Who owns the world? 50 years of commons research
Fifty years ago, US ecologist Garret Hardin launched a global debate. In his essay "The Tragedy of the Commons" he warned of the consequences of...
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Biomimetic chemistry: Carbohydrate capture
LMU chemist Professor Ivan Huc, who heads a research group devoted to the study of Biomimetic Supramolecular Chemistry, has designed and synthesized a molecular structure...
Researchers develop cryopreservation method of ladybird beetle ovaries
Credit: NIBB A new study has found an effective way to cryopreserve - preservation by cooling to very low temperature - and subsequently transplant ovaries...
Polymer antibodies efficiently target and eliminate cancer cells
Credit: F. Canfarotto et al./Nano Letters A joint research team from Russia and the U.K. has demonstrated the possibility of developing a new type of...
New research proposes using local data in resolving malnutrition
(August 23, 2018) Kwashiorkor, one of the most extreme forms of malnutrition, is estimated to affect more than a hundred thousand children annually. The condition...
Kelp forests function differently in warming ocean
Kelp forests in the UK and the wider North-East Atlantic will experience a marked change in ecosystem functioning in response to continued ocean warming and...
How healthy is the American diet? The Healthy Eating Index helps determine the answer
Credit: Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Philadelphia, August 23, 2018 - Dietary risk factors are among the key contributors to mortality and...
Bird feared extinct rediscovered in the Bahamas
Credit: Matthew Gardner, University of East Anglia One of the rarest birds in the western hemisphere, the Bahama Nuthatch, has been rediscovered by research teams...
Fish lice could be early indicators of metal pollution in freshwater
Credit: Prof Annemariè Avenant-Oldewage, Department of Zoology, University of Johannesburg. Everyone needs safe and clean water to drink. Yet industry, agriculture and urban activities threaten...
Caution needed when prescribing antibiotics to hypertension patients, study finds
Rockville, Md. (August 23, 2018)--Individual variations in genetic makeup and gut bacteria may explain the different effects of antibiotics on blood pressure, a new rat...
Tracking Sargassum’s ocean path could help predict coastal inundation events
Credit: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science/Victoria Coles CAMBRIDGE, MD (August 23, 2018)--The word Sargassum conjures up images of a vast floating island off...
Advanced microscope technology reveals novel side to cell signaling complex
Credit: The Li laboratory, UT Southwestern DALLAS - Aug. 23, 2018 - Sometimes it pays to take a closer look - especially when it means...
Viral outbreaks could be predicted two years in advance by mathematical model
Scientists have identified the cause of outbreaks of enterovirus, one of the most prevalent types of virus in the world. The findings, from researchers at...
Researchers identify link between gut bacteria and eating for pleasure, as opposed to hunger
Credit: Gilles Mingasson FINDINGS A study of 63 healthy people showed that those with elevated microbiome levels of the metabolite indole -- produced when gut...
Researchers test autobiographical memory for early Alzheimer’s detection
Testing how well people remember past events in their lives could help medical professionals make early predictions about who is at risk for developing Alzheimer's...
