Faba fix for corn’s nitrogen need
Credit: Masoud Hashemi. Researchers have good news for growers. Farmers raising a nitrogen-hungry crop like sweet corn may save up to half of their nitrogen...
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New glaucoma treatment could ease symptoms while you sleep
Credit: Clare Kiernan, University of British Columbia Eye drops developed by UBC researchers could one day treat glaucoma while you sleep - helping to heal...
Researchers find doubling shelter cats’ space radically reduces upper respiratory disease
Feline upper respiratory infection in shelter cats can be dramatically decreased by doubling cage sizes and providing cats with two compartments, reported Morris Animal Foundation-funded...
Absence of a transcription factor halts tooth development in mid-stride
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Amjad Javed, Ph.D., and University of Alabama at Birmingham colleagues have found a key role in tooth development for the...
Even short travel can spread colistin-resistant bacteria
Osaka - The emergence of antibiotic resistance among dangerous pathogens is increasingly problematic worldwide. Many strains of infectious bacteria have become multidrug-resistant, and cannot be...
Study confirms link between traumatic brain injury and dementia
The risk of dementia, including Alzheimer's, was significantly higher in people who had experienced a traumatic brain injury (TBI) than with people who had no...
Nanoparticles for lung cancer pass next test
(PHILADELPHIA) -- The most common type of lung cancer, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), continues to be difficult to treat, with five year survival rates...
Two Colorado studies find resistance mechanisms in ALK+ and ROS1+ cancers
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Targeted treatments have revolutionized care for lung cancer patients whose tumors harbor ALK or ROS1 alterations. Basically, cancers may...
Scientists record brain activity of free-flying bats
Credit: Dave Schmelick and Len Turner/Johns Hopkins University Johns Hopkins University researchers have developed a way to study the brain of a bat as it...
Berkeley engineers build smallest volume, most efficient wireless nerve stimulator
Credit: Rikky Muller In 2016, University of California, Berkeley, engineers demonstrated the first implanted, ultrasonic neural dust sensors, bringing closer the day when a Fitbit-like...
Scientists learn how to avoid a roadblock when reprogramming cells
SAN FRANCISCO, CA--April 10, 2018--Over a decade ago, Shinya Yamanaka and Kazutoshi Takahashi made a discovery that would revolutionize biomedical research and trigger the field...
Vampire bats’ bloody teamwork
Many mammals consume blood as part of their diet, but blood is actually a pretty poor source of energy. Only bats (order Chiroptera) include species...
Study finds humans and others exposed to prenatal stress have high stress levels after birth
Credit: Adrian V. Jaeggi Vertebrate species, including humans, exposed to stress prenatally tend to have higher stress hormones after birth, according to a new Dartmouth-led...
Biomarker panel can guide treatment of brain cancer
In an article published April 10th in the journal Cell Reports, researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) describe a biomarker panel that could...
Cancer risk rises as patients wait for diagnostic testing
PHILADELPHIA - The longer a patient with a positive screening result waits for diagnostic testing, the worse their cancer outcomes may become, according to a...