Climate change threatens domestic bee species
Credit: Photo: Mariela Schenk There are around 550 different bee species in Germany. Most of them are solitary bees. They don't live in large beehives...
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Two significant warming intervals in southern China since 1850
Credit: Yang Liu Regular meteorological observations in most of China only started in the 1950s, meaning it is therefore necessary to reconstruct regional temperature series...
Regenstrief & IU to offer unique public and population health informatics training program
Credit: Brian Dixon, Regenstrief Institute and IU INDIANAPOLIS -- The Regenstrief Institute, internationally recognized for its research and training programs in clinical informatics, will now...
Are we still jealous? Infidelity in the age of social media
When men and women find social media messages indicating that their partner has been cheating on them, they show the same type of jealousy behaviour...
Less myocardial infarctions during summer vacation — more on Mondays and winter holidays
Time periods by calendar related to perceived stress are associated with the incidence rate of myocardial infarction (MI), says a new nationwide registry study of...
Learning with music can change brain structure, study shows
Using musical cues to learn a physical task significantly develops an important part of the brain, according to a new study. People who practiced a...
Your hands may reveal the struggle to maintain self-control
COLUMBUS, Ohio - It takes just a few seconds to choose a cookie over an apple and wreck your diet for the day. But what...
Birds’ migration genes are conditioned by geography
The genetic make-up of a willow warbler determines where it will migrate when winter comes. Studies of willow warblers in Sweden, Finland and the Baltic...
New ways to create and deliver medications for immune-medicated neuropathies
Researchers at LSTM are looking at new ways to create and deliver medications for a wide range of immune-medicated neuropathies, by developing new synthetic versions...
Role of cooperativity in hydrophobic interactions revealed in real-time monitoring
Credit: Department of Chemistry, HKUST Hydrophobic interactions is one major type of intermolecular force that plays a vital role in many life processes in Chemistry...
Virus-derived expression vectors as gene therapy vehicles
Even as new viruses are being identified, the emerging field of virus discovery, identification of their nucleotide sequences, gene expression patterns and complexities of virus-host...
Fern fossil data clarifies origination and extinction of species
Credit: Samuli Lehtonen Throughout the history of life, new groups of species have flourished at the expense of earlier ones and global biodiversity has varied...
NIH and collaborators identify the genomic cause for Carey-Fineman-Ziter syndrome
Credit: Darryl Leja, NHGRI An international team of researchers has identified genomic mutations for Carey-Fineman-Ziter (CFZS) syndrome, a very rare congenital myopathy (inherited muscle disorder)...
Novel diagnostic approach could lead to earlier diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease
Credit: (Credit: Hebrew University) Parkinson's disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder in humans, after Alzheimer's disease. It is typically characterized by changes..
Undersea life holds promise for killing tuberculosis
Credit: University of Central Florida A team of researchers at the University of Central Florida has discovered a potential new weapon in the fight against...
