Rearranging nest boxes keeps more blue orchard bees around
Credit: Natalie K. Boyle, Ph.D. Annapolis, MD; March 23, 2017 -- Orchard growers looking for alternatives to honey bees for managed pollination services have new...
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Sleep-inducing herb: The key component identified
Credit: University of Tsukuba Can't sleep? Your sleep problems may be improved if you try an Indian herb, Ashwagandha. Researchers in the sleep institute in...
Melting sea ice may lead to more life in the sea
Credit: Heidi Louise Sørensen/SDU When spring arrives in the Arctic, both snow and sea ice melt, forming melt ponds on the surface of the sea...
Lung probe that spots infections aims to cut antibiotic overuse
A new imaging tool that rapidly diagnoses bacterial lung infections could help prevent unnecessary use of antibiotics in intensive care units. The bedside technology can...
Follow-up study suggests group meditation reduced murder rates in large US cities
Credit: Maharishi University of Management Following up on a 2016 study on group meditation that found a 21.2% reduction in the national homicide rate during...
CARB-X injects up to $48 million to accelerate first Powered by CARB-X projects
(WASHINGTON, D.C./ LONDON, U.K.) - The Combating Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria Biopharmaceutical Accelerator, or CARB-X, announced today it is investing US$24 million immediately and up to...
Link between common prostate cancer treatment, dementia detailed in new Penn study
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - A new analysis of patients who have undergone treatment for prostate cancer shows a connection between androgen deprivation therapy (ADT)...
Engineer patents waterlike polymer to create high-temperature ceramics
Credit: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, KANSAS -- Ceramic textiles, improved jet engine blades, 3-D printed ceramics and better batteries may soon become a reality, thanks...
UTSA professors receive grant to create water-purifying nanomaterial
Heather Shipley, chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Burzik Professor in Engineering Design at The University of Texas at San Antonio...
What happens in the living cell?
The plasma membrane serves as a major hub for signal cascades to control crucial cellular processes. But it is a fluid medium, which makes the...
Researchers watch blood vessels develop in whole Zebrafish embryos
Credit: Lei Xi, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China WASHINGTON -- For the first time, researchers have followed the development of blood vessels...
PolyU develops accurate contactless 3-D fingerprint identification system
Credit: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University The research team of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has developed a system for three-dimensional (3D) fingerprint identification...
Ludwig scientists reveal new advances in cancer research at 2017 AACR annual meeting
MARCH 29, 2017, NEW YORK, NY - Ludwig Cancer Research released today the full scope of advances to be presented by Ludwig researchers at this...
Book pays homage to August Vollmer, father of American policing
Credit: Harriet McHale/SHSU HUNTSVILLE, TX (3/30/17) -- After 10 years of research and a bookcase full of documents, Professor Willard Oliver of Sam Houston State...
Lighter, more efficient, safer lithium-ion batteries
Credit: UC3M Electric batteries are electrochemical devices that convert chemical energy stored in electricity. They consist of one or several electrochemical cells, and each cell...
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