UT faculty member helps identify new species of prehistoric crocodile
Credit: Stephanie Drumheller-Horton Around 95 million years ago, a giant relative of modern crocodiles ruled the coastlines and waterways of what would one day become...
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USDA announces more than $8.6 million to support community food projects
WASHINGTON, D.C September 12, 2017 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced more than $8.6 million...
NIH awards $15 million to support development of 3-D human tissue models
More than 60 percent of investigational drugs fail in human clinical trials due to a lack of effectiveness, despite promising pre-clinical studies using cell and...
Preeclampsia may boost heart disease risk by altering blood vessels
Preeclampsia may permanently change the blood vessels of women who experience the condition during pregnancy, boosting their lifelong risk for cardiovascular disease, according to Penn...
Poll: Majority of Americans say tackle football is unsafe for young kids
LOWELL, Mass. - A majority of Americans believe it is not safe for children to play tackle football before they reach high school, according to...
Farming fish
Steephead parrotfish (Chlorurus microrhinos) are picky eaters. In the central Pacific, however, they appear to have taken matters into their own hands -- er, fins....
Virginia Tech biochemists dip into the health benefits of olives and olive oil
Credit: Courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The health benefits of olives-- and associated natural products such as olive oil--have long been...
TSRI study reveals new clues to how a successful HIV vaccine could work
LA JOLLA, CA - September 12, 2017 - Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have made a discovery that could speed efforts to develop...
Army scientists discover power in urine
Credit: Photo Credit: David McNally, ARL Public Affairs ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. -- Scientists at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory observed an unexpected result when...
Microscope invented at marine biological laboratory illuminates chromosomal ‘dark matter’
Credit: From Imai et al (2017) DOI: 10.1091/mbc.E17-06-0359 WOODS HOLE, MASS.-- Using a microscope invented at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL), a collaborative team of...
Researchers identify critical molecular link between inflammation and diabetes
A new study by researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UM SOM) has uncovered how inflammation contributes to a key feature of...
NSF-funded center at Purdue could help power US for next century
Credit: (Purdue University photo) WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The National Science Foundation has chosen Purdue University to lead an engineering research center, which will develop...
Forest regeneration experiment of 30 years yields results
Credit: Roseann Densmore A spruce forest regeneration experiment in Interior Alaska that spanned nearly 30 years demonstrates which forest management practices produce the best results....
Study: Social media helps students learn scientific argumentation better
LAWRENCE -- Adults often bemoan the amount of time young people spend staring at a screen and browsing social media. But social media can not...
‘Missing link’ explains how viruses trigger immunity
A discovery by Melbourne researchers has solved a longstanding mystery of how viruses trigger protective immunity within our body. The research team demonstrated a protein...
