Altered bacterial communities in the gut could be an indicator for Parkinson’s disease
Parkinson's disease is an insidious disease: by the time it manifests as the typical motor dysfunctions such as tremors or muscle rigidity, portions of the...
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Evolutionary ecology could benefit beekeepers battling diseases
Credit: US Department of Agriculture Some commercial beekeeping practices may harm honeybees more than help them, scientists warn in a paper published in the journal...
High-tech electronics made from autumn leaves
Credit: US National Park Service, Public Domain WASHINGTON, D.C., August, 29, 2017 -- Northern China's roadsides are peppered with deciduous phoenix trees, producing an abundance...
UMass Amherst biochemists simulate a protein-folding chaperone’s functional dance
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - Using a combination of computational and experimental techniques, a research team at the University of Massachusetts Amherst led by...
A milestone in aquatic toxicology
Researchers at the US Environmental Protection Agency and the University of Minnesota - Crookston marked a significant milestone in the field of aquatic toxicology with...
Extreme exposure
Although common opinion holds that exposure to pesticides increases adverse birth outcomes, the existing body of scientific evidence is ambiguous. Logistical and ethical barriers --...
The eyes have it
Our bodies, with all their different features and variations, are the result of well-orchestrated processes that dictate what and how cells develop into the organs...
Drought response in global crops may be as complex as day and night
Credit: David Hirsch Researchers have identified a set of genes that help control early drought response in a popular global crop. The pioneering study, conducted...
Thorough analysis reveals immune system dynamics after immunotherapy
By combining new system-biological analyses and advanced data analysis, researchers at Karolinska Institutet have been able to monitor the maturation process of the immune system...
Photosynthesis discovery could help design more efficient artificial solar cells
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--A natural process that occurs during photosynthesis could lead to the design of more efficient artificial solar cells, according to researchers...
Rise of male individuals in stingless bees colonies leads to queen’s death
Credit: Ayrton Vollet-Neto / University of São Paulo Queens of stingless bee species (Meliponini) face a reproductive dilemma. If they mate with males with which...
New diagnostics tool, the Xpert Ultra assay, improves detection of mycobacterium tuberculosis
Washington, DC - Aug. 29, 2017 - Researchers have demonstrated a new, improved version of the Xpert MTB/RIF assay, a test for Rifampicin-resistance (RIF-R). The...
Partnering with soil microbes essential to plant and animal life
Soils can be extraordinarily biodiverse and differ widely in the kinds of microbial communities that inhabit them. As our understanding of what governs these differences...
Placenta-on-a-chip: Microsensor simulates malaria in the womb to develop treatments
Credit: Florida Atlantic University Malaria, one of the most severe public health problems, affected 212 million people worldwide in 2015. This life-threatening disease is caused...
A bed & breakfast in L.A. reveals the lifestyle of a secretive fly species
Credit: Emily Hartop For nearly 30 years, Dr. Brian Brown knew about a mysterious unidentified phorid fly species, whose females would often be spotted flying...
