Gut bacteria can mean life or death for birds
In her upcoming thesis at Lund University in Sweden, biologist Elin Videvall shows that the composition of gut bacteria in birds has a major impact...
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The explosive consequences of cow burps (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, March 22, 2018 -- Cows burp up more gas than you might think possible when they're digesting grass. Most...
Breakthrough in photonic biosensors could lead to super-accurate diagnostic and detectors
BROOKLYN, New York - University Professor of Applied Physics Stephen Arnold and his team at the New York University Tandon School of Engineering have made...
Scientists explored the structure of the key region of ‘immortality and aging’ enzyme
Credit: Elena Rodina Scientists from Moscow State University (MSU) working in an international team of researchers identified the structure of one of the key regions...
DFG to establish 14 new priority programs
The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) has approved the establishment of 14 new Priority Programmes (PP) for 2019. Priority Programmes aim to examine fundamental...
The universal language of hormones
Credit: Graphics: Elena Bencurova Cytokinins are a class of hormones mainly found in plants. They regulate plant growth and development and delay the ageing process,...
Unique communication strategy discovered in stem cell pathway controlling plant growth
Credit: Jackson Lab, CSHL Cold Spring Harbor, NY -- A team of plant geneticists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) has identified a protein receptor...
Probing RNA epigenetics and chromatin structures to predict drug resistance in leukemia
Credit: Jason Cheng Drug resistance is a major obstacle to effective treatment for patients with cancer and leukemia. Epigenetic modifying drugs have been proven effective...
Soybean genomes unmasked
COLUMBIA, Mo. - Approximately 340 million metric tons of soybeans are produced globally each year, with the market for soybeans worth $40 billion in the...
Physical disability boosts parenting effort, beetles study shows
Credit: Per Smiseth Animals that carry a physical impediment can work harder to rear their young as a result, a study of insects has shown....
Does genome sequencing increase downstream costs?
As genome sequencing enters the clinic, fears have arisen about its potential to motivate follow-up testing and ongoing screening that could drastically increase health care...
Is hearing loss associated with increased risk of accidental injury?
Bottom Line: Difficulty hearing was associated with increased risk of accidental injury and individuals reporting "a lot of trouble" hearing were twice as likely to...
Trouble hearing? It could increase your risk of an injury
Boston, MA-- Accidental injuries are among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated...
Obesity surgery prevents severe chronic kidney disease and kidney failure
Credit: Malin Arnesson Patients that underwent weight-loss surgery ran a significantly lower risk of developing severe chronic kidney disease and kidney failure, when compared to...
Indian rural women late in seeking breast cancer care
Credit: Bharat Patil Women in rural India are waiting long before seeking medical care for breast cancer. Most of the Indian women do not know...
