Sub-tropical corals vulnerable, new study shows
Credit: Brigitte Sommer The vulnerability and conservation value of sub-tropical reefs south of the Great Barrier Reef -- regarded as climate change refuges -- has...
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Researchers discover how fish recognize toxic prey
Credit: Steve Clay Predator animals have long been known to avoid devouring brightly coloured and patterned prey, and now an international study has revealed more...
Self-powered paper-based ‘SPEDs’ may lead to new medical-diagnostic tools
Credit: (Purdue University photo/Aniket Pal) WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- A new medical-diagnostic device made out of paper detects biomarkers and identifies diseases by performing electrochemical...
Firing of neurons changes the cells that insulate them
Credit: Balint Nagy Through their pattern of firing, neurons influence the behavior of the cells that upon maturation will provide insulation of neuronal axons, according...
No microbes? No problem for caterpillars
Credit: University of Colorado Boulder The microbiome seems ubiquitous: humans and many other species rely on billions of tiny organisms in their guts to aid...
UMass Amherst researcher receives $1.8 million to create Center for Autonomous Chemistry
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - University of Massachusetts Amherst chemist Sankaran "Thai" Thayumanavan has received a three-year, $1.8 million grant from the National Science...
How cytoplasm ‘feels’ to a cell’s components
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Under a microscope, a cell's cytoplasm can resemble a tiny underwater version of New York's Times Square: Thousands of proteins swarm through...
Hormonal tug-of-war helps plant roots navigate their journey through the soil
Credit: John Innes Centre A sophisticated mechanism that allows plant roots to quickly respond to changes in soil conditions has been identified by an international...
Study finds that gravity, ‘mechanical loading’ are key to cartilage development
Credit: Aerospace Medicine and Human Performance. Mechanical loading, or forces that stimulate cellular growth for development, is required for creating cartilage that is then turned...
How humans and their gut microbes may respond to plant hormones
Credit: Chanclud and Lacombe A bowl of salad contains more than vitamins and minerals. Plant matter also includes remnants of the hormones plants produce to...
Scientists find RNA with special role in nerve healing process
Credit: Tapinos et. al. PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Scientists may have identified a new opening to intervene in the process of healing peripheral nerve damage with...
Yoga and meditation improve mind-body health and stress resilience
Many people report positive health effects from practicing yoga and meditation, and experience both mental and physical benefits from these practices. However, we still have...
What’s the annual value of trees? $500 million per megacity, study says
Credit: ESF In the megacities that are home to nearly 10 percent of the world's 7.5 billion people, trees provide each city with more than...
Wealth disparity and family income impact the brain development of female youth
Credit: Provided by Baycrest Health Sciences Female teenagers living in neighbourhoods with wide salary gaps and a low-income household show changes to their brain maturation...
Where do heart cells come from?
Credit: James Short La Jolla, Calif., August 22, 2017 - Researchers from Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP), the Cardiovascular Institute at Stanford University...
