen the impact DURHAM, N.C. -- Most people don't realize how much food production contributes to climate change...
Successful development of a precision device to suck intracellular substances at ease
A result of NexTEP: Joint Industry-Academia Practical Application Development ProjectCredit: YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION Single-cell mass spectroscopy(1) is a technology to analyze target cell organelles(2) almost...
Discovery of a novel way synapses can regulate neuronal circuits
Study shows presynaptic active zone can accomodate additional calcium channelsCredit: Samuel Young Laboratory, University of Iowa, and Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience Electron Microscopy...
Depression, anxiety may take same toll on health as smoking and obesity
Incidence of arthritis, heart disease, stroke -- but not cancer -- strongly swayed by psychological status, UCSF study shows An annual physical typically involves a...
Baboon sexes differ in how social status gets 'under the skin'
Status-health connection depends, in part, on what it takes to get aheadCredit: Photo by Elizabeth Archie, University of Notre Dame DURHAM, N.C. -- A growing...
New data show barbershop blood pressure checks remain highly effective
12-month follow-up research continues to show improvement in lowering hypertensionCredit: Cedars-Sinai LOS ANGELES -- Dec. 17, 2018 -- New 12-month data from the Smidt Heart...
Adventures in phase space: Unified map on plastic and elastic glasses
Osaka University-led researchers simulate the phase diagram of a simple glass, showing how its plasticity, elasticity, yielding and jamming depend on the annealing processCredit: Osaka...
The impacts of whale shark mass tourism on the coral reefs in the Philippines
A new study reveals the impacts of whale shark mass tourism on the coral reefs in Oslob, Cebu, PhilippinesCredit: @LAMAVE The collaborative research among The...
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