Eat wild venison to support native woodland birds, says ecologist
Loading video... Credit: Credit: Joe Ryding Wild deer in Britain should be hunted for venison to drastically reduce their populations and support the re-emergence of...
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Dry needling offers alternative to cortisone injection for hip pain
Dry needling may be a viable treatment alternative to cortisone injection for patients with chronic, intermittent pain and tenderness on the outside of the hip,...
DesignMedix’s malaria drug to enter clinical trials with support from NIH
(Portland, Ore.) April 10, 2017 -- DesignMedix Inc., a drug development company targeting drug resistant infectious diseases, has entered into an agreement with the National...
Fish social lives may be key to saving coral reefs
Credit: S.A. Hein The social eating habits of fish may play a central role in protecting coral reefs, according to a study from the University...
Study identifies a role for the metabolism regulator PPARγ in liver cancer
Liver cancers are a major cause of cancer-related deaths. Large-scale genetic analyses have associated liver cancer with dysregulation of numerous molecular pathways, but disruptions in...
Laser-based dermatological procedures could be revolutionized with new technique
Credit: Ryan Owens, MU College of Engineering COLUMBIA, Mo. - The first laser treatments used to treat skin conditions such as benign vascular birthmarks and...
NASA sees new Tropical Cyclone Cook moving past New Caledonia
Credit: Credits: NOAA/NASA Rapid Response Team Tropical Cyclone Cook formed in the Southern Pacific Ocean and on Sunday, April 9, 2017 and moved across the...
Cleveland Clinic’s 2017 Medical Innovation Summit will showcase genomics and precision medicine
Cleveland Clinic's Medical Innovation Summit will bring together more than 2,250 of the brightest leaders from around the world to downtown Cleveland on October 23-25,...
New approach makes cells resistant to HIV
Credit: Jia Xie, Lerner Lab LA JOLLA, CA - April 10, 2017 - Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have found a way to...
Rice U. scientists add to theory about Huntington’s mechanism
Credit: Mingchen Chen/Rice University HOUSTON - (April 10, 2017) - Rice University researchers are starting to understand how protein fragments influence the fiber aggregation suspected...
NASA’s MAVEN reveals Mars has metal in its atmosphere
Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Mars has electrically charged metal atoms (ions) high in its atmosphere, according to new results from NASA's MAVEN spacecraft....
As fins evolve to help fish swim, so does the nervous system
Credit: Brett Aiello, University of Chicago The sensory system in fish fins evolves in parallel to fin shape and mechanics, and is specifically tuned to...
New study shows that three quarters of deep-sea animals make their own light
Credit: Top image: © 2015 MBARI. Bottom image: Steve Haddock © 2017 MBARI. Ever since explorer William Beebe descended into the depths in a metal...
Soy protein concentrate can replace animal proteins in weanling pig diets
Credit: Flickr - Nick Saltmarsh URBANA, Ill. - Plant-derived proteins are less expensive than animal proteins if used in weanling pig diets, but may contain...
Greenhouse gas effect caused by mangrove forest conversion is quite significant
Credit: Photo by J. Boone Kauffman, courtesy of Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. - Clear-cutting of tropical mangrove forests to create shrimp ponds and cattle...
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