Climate change is luring Kodiak bears away from their iconic salmon streams
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Kodiak brown bears are abandoning salmon-their iconic prey-due to climate change, according to a new study. The bears are more interested in...
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New understanding of how muscles work
Muscle malfunctions may be as simple as a slight strain after exercise or as serious as heart failure and muscular dystrophy. A new technique developed...
Canadian children’s nutrition suffers during school hours
Credit: UBC Public Affairs / Claire Tugault-Lafleur Canadian children don't eat enough vegetables, fruit and dairy products during school hours, causing them to fall short...
Peas that like it hot
Credit: Rosalind Bueckert Farmers across the world produce between 10 and 13 million tons of field pea every year. That makes it a top legume...
Big and strong may not last as long, according to UBC prof
Credit: UBC Okanagan In the battle of the sexes, new UBC research suggests that men may be stronger physically but women have much greater muscle...
Omega-3 intake reduces cardiac death risk according to comprehensive new study
Credit: Maki et al Results from a new study published in the Journal of Clinical Lipidology showed that in 14 randomized, controlled trials (RCTs) of...
Treating arthritis with algae
Arthritis is the most-widespread joint disease, with around 90 percent of all people over 65 being affected to varying degrees, but this degenerative disease is...
Development of screening tests for endocrine-disrupting chemicals
A new article published in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry looks under the hood of how US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) scientists develop and validate testing...
Special focus issue of Bioanalysis explores bioanalytical outsourcing strategies
As the bioanalytical field continues to evolve with the development of more complex molecules and the demand to outsource work continues to increase, models and...
Countries in Europe with the richest biodiversity do not always receive more funding
Credit: Javier Ábalos Alvarez A recent study, published in the journal Conservation Biology, reveals that the investments and resources allotted for conservation only partially tally...
VTT and Fläkt Woods have developed an intelligent flow sensor for demand-controlled ventilation — high-quality indoor air, energy efficiency
(VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland) VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and Fläkt Woods Oy have developed a flow sensor which enables ventilation to...
‘Shapeshifter’ that regulates blood clotting is visually captured for the first time
We are normally born with a highly sophisticated array of molecules that act as "sentries," constantly scanning our bodies for injuries such as cuts and...
Comparing food allergies: Animals and humans may have more in common than you think
Credit: Michael Bernkopf/Vetmeduni Vienna Diarrhea after a glass of milk, an itchy palate after eating apples, swelling in the face after consuming chicken eggs or...
Wing shape helps swifts glide through storms, study suggests
They are among nature's best fliers, spending most of their time in flight ... now scientists have shed new light on how swifts can glide...
New insights into the world of trypanosomes
Credit: (Picture: Chair of Zoology I / eLife) Single specimens of the vermicular pathogens causing sleeping sickness swim inside the gut of the tsetse fly...
