Beware doping athletes! This sensor may be your downfall
Credit: University at Buffalo. BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Scientists searching for traces of drugs, bomb-making components and other chemicals often shine light on the materials they're...
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New system could remove two water pollutants from ag fields
Credit: Laura Christianson URBANA, Ill. - Algae blooms in the Gulf of Mexico use up the majority of the oxygen in the water, leading to...
Research at University of Illinois to investigate oil field biosouring with new technology
Credit: Tom Murphy A new research project at the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology (IGB) at the University of Illinois seeks to solve...
Biomedical researcher gets $1.9 million to study influenza vaccines and cross protective immunity
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--Dr. Sang-Moo Kang, professor in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University, has renewed a four-year, $1.9 million federal...
Study finds promise in new tactic to curb obesity: Address physician bias
CHICAGO, July 31, 2017-- An educational initiative at Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine is reducing medical students' negative attitudes toward people with obesity, a...
Wiley content sharing launches across Wiley Online Library
HOBOKEN, NJ--July 31, 2017-- John Wiley and Sons, Inc. (NYSE: JWa and JWb), today announced the launch of Wiley Content Sharing across its research portfolio....
Brain & Behavior Research Foundation presents 2017 Klerman & Freedman awards
The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation celebrated 30 years of awarding research grants, honored its Scientific Council, and announced the winners of its annual Klerman...
How camouflaged birds decide where to blend in
Credit: Project Nightjar Animals that rely on camouflage can choose the best places to conceal themselves based on their individual appearance, new research shows. The...
How mice babies ensure mother’s protection
Credit: Image: Luis Hernandez-Miranda, MDC The calls of new-born mice draw the attention of their mother. A group of neuronal cells in the brain stem,...
What does trophy hunting contribute to wild lion conservation?
Trophy hunting of lions, the killing of selected individual animals for sport, is highly controversial, and there is much debate about what it contributes to...
Cell senescence is regulated by innate DNA sensing
Cells in the body or in cultures eventually stop replicating. This phenomenon is called "senescence" and is triggered by shortening of telomeres, oxidative stress or...
Exercise in early life has long-lasting benefits
The researchers, from the Liggins Institute at the University of Auckland, found that bone retains a "memory" of exercise's effects long after the exercise is...
High altitude research aircraft explores the upper levels of the Asian Monsoon
The Asian Monsoon System is one of the Earth's largest and most energetic weather systems, and monsoon rainfall is critical to feeding over a billion...
The Gulf of Mexico before the spill
The Gulf of Mexico is a special body of water with a flora and fauna that may well be unique. While the Mississippi River continues...
Cells that stand in the way of HIV cure: Discovery expands understanding of marrow’s role
Credit: University of Michigan ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Every day, 17 million HIV-infected people around the world swallow pills that keep the virus inside them...
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