Chemical profile of ants adapts rapidly
Credit: photo/©: Florian Menzel, JGU The bodies of ants and other insects are covered with a thin, wax-like layer that protects them from desiccation and...
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Abdominal fat a key cancer driver for postmenopausal women
LUGANO-MADRID, 10 September, 2017 – Body fat distribution in the trunk is more important than body weight when it comes to cancer risk in postmenopausal...
Study: Access to long-lasting contraception after childbirth lags behind demand
Credit: University of Michigan Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Before leaving the hospital after childbirth, more women are opting to...
Rift Valley fever virus: An infection mechanism identified
Credit: © Pablo Guardado-Calvo, Institut Pasteur Rift Valley fever virus, transmitted by mosquitoes, is responsible for outbreaks in livestock in Africa and can also be...
NIAID funding to Jackson Laboratory researcher to investigate chronic fatigue syndrome
Professor Derya Unutmaz, M.D., of The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine, will receive five years of funding — totaling $3,281,515 from the National Institute of...
Closing the evidence gap on public attitudes toward genetic data handling
The Global Alliance for Genomics and Health (GA4GH) and the Wellcome Genome Campus have launched a new project to explore global public attitudes and beliefs...
RaQualia Pharma and Nagoya University’s ITbM start new collaboration
Nagoya, Japan – RaQualia Pharma Inc. and the Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (ITbM) of Nagoya University have announced a joint research agreement for the discovery...
Foreign beetle species recorded for the first time in Canada thanks to…
Credit: Harald Schillhammer With social networks abound, it is no wonder that there is an online space where almost anyone can upload a photo and...
New research suggests bird songs isolate species
Credit: University of British Columbia Two birds that look the same, but have songs so different they can't recognize each other, should be considered distinct...
Strange ‘chimeras’ defy science’s understanding of human genetics
Credit: UVA Health System The human genome is far more complex than thought, with genes functioning in an unexpected fashion that scientists have wrongly assumed...
NTU develops energy saving filters for wastewater treatment
Scientists at Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore) have invented a new type of nanofilter that could reduce the energy needed to treat wastewater by up...
Discharge strategies to prevent asthma readmissions
Credit: Children's National Health System Readmission rates at three months for kids hospitalized for acute asthma dropped when families received comprehensive education prior to discharge,...
Children of unintended pregnancies may experience depressive symptoms in early adulthood
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Children from unintended pregnancies tend to experience more depressive symptoms in early adulthood compared to children from intended pregnancies, however there’s little...
Scientists find new evidence about how to prevent worsening pneumonia
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Sept. 5, 2017) – Sodium channels in the cells that line the tiny capillaries in our...
Three new species of zoantharians described from coral reefs across the Indo-Pacific
Credit: Hiroki Kise Three new species of zoantharians were discovered by researchers from the University of the Ryukyus and Kagoshima University, Japan, and the Palau...
