Maternal programming during pregnancy induces long-term postpartum obesity
In mouse study, researchers find it's not the added calories but the long-term reduction in energy expended During normal pregnancy, mothers always gain body weight...
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Fighting human disease with birth control … for mosquitoes
Researchers at the University of Arizona have discovered a protein that prevents mosquitoes from hatching, opening the possibility of developing new drugs that could act...
Mosquito-specific protein may lead to safer insecticides
A protein required for development of mosquito eggs may provide a mosquito-selective target for insecticide development, according to a new study publishing on January 8...
Stanford researchers create a wireless, battery-free, biodegradable blood flow sensor
Credit: Levent Beker A new device developed by Stanford University researchers could make it easier for doctors to monitor the success of blood vessel surgery....
Study shows algae thrive under Greenland sea ice
New technology offers unprecedented look at life beneath sea ice in important ocean regionCredit: Aqua/MODIS - NASA worldview Microscopic marine plants flourish beneath the ice...
NREL details great potential for floating PV systems
Technology already in widespread use overseas, especially in Japan National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) researchers estimate that installing floating solar photovoltaics on the more than...
Pitt, NETL engineers identify improved membranes to capture CO2 at coal-fired power plants
Credit: Kutay Sezginel/Hypothetical Materials Lab PITTSBURGH (January 8, 2019) ... A computational modeling method developed at the University of Pittsburgh's Swanson School of Engineering may...
Childhood stress of mice affects their offspring behavior
Russian neuroscientists discovered that the stress experienced by mice during their first weeks of life, affects not only them but also their offspring. The obtained...
Flinn Foundation awards 'Prevent HAARM' grant to C-Path and TGen
$400,000 grant aims to develop a genomic surveillance system to respond to antimicrobial resistant pathogens TUCSON, Ariz., and FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. -- Jan. 8, 2019 --...
With OK From FDA, UC San Diego researchers prepare to launch novel phage study
Clinical trial using intravenous viruses to kill resistant bacteria would be first in nationCredit: Image courtesy of Thomas Deerinck, National Center for Microscopy and Imaging...
Space microbes aren't so alien after all
Genetic evidence shows bacteria on the International Space Station are adapting to survive, not to harmCredit: NASA/Roscosmos EVANSTON, Ill. --- Microbes stranded in the International...
Technique boosts omega 3 fatty acid levels in brain 100 fold
Getting enough of the omega 3 fatty acids DHA and EPA into the brain to study their effects on conditions such as Alzheimer's and depression...
Dental flossing and other behaviors linked with higher levels of PFAS in the body
First study to show association between Oral-B Glide dental floss and higher exposure to PFAS Newton, Mass. (Jan. 8, 2019) - A new study suggests...
UMSOM's Claire Fraser appointed president-elect of AAAS
Dr. Fraser, a pioneer in genomic medicine, named to top position at one of the world's leading scientific organizationsCredit: University of Maryland School of Medicine...
Assessments could reduce end-of-life hospital stays for seniors
Better use of standard assessment tools could help long-term care homes identify which new residents are at risk of hospitalization or death in the first...
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