Spooky new fungal disease on southern golf courses unmasked
Credit: (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Kathleen Phillips) COLLEGE STATION -- A turfgrass disease that looked like an ink spill on many southern golf courses...
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Millions of loci from a thousand plant transcriptomes
Scientists face many constraints when embarking on new projects. Often the biggest constraint is a small budget. This is why a team of scientists led...
Study reveals the brain regulates social behavior differently in males and females
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA-The brain regulates social behavior differently in males and females, according to a new study published today in the Proceedings of...
Data indicate significant impact of NIH African bioethics training programs
From HIV to Malaria to Ebola, health and medical research with human participants in Africa -- and the ethical evaluation of that research -- has...
Less than half of cervical cancer patients receive standard-of-care treatment
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Standard-of-care treatment for locally advanced cervical cancer includes radiation, chemotherapy and brachytherapy (in which radiation is implanted inte..
Balancing time & space in the brain: New model holds promise for predicting brain dynamics
PITTSBURGH--For as long as scientists have been listening in on the activity of the brain, they have been trying to understand the source of its...
CU Boulder: A new window on mitochondria division
Credit: Matthew West. October 31, 2016 Putting the squeeze on mitochondria: The final cut A new University of Colorado Boulder study shows for the first...
Making lasers cool again
Credit: Lehigh University Once the preferred weapon of B-movie madmen and space-fiction heroes alike, the laser -- a device that generates an intense beam of...
Web-based cognitive exercises improve memory and attention in cancer survivors
"Cognitive rehabilitation should be a core part of cancer survivorship care, as cognitive symptoms are very common and have a profound effect on people's lives....
Risk factors for prostate cancer aren’t what we think, SWOG study shows
Portland, Oregon, Oct. 31, 2016 - When it comes to prostate cancer biopsies, risk and reality don't always match up, according to research published online...
Low-oxygen environment leads to heart regeneration in mice, UTSW research shows
Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS - October 31, 2016 - Normal, healthy heart muscle is well-supplied with oxygen-rich blood. But UT Southwestern Medical Center...
New $3 million NCI grant at OU aims to help people stop smoking
Nearly 7 in 10 cigarette smokers are looking for a way to quit - and many smokers have turned to e-cigarettes for help. A researcher...
Study links athletic performance to mortality
Credit: University of Arizona It's not the locker room pep talk you'd expect, but new research from the University of Arizona suggests that athletes might...
Two genes linked to postpartum immunity revival in women with persistent hepatitis C
Credit: Nationwide Children's Hospital Alternative forms of two genes are associated with a boost in immunity to hepatitis C after childbirth, a study led by...
UBC researchers create new method to classify dangerous sex offenders
Credit: UBC UBC researchers have developed a new classification system that could help police solve sex crimes. Using classified anonymous police case files and court...
