Loma Linda University study says eating nuts can reduce weight gain
A study recently published in the online version of the European Journal of Nutrition has found that people who include nuts in their diet are...
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Save the Vaquita Day marked by bold, coordinated efforts to save the…
Credit: VaquitaCPR The world is marking International Save the Vaquita Day on July 8 by supporting VaquitaCPR's ambitious, emergency plan to help save the vaquita...
Iberian Peninsula rodents migrated due to climate change 12 million years ago
Credit: Oscar Sanisidro (Vertebrate Paleontology. Biodiversitiy Institute, University of Kansas) The oldest studied rodent fauna in this work, which inhabited the Iberian Peninsula from twelve...
Heritage turkey production research profitable but more difficult
Credit: Penn State To meet increasing consumer demand for heritage-breed turkeys to be the centerpiece of holiday and other meals, researchers in Penn State's College...
In mice, acting male depends on estrogen receptors
Credit: Tollkuhn Lab, CSHL Cold Spring Harbor, NY – Researchers at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) have opened a black box in the brain whose...
Study: Patients benefit from one-on-one PT education before joint replacement
Credit: Hospital for Special Surgery A study at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) finds that patients benefit from a one-on-one education session with a physical...
New study gives weight to Darwin’s theory of ‘living…
Credit: Tom Stubbs/ University of Bristol A team of researchers from the University of Bristol studying the 'living fossil' Sphenodon – or tuatara – have...
How parents divide their duties
Credit: Martin Bulla Parents need to synchronize the care for their offspring. This leads to extreme and unexpected diversity in how parents attend their nest...
The reasons for our left or right-handedness
Credit: RUB, Marquard A preference for the left or the right hand might be traced back to that asymmetry. "These results fundamentally change our understanding...
Urologists voice concerns about Opioid dependence in postoperative patients
Credit: Gopal N. Gupta, Loyola University Medical Center New York, NY, Oct. 25, 2017 – Drug overdose was the leading cause of accidental death in...
Altitude training for cancer-fighting cells
Credit: Weizmann Institute of Science Mountain climbers and endurance athletes are not the only ones to benefit from altitude training – that is, learning to...
Multi-institutional collaboration uncovers how molecular machines…
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA–(December 1, 2016) Ribosomes–macromolecular machines consisting of RNA and proteins that twist, fold and turn–are responsible for making all of the...
McGill research team studies how calcium compounds accumulate in the arteries
Credit: The Canadian Light Source (CLS) A team of researchers from McGill University has advanced the scientific understanding of abnormal mineral accumulation in arteries, a...
Dream team selected to tackle one of cancer’s deadliest forms:…
BOSTON — The Stand Up To Cancer-Cancer Research UK-Lustgarten Foundation Dream Team of top cancer researchers from the United States and the United Kingdom was...
The new yellow sea snake assumes an unusual ambush posture
Credit: Brooke L. Bessesen Carrying its petite frame and all-yellow skin, the recently scrutinized sea snake populations from Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica, already seem different...
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