Compost establishes growing media pH similar to limestone
KENNETT SQUARE, PA - As concerns increase about the environmental impacts of harvesting peat and the rising costs of peatmoss used as a growing substrate,...
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Most people at risk for osteoporisis fractures are not evaluated and treated
MAYWOOD, IL - Osteoporosis is preventable and treatable, but only a small proportion of people at risk for fractures are evaluated and treated, according to...
Missed connections
Credit: UCSB Studies of brain activity typically draw their findings from measurement averages across entire groups of subjects. But new research out of UC Santa...
How crop load density affects apple juice, hard cider quality
Credit: Photo courtesy of Gregory Peck. ITHACA, NY - Hard cider, an alcoholic beverage produced from fermented apple juice or apple juice concentrate, is gaining...
Survey of New York City soil uncovers medicine-making microbes
Credit: Zach Veilleux/The Rockefeller University Microbes have long been an invaluable source of new drugs. And to find more, we may have to look no...
Researchers propose low-mass supernova triggered formation of solar system
A research team led by University of Minnesota School of Physics and Astronomy Professor Yong-Zhong Qian uses new models and evidence from meteorites to show...
Inside tiny tubes, water turns solid when it should be boiling
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- It's a well-known fact that water, at sea level, starts to boil at a temperature of 212 degrees Fahrenheit, or 100 degrees...
Aircraft inspectors have new Sandia course to help detect composite material damage
Credit: Dennis Roach, Sandia National Laboratories ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- As manufacturers build more wings, fuselages and other major commercial aircraft parts out of solid-laminate composite...
Taste bud maintenance in mice requires Hedgehog signaling
Credit: Charlotte M. Mistretta and colleagues. Disruptions in the Hedgehog signaling pathway can interfere with taste bud maintenance in mice, potentially explaining why some cancer...
Many primary care doctors are reluctant to talk about medical errors, study finds
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--While most primary care physicians would provide some information about a medical error, only a minority would fully disclose important information...
UT professor develops algorithm to improve online mapping of disaster areas
Credit: Yingjie Hu KNOXVILLE--When an 8-magnitude earthquake struck Yingjie Hu's home province of Sichuan, China, in 2008, he was more than 1,000 miles away attending...
It takes less than a second to tell humans from androids
It can be hard to tell the difference between humans and androids in such sci-fi TV shows as "Westworld." But in real life, beyond our...
DOE funds advanced manufacturing of superconductor wire for next generation machines
Credit: University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering With their potential for big savings through increased energy efficiency and reduced greenhouse gas emissions, interest in...
Study reveals lack of supporting evidence for claims about fertility treatments
Many claims made by UK fertility clinics about the benefits of treatments beyond standard IVF procedures are not backed up by evidence, finds a study...
Rockefeller University’s Elaine Fuchs, Ph.D., named 2016 Vanderbilt Prize recipient
Credit: Mario Morgado/The Rockefeller University. Elaine Fuchs, Ph.D., whose innovative use of reverse genetics has helped redefine the study of skin diseases and cancer stem...
