UNC to create and test injectable long-acting implant to prevent HIV/AIDS
Credit: David Etchison, UNC School of Pharmacy Chapel Hill, NC - Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have received a three-year,...
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Biodiversity loss shifts flowering phenology at same magnitude as global warming
Researchers have revealed that declining plant diversity -- from habitat loss, human use, and other environmental pressures -- causes plants to flower earlier, and that...
In a quantum race everyone is both a winner and a loser
Credit: Copyright: Jonas Schmöle, Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna When describing nature using physical laws, scientists often start from everyday experiences. However, our usual...
The Role of Context in Ethnic/Racial Identity Among Minority Youth
Youth is a time of exploration and consolidation of one's identity. One important aspect of this identity is an understanding of one's ethnic/racial background. Ethnic/racial...
BRCA testing on the rise for those without breast or ovarian cancers
GALVESTON, Texas - More women are requesting BRCA gene testing associated with certain types of cancer thanks to increased interest in the procedure. Traditionally women...
Extreme space weather: Protecting our critical infrastructure
Extreme space weather has a global footprint and the potential to damage critical infrastructure on the ground and in space. A new report from the...
NASA sees Tropical Cyclone Caleb’s heaviest rainfall
Loading video... Credit: Credits: NASA/JAXA, Hal Pierce Tropical cyclone Caleb formed on March 23 in the South Indian Ocean southwest of the Indonesian Island of...
NASA sees System 91P coming together east of Queensland
Credit: Credits: NASA/NOAA The area of tropical low pressure designated System 91P appears to be organizing in NASA satellite imagery on March 24. Visible imagery...
Clock stars: Astrocytes keep time for brain, behavior
Credit: Herzog Lab. Until recently, work on biological clocks that dictate daily fluctuations in most body functions, including core body temperature and alertness, focused on...
Study confirms prescription weight-loss medication helps with opiate addiction recovery
Credit: The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston GALVESTON, Texas - Researchers from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have confirmed that...
Schizophrenia-associated gene research funded by $3.1 million NIH grant
A research team at Emory University is embarking on a multipronged study of 3q29 deletion syndrome, a genetic mutation associated with a 40-fold increased risk...
UTA quantifying coral species’ disease susceptibility by examining immune traits
Credit: Photo courtesy of Laura Mydlarz A biologist from The University of Texas at Arlington is leading a new study aimed at quantifying how susceptible...
Fingerprint’ technique spots frog populations at risk from pollution
Credit: Lancaster University Researchers at Lancaster University have found a way to detect subtle early warning signs that reveal a frog population is at risk...
The world’s largest diamond foil
Material researchers of Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen Nürnberg (FAU) have come a step closer to their goal of providing large diamond foils for practical applications. In...
Microwave-induced bismuth salts-mediated synthesis of molecules of medicinal interests
Bismuth salts are used as medicinally active ingredients for the past many years due to their minimum toxicity and side effects. It is important to...
