Nesting in cavities protects birds from predators — to a point
Credit: M. Arndt Nesting in cavities provides birds with some protection from predators -- but it isn't foolproof. A new study from The Auk: Ornithological...
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Seaside sparrows caught between predators and rising seas
Credit: E. Hunter Sea-level rise may be a big problem for saltmarsh birds, but so is predation, and birds sometimes find themselves caught between a...
Chronic liver inflammation linked to Western diet
Credit: The American Journal of Pathology Philadelphia, PA, July 12, 2017 - A new study in The American Journal of Pathology reports that mice fed...
Programs that teach emotional intelligence in schools have lasting impact
Social and emotional learning programs for youth not only immediately improve mental health, social skills, and learning outcomes but also continue to benefit children years...
Benefits of using Droplet Digital PCR for measuring immunotherapy response highlighted in presentations at 2017 ASCO Annual Meeting
HERCULES, Calif. -- July 11, 2017 -- New research demonstrating the clinical potential of Bio-Rad's Droplet Digital PCR (ddPCR) technology to measure patient response to...
How cells control nuclear size becomes clearer
Credit: Kazunori Kumi Over a century since scientists first observed that cells and their nucleus grow at a constant ratio to each other, we are...
Insurance coverage for CT colonography increases likelihood of screening
OAK BROOK, Ill. - People with insurance policies that cover CT colonography for colorectal cancer screening are almost 50 percent more likely to get screened...
The fork in the road to DNA repair
Credit: Osaka University The human body consists of trillions of cells, and within each are billions of DNA molecules. Strict maintenance of the molecules is...
Preclinical results support entinostat’s role in targeting the tumor microenvironment
WALTHAM, Mass., PHILADELPHIA and INDIANAPOLIS, July 11 2017 - Syndax Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Syndax," the "Company" or "we") (Nasdaq:SNDX), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing entino..
UCI study sheds light on regulation of hair growth across the entire body
Irvine, Calif., July 11, 2017 -- To paraphrase the classic poem, no hair is an island entire of itself. Instead, University of California, Irvine scientists...
Opioid tapering may improve outcomes for chronic pain sufferers
1. Opioid tapering may improve outcomes for chronic pain sufferers Abstract: http://annals.org/aim/article/doi/10.7326/M17-0598 Editorial: http://annals.org/aim/article/doi/10.7326/M17-1402 URLs go..
Highlights for the 2017 American Chemical Society fall national meeting
WASHINGTON, July 11, 2017 -- Journalists registering for the American Chemical Society's (ACS') 254th National Meeting & Exposition will have a wealth of new scientific...
PAINS-killer: UNC study finds serious issues with popular drug screening tool
A widely used screening tool deployed in the early phases of drug discovery to weed out undesirable compounds is wrong so often it can't be...
Researchers at UIC identify master molecule behind corneal inflammation
One of the symptoms of herpes simplex virus-1 infection of the eye is lingering inflammation of the cornea - the clear outer layer of the...
Imaging reveals how well PTSD patients will respond to psychotherapy, researchers find
A pair of studies led by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine demonstrates that scientists can predict, with a high degree of accuracy,...
