Future PM2.5 air pollution over China
Credit: Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy Sciences With rapid industrialization and urbanization over the past decades, China has experienced widespread air pollution induced by...
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Study shows low-dose chemotherapy regimens could prevent tumor recurrence in some cancers
Credit: Chan et al., 2016 Conventional, high-dose chemotherapy treatments can cause the fibroblast cells surrounding tumors to secrete proteins that promote the tumors' recurrence in...
Climate model predictions are telling a consistent story
Three independent methods of modelling climate change impact on yield display the same bleak tendency: When global temperature increases, wheat yield will decline. This is...
Compounds produced by phytopathogenic microbes encourage plant growth
A broad range of microorganisms, including phytopathogenic fungi and bacteria, are capable of producing volatile compounds that encourage plant growth, flowering and the accumulation of...
Grow more crops at the same time
When you are in the supermarket contemplating which vegetables to buy, nitrogen is hardly the first thing on your mind. However, the products on the...
Incoming Regenstrief Institute president Embi named chair-elect of AMIA board of directors
Credit: Ohio State University INDIANAPOLIS -- Peter J. Embi, MD, MS, who joins the Regenstrief Institute as president and CEO on December 15, has been...
New Rhein concludes successful investment in Chase Pharmaceuticals via sale to Allergan
CHICAGO - NOVEMBER 22, 2016 - New Rhein Healthcare Investors LLC ("New Rhein"), an investment firm focused on healthcare therapeutics and medical devices, today announced...
Study in rats finds low blood alcohol levels have no effect on total calories consumed
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Laboratory rats will drink alcohol if it's available, and may even get a little tipsy, researchers...
Screen to beam technology: The rise of haptic interfaces
Credit: Bruno et al. Haptic interfaces have been readily adopted because of their intuitive ease of use and convenience. Obvious examples are the screens for...
Electronic tracking of song birds shows roads and urban features influence their choice of gardens
Birds prefer to fly between the gardens of leafy suburban neighbourhoods to visit bird feeders than city terraces or new-build estates, a ground-breaking study tracking...
DNA influences selection of partners for educational achievement
A study co-led by the University of East Anglia (UEA) has found that people with genes for high educational achievement tend to marry, and have...
Molecular chameleons reveal bacterial biofilms
(Linköping University) Molecules that change color can be used to follow in real-time how bacteria form a protective biofilm around themselves. This new method, which...
TSRI scientists develop vaccine against fatal prescription opioid overdose
Credit: The Scripps Research Institute LA JOLLA, CA - November 23, 2016 - Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have developed a vaccine that...
Scientists trace ‘poisoning’ in chemical reactions to the atomic scale
Credit: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Researchers have revealed new atomic-scale details about pesky deposits that can stop or slow chemical reactions vital to fuel production...
Starch from yeast
Starch is only produced by plants and algae. Now, it can also be produced by yeast - or, at any rate, by the yeasts in...
