Can census data better predict lead exposure in children?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, Oct. 4, 2017--Researchers have developed a computational model based on available childhood blood-lead level records and...
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Plants become more tolerant when living in symbiosis with fungi
Credit: Cornelia Spetea Wiklund, University of Gothenburg By developing a symbiotic relationship with fungi, plants not only become more tolerant to diseases but can also...
The vitamin ergothioneine: an antioxidant for oxygen-free areas?
Chemists at the University of Basel have been able to show for the first time that anaerobic bacteria can produce the vitamin ergothioneine in the...
University of Guelph researchers discover why females have heart health advantage
It's long been known that heart disease develops later in women than men. But the biological reasons why females have a heart health advantage were...
Meet Madagascar’s oldest animal lineage, a whirligig beetle with 206-million-year-old origins
Credit: Grey Gustafson | KU News Service LAWRENCE -- There are precious few species today in the biodiversity hotspot of Madagascar that scientists can trace...
Hurricane exposes and washes away thousands of sea turtle nests
Credit: G. Stahelin, Univeristy of Central Florida Hurricane Irma took a devastating toll on incubating sea turtle nests in the Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge,...
Study investigates the presence of contaminants on drinking water
(Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo) Comparative analysis between sanitation systems in Brazil and the USA shows the need to apply...
LSU Health New Orelans joins national Precision Medicine research database effort
Credit: LSU Health New Orleans New Orleans, LA - LSU Health New Orleans' Precision Medicine team will participate in the National Institutes of Health's All...
Antidote to synthetic cannabis ‘Spice’ intoxication could be found in slimming drug
Early research from Queen Mary University of London has potentially found an antidote that can rapidly stop the intoxicating effects of cannabis and synthetic cannabinoids....
Nebraska discovery offers clues to why Zika became more dangerous
Credit: University of Nebraska-Lincoln University of Nebraska-Lincoln virologists have identified a Zika mutation that may help explain why the virus became more lethal during outbreaks...
Air pollution and poverty stack the deck for ADHD
Scientists at the Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health (CCCEH) at the Mailman School of Public Health report the first evidence that prenatal exposure to...
Soil amendments for healthier spinach
Credit: Carrie Green. Soils keep plants healthy by providing plants with water, helpful minerals, and microbes, among other benefits. But what if the soil also...
New AAAS Kavli lecture series to discuss issues in science journalism
Three prominent journalists will discuss the challenges of accurately reporting and presenting the latest science news in a series of campus lectures this fall sponsored...
NYSCF and BBDF announce the availability of stem cell lines for research
The New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) and Beyond Batten Disease Foundation (BBDF) today announce the availability of a unique and comprehensive collection of juvenile...
Women use gossip to compete for a man’s attention
Although both men and women gossip, women may be more likely to use gossiping and rumour-mongering as tactics to badmouth a potential rival who is...
