Locusts help uncover the mysteries of smell
Credit: Barani Raman Understanding how a sensory input becomes an experience -- how molecules released by a blooming flower, for instance, become the internal experience...
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Monash scientists show that highly lethal viruses hijack cellular defences against cancer
Credit: Monash University Henipaviruses are among the deadliest viruses known to man and have no effective treatments. The viruses include Hendra, lethal to humans and...
Housing for health
Credit: Nationwide Children's Hospital COLUMBUS, Ohio - In a recent publication in the journal Pediatrics, researchers from Nationwide Children's Hospital present a case study for...
New UK research links even low levels of air pollution with serious changes in the heart
Credit: British Heart Foundation Researchers have found that people exposed to air pollution levels well within UK guidelines have changes in the structure of the...
Transgender individuals likely have higher risk for heart disease
WASHINGTON (Aug. 3, 2018) -- Transgender individuals may be at higher risk for myocardial infarction and death due to cardiovascular disease, according to several studies....
Blocking digestive hormone may prevent diet-induced pancreatic cancer
Rockville, Md. (Aug. 2, 2018)--A high-fat diet may promote the growth of pancreatic cancer independent of obesity because of the interaction between dietary fat and...
Nanoscience and the future of healthcare kick off first day of ACS national meeting in Boston
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2, 2018 -- The profound impact of nanoscience and chemistry on the future of healthcare will be explored in the opening session of...
New method refines cell sample analysis
Credit: UZH Researchers at the University of Zurich have developed a novel method for analyzing cells and their components called Iterative Indirect Immunofluorescence Imaging (4i)....
Role of cell group behavior in cancer target of $1.9 million award
Credit: Washington University in St. Louis Researchers have thought that cancer begins when a single cell goes rogue in the body, then begins to grow...
How plant-rotting bacteria steal iron to survive
Credit: Trevor Lithgow, ... In a new study, researchers identify important new insights into a survival mechanism of the bacteria that cause rotting in certain...
Annual Reviews announces first review journal in the field of Biomedical Data Science
Credit: Annual Reviews Annual Reviews, the nonprofit publisher of scholarly review journals, today announced the publication of the inaugural volume of the Annual Review of...
Radar better than weather balloon for measuring boundary layer
Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Improving forecasting for a host of severe weather events may be possible thanks to a more comprehensive method for...
Research on pine sawflies sheds light on the evolution of cooperation
Credit: Carita Lindstedt Pine sawflies terrify forest owners, but they help researchers understand the evolution of cooperation. A study conducted at the University of Jyväskylä...
Genomic study ties insect evolution to the ability to detect airborne odors
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A new study reveals that all insects use specialized odorant receptors that enable them to detect...
Measuring climate impact of forests management — a groundbreaking approach
A JRC-led group of forestry research experts has developed a rigorous new fact-based carbon accounting system that reflects how forest management practices can help mitigate...
