The first Iberian lynx infected by the pseudorabies virus
Credit: Ex-situ conservation program of the Iberian lynx On 1 December 2015, Matojo, a male Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) cub, was found dead in an...
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Gonorrhoea strains across Europe becoming more susceptible to main…
Credit: ECDC According to test results from the annual European Gonococcal Antimicrobial Surveillance Programme (Euro-GASP), resistance levels to the main antimicrobials used for treatment of...
Weak grip a strong predictor of metabolic disease and disability in…
Credit: Michigan Medicine ANN ARBOR, Mich. – A simple test to determine a person's grip strength may be a predictor of developing metabolic disorders in...
Parkinson’s disease and prion diseases: Discovery of a molecular…
Credit: Denis Scaini Parkinson's disease and prion diseases are very different from each other as regards both origins and course. Nonetheless, a research group of...
Is junk food to blame?
Soda, candy, and fast food are often painted as the prime culprits in the national discussion of obesity in the United States. While a diet...
No blue light, please, I’m tired — light color determines sleepiness versus…
Light affects sleep. A study in mice published in Open Access journal PLOS Biology shows that the actual color of light matters; blue light keeps...
Toward a better definition for acute kidney injury in newborns
Credit: Children's National Health System Each year, thousands of infants in the United States end up in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) with acute kidney...
New ranger patrol method shows major improvements in detection
A team of scientists from WCS, University of York, and Uganda Wildlife Authority have developed a new method of detecting illegal activities in protected areas...
Weight-loss technologies train the brain to resist temptation
Credit: Drexel's Laboratory for Innovations in Health-Related Behavior Change Can a computer game train your brain to resist sweets? That's the question Drexel University researchers...
A genetic mutation in the evolution helps to explain the origin of some human organs
Credit: Universitat de Barcelona. A neutral genetic mutation–a fluke in the evolutionary process that had no apparent biological purpose–that appeared over 700 million years ago...
Study may explain why people with type O blood more likely to die of…
People with blood type O often get more severely ill from cholera than people of other blood types. New research from Washington University School of...
Pet exposure may reduce allergy and obesity
Credit: University of Alberta If you need a reason to become a dog lover, how about their ability to help protect kids from allergies and...
Pilot study shows that neurofeedback may help treatment-resistant depression
A small pilot study has indicated that neurofeedback – where patients concentrate on modifying their own brainwave patterns – has potential to treat many of...
The ups and downs of transportation within cells
Credit: Image by Yuri Nakamura, Hiroshima University. How do cells avoid growing topsy-turvy? Growing so your top, front, bottom and back all wind up on...
Penn engineers develop $2 portable Zika test
University of Pennsylvania engineers have developed a rapid, low-cost genetic test for the Zika virus. The $2 testing device, about the size of a soda...
