Women who believe their sex drive changes can better cope with low libido
Women who believe that their sex drive will change over time are better able to handle difficulties with sexual desire, according to a study from...
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Experts propose method to monitor ocean health
It's important to closely monitor how climate change and our increasing use of the oceans are affecting important marine resources and ecosystems. A new Global...
Researchers provide potential explanation for declines in brown bear populations
Animals may fall into what are called evolutionary and ecological traps when they make poor decisions using seemingly reliable environmental cues. For example, animals may...
Young Investigator Award talks at ASBMB Annual Meeting, April 22, San Diego
BETHESDA, Md., April 5, 2018 -- The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology will hold its annual meeting April 21- 25 in San Diego....
The relevance of GABA for diabetes is highlighted in two new studies
Dynamic interactions between the nervous system, hormones and the immune system are normally on-going but in diabetes the balance is disturbed. The two studies published...
New underwater geolocation technique takes cues from nature
Credit: Marshall laboratory / The University of Queensland Marine animals such as mantis shrimp and squid have inspired a new mode of underwater navigation that...
Freezing breakthrough offers hope for African wild dogs
James Cook University researchers in Australia have helped develop a new way to save endangered African wild dogs. Dr Damien Paris and PhD student Dr...
Dance aids healthier aging
Credit: Photo: Ali Cameron. Queensland Ballet and QUT today released the results of a joint project examining the health and wellbeing benefits of ballet for...
7-year follow-up shows lasting cognitive gains from meditation
Gains in the ability to sustain attention developed through intensive meditation training are maintained up to seven years later, according to a new study published...
NIH hosts largest ever BRAIN Initiative meeting
What: More than 1,000 cutting-edge researchers from around the country will spend three days in Bethesda, Maryland talking about the brain at the Brain Research...
Rare coastal martens under high risk of extinction in coming decades
CORVALLIS, Ore. - The coastal marten, a small but fierce forest predator, is at a high risk for extinction in Oregon and northern California in...
Personal outreach to landowners is vital to conservation program success
Credit: Justin Fritscher Virginia Tech College of Natural Resources and Environment research published in the scientific journal PLOS ONE shows that private landowners trust conservation...
Declining bee population to get helping hand with national project
Credit: UCF Funded by the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research, Barbara Sharanowski will coordinate a nationwide team of citizen scientists who will convert lawns...
New genomic tool searches wheat’s wild past to improve crops of the future
Credit: Ali A. Mehrabi A new genetic directory launched today will enable researchers and breeders to scan the genomes of wild relatives of modern wheat...
Practicing Tai Chi helps improve respiratory function in patients with COPD
Credit: CHEST Glenview, IL, April 4, 2018 - Finding ways to help patients with COPD improve their functional status is an area of interest for...
