Will climate change leave tropical birds hung out to dry?
Credit: Photo credit Jeff Brawn URBANA, Ill. - The future of the red-capped manakin and other tropical birds in Panama looks bleak. A University of...
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Vaccine shows promising results for early-stage breast cancer patients
TAMPA, Fla. (Jan. 3, 2016) - Deregulation and inhibition of the immune system contributes to cancer development. Many therapeutic strategies aim to re-stimulate the immune...
Null results research now published by major behavioral medicine journal
Credit: Society of Behavioral Medicine Translational Behavioral Medicine, a major scientific behavioral medicine journal, now publishes research studies that have null results. Some in the...
Biodiversity project in Azores delivers detailed abundance data for 286 arthropod species
Credit: Pedro Cardoso In 1999, a long-term biodiversity project started at the Azores Islands (Portugal, Atlantic Ocean), the Biodiversity of Arthropods from the Laurisilva of...
Common antioxidant may guard against liver disease, says CU Anschutz researcher
AURORA, Colo. (Jan. 3, 2017) - A common antioxidant found in human breast milk and foods like kiwi fruit can protect against nonalcoholic fatty liver...
Ticks that carry Lyme disease found in eastern national parks
Lyme disease has been spreading across the United States over the past several decades, and a new study has confirmed that ticks carrying the disease...
Worries about food waste appear to vanish when diners know scraps go to compost
CHICAGO - Diners waste far less food when they're schooled on the harm their leftovers can inflict on the environment. But if they know the...
Study provides new look at Cesarean rate in China
Overuse of cesarean can jeopardize the health of mothers and babies. As cesarean rates have grown in many nations, cesarean overuse has become a key...
How to 3-D print your own sonic tractor beam
Loading video... Credit: Asier Marzo/BristolIG WASHINGTON, D.C., January 3, 2017 -- Last year Asier Marzo, then a doctoral student at the Public University of Navarre,...
Rice U probes ways to turn cement’s weakness to strength
Credit: Multiscale Materials Laboratory/Rice University Concrete isn't thought of as a plastic, but plasticity at small scales boosts concrete's utility as the world's most-used mater..
Special issue of Future Oncology highlights the field of Psycho-oncology
Credit: Future Science Group The Future Science Group (FSG) published journal, Future Oncology, has released a special issue that examines the field of psycho-oncology, which...
Enzyme could protect against type of colorectal cancer by suppressing tumors, study finds
ATLANTA--An enzyme that plays an active role in inflammation could be a natural way to suppress tumors and ulcers in the colon that are found...
Not all Europeans receive the same care for Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Amsterdam, NL, January 3, 2017 - Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a progressive muscle disease affecting one in 3800-6300 live male births and leads to ambulatory...
Does cough syrup really work? (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Jan. 3, 2017 -- What do you do when you have a bad cough? If you reach for the...
One step closer to reality: Devices that convert heat into electricity
Credit: Imaging by Isabel Boona, OSU Center for Electron Microscopy and Analysis; Left image prepared by Renee Ripley. Courtesy of The Ohio State University. COLUMBUS,...
