£10 million deal to boost impact of animal science innovations
(University of Edinburgh) Innovations that improve the health of farmed animals and raise agricultural productivity will be brought to market with the support of a...
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Neuro Kinetics announces another breakthrough in eye tracking assessment and technology
PITTSBURGH, PA (April 5, 2017) -- Neuro Kinetics, Inc. (NKI), the global leader in clinical eye tracking and neural functional assessment, announces the issuance of...
Study examines effects of spaceflight on immune system
Credit: NASA Getting sick isn't fun for anyone, but it could be especially taxing for crew members aboard the International Space Station. Protecting crew health...
USDA announces $6.3 million in available funding to combat childhood obesity
WASHINGTON, D.C. April 5, 2017 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced $6.3 million in available...
USDA announces $1.2 million to support aquaculture research projects
WASHINGTON, D.C. April 5, 2017 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced $1.2 million in available...
Stanford study explores risk of deforestation as agriculture expands in Africa
Next time you bite into a chocolate bar, think of Africa. The continent produces nearly 70 percent of the world's cocoa, a growing output that...
Lego figures don’t stand a chance against time reversal
Credit: Brigham Young University A crowd of 29 stands still, positioned as lookouts in various directions. A chirp punctuates the silence before being replaced by...
NJIT engineer wins an NSF CAREER grant to advance next-generation batteries
Credit: NJIT Mechanical engineer Siva Nadimpalli is targeting a key roadblock in the development of high-capacity, affordable and long-lived batteries with a multi-year Faculty Early...
A one-two punch hits pancreatic cancer where it hurts
Loading video... Garvan Institute researchers used cutting-edge intravital microscopy techniques to peer directly into pancreatic tumors inside a living animal, and to watch, in real...
When the doctor recommends against the surgery a breast cancer patient wants
Credit: Michigan Medicine ANN ARBOR, Michigan - More women with breast cancer are electing to have both breasts removed, even when cancer affects only one...
Biomarker could lead to personalized therapies for prostate cancer
COLUMBIA, Mo. - In 2016, more than 181,000 new cases of prostate cancer were reported in the U.S., according to the American Cancer Society. The...
Deep sleep may act as fountain of youth in old age
Credit: Courtesy of Matthew Walker and Bryce Mander As we grow old, our nights are frequently plagued by bouts of wakefulness, bathroom trips and other...
Peering into black holes using an Earth-sized telescope
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - Turning the Earth into one giant telescope by coordinating observations from instruments arrayed around the world, teams of radio...
Unexpected protein structure findings could lead to new therapies
Credit: Greg Stewart/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Scientists have determined unexpected characteristics of a key protein linked to blood pressure control and to nerve growth, pain...
Artificial topological matter opens new research directions
Credit: Image credit: I. Belopolski, Princeton University An international team of researchers have created a new structure that allows the tuning of topological properties in...
