Normalisation of ‘plus-size’ risks hidden danger of obesity, study finds
New research warns that the normalisation of 'plus-size' body shapes may be leading to an increasing number of people underestimating their weight - undermining efforts...
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Inhaled nitric oxide may reduce kidney complications from heart surgery
Credit: ATS June 22, 2018-- Administration of nitric oxide gas during and for 24 hours following heart surgery decreased the risk of patients developing acute...
UC Davis to lead national cow genomics effort
Credit: Greg Urquiaga/UC Davis The cattle industry is the largest agricultural commodity in the United States, generating more than $100 billion in farm cash receipts...
‘Antifreeze’ molecules may stop and reverse damage from brain injuries
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - The key to better treatments for brain injuries and disease may lie in the molecules charged with preventing the clumping...
The lady’s ape: Extinct gibbon discovered in royal ancient Chinese tomb
A new genus and species of gibbon has been identified in the most unexpected of places - interred in the tomb of an ancient Chinese...
Hundreds of thousands of genomes shed light on psychiatric disorders
A massive undertaking by the Brainstorm Consortium to analyze the genomes of nearly 900,000 people has revealed important insights into the genetic overlap among some...
Three new species and important taxonomic insights featured in PhytoKeys issue 100
Credit: Chatan W, et al. Eight years, more than 500 articles and no less 13 000 pages since its launch, Pensoft's flagship botanical title Phytokeys,...
NSF funds Natural History Museum of Utah, College of Ed to develop online curriculum
Credit: NHMU/Alex Goodlett The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a grant with total funding expected to reach $1.3 million this month to the Natural...
New study finds US oil & gas methane emissions 60 percent higher than estimated
Credit: Jeff Peischl/CIRES and NOAA The U.S. oil and gas industry emits 13 million metric tons of the potent greenhouse gas methane from its operations...
Zebrafish’s near 360 degree UV-vision knocks stripes off Google Street View
Credit: University of Sussex Tiny freshwater fish have a view of the world that blows Google Street View out of the water - using different...
Watch: Insects also migrate using the Earth’s magnetic field
A major international study led by researchers from Lund University in Sweden has proven for the first time that certain nocturnally migrating insects can explore...
New World Atlas of Desertification shows unprecedented pressure on planet’s resources
Credit: 2018, EU On 21 June 2018, the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission published a new edition of the World Atlas of Desertification,...
New guide for using mechanical stimulation to improve tissue-engineered cartilage
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, June 20, 2018--Tissue-engineered articular cartilage (AC) for repairing cartilage damaged by trauma or disease can be...
Researchers engineer bacteria to exhibit stochastic Turing patterns
Credit: D. Karig, K. M. Martini, T. Lu, N. DeLateur, N. Goldenfeld, R. Weiss. How did the zebra get its stripes, or the leopard its...
Two new species and important taxonomic insights featured in PhytoKeys issue 100
Credit: Chatan W, et al. Eight years, more than 500 articles and no less 13 000 pages since its launch, Pensoft's flagship botanical title Phytokeys,...
