UW wins $7 million grant to wean crops from nitrogen fertilizers
MADISON, Wisconsin -- Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Florida will use a $7 million grant from the U.S. Department of...
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Cell signals that trigger wound healing are surprisingly complex
Credit: Michael Todd, Vanderbilt University In a sharp and pointy world, wound healing is a critical and marvelous process. Despite a tremendous amount of scientific...
Livestock grazing harming giant panda habitat
Credit: Binbin Li DURHAM, N.C. -- Increased livestock grazing in China's Wanglang National Nature Preserve has damaged one third of all giant panda habitat in...
‘Ideal biomarker’ detects Alzheimer’s disease before the onset of symptoms
Credit: prostem.eu Croatia, New Mexico (October, 2017): Absence of a prefrontal activation during sensory gating of simple tones detects the Alzheimer's disease (AD) before the...
To breed or not to breed? Migratory female butterflies face a monsoonal dilemma
Credit: Dr. Krushnamegh Kunte, NCBS-TIFR What do CPUs, stockbrokers, and butterflies have in common? They are good at investing their resources in the right place...
Does the titanium dioxide in food and nanomaterials affect the gut microbiome?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, Oct. 3, 2017 -- A new study has shown that the titanium dioxide (TiO2) frequently used...
Tiny protein offers major insight into foot-and-mouth virus
Scientists have identified that a tiny protein, which plays a major role in the replication of foot-and-mouth disease virus, demonstrates a greater level of genetic...
NIH researchers uncover drain pipes in our brains
(NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) By scanning the brains of healthy volunteers, researchers at the National Institutes of Health saw the first, long-sought...
Large volcanic eruptions in Tropics can trigger El Niño events
(Rutgers University) Explosive volcanic eruptions in the tropics can lead to El Niño events, those notorious warming periods in the Pacific Ocean with dramatic global...
Neuroscientists find ‘gatekeeper’ in itching sensations plays no role in pain transmission
Credit: North Carolina State University A study from North Carolina State University researchers shows that a neurotransmitter involved in relaying itching sensations from the skin...
Global research team fills language gap in plant science
Credit: Robert Hubner, WSU Photo Services To keep pace with the fast-evolving study of cellular plant science, an international team of researchers has created terminology...
UTA study sheds new light on evolution
Credit: Assist Basu Research from the University of Texas at Arlington and the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology suggests that hydrogen, oxygen, water and carbon...
Tiny poisonous Brazilian frogs are ‘deaf’ to their own call
Credit: Sandra Goutte Tiny Brazilian frogs still 'sing' despite not being able to hear themselves - this is the surprising discovery of new scientific research....
Mold contamination in sea salts could potentially spoil food
ITHACA, N.Y. - Like fine wines, sea salts are artisanal products that inspire talk of terroir, texture and provenance. Now there's evidence that they can...
Researchers identify free-flowing aerosol particles using holograms, lasers
Credit: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, KANSAS -- Holographic images of free-flowing air particles may help climate change and biological weapons watchdogs better monitor the atmosphere,...
