Study identifies molecular clues for age-related intestinal issues
Credit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI - Intestinal stem cells rejuvenate daily so bowels will stay healthy and function normally, but a new study in Cell Reports...
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15 years of GRACE: Satellite mission flies thrice its planned time
Credit: Astrium/GFZ "Revolutionary" is a word you hear often when people talk about the GRACE mission. Since the twin satellites of the NASA/German Gravity Recovery...
DDW® 2017 offers reporters access to leading research in digestive health
(Digestive Disease Week) Digestive Disease Week® (DDW) returns to Chicago, Ill., from May 6-9, 2017, bringing together physicians, researchers and academics from across the world....
Waiting to be sold: IUPUI researchers develop model to predict probability of home sales
Credit: School of Science, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis INDIANAPOLIS -- What is the probability that the house you want to sell -- or buy --...
Streamlining the measurement of phonon dispersion
Credit: Harald Ibach, François C. Bocquet, Jessica Sforzini, Serguei Soubatch, F. Stefan Tautz WASHINGTON, D.C., March 14, 2017 -- As the interest in renewable energy...
‘Going deep’ to measure Earth’s rotational effects
Credit: Belfi et al. WASHINGTON, D.C., March 14, 2017 -- Researchers in Italy hope to measure Earth's rotation using a laser-based gyroscope housed deep underground,...
Most atrial fibrillation patients don’t get preventive drug before stroke
DURHAM, N.C. - More than 80 percent of stroke patients with a history of atrial fibrillation either received not enough or no anticoagulation therapy prior...
Bonding chips using inkjet printers
WASHINGTON D.C., March 14, 2017 -- Today in electronics there are two main approaches to building circuits: the rigid one (silicon circuits) and the new,...
Acetone experiences Leidenfrost effect, no hotplate needed
Credit: Stoffel D. Janssens WASHINGTON, D.C., March 14, 2017 -- In doing his due diligence, cleaning his lab equipment, fluid physicist Stoffel Janssens from the...
Imaging at the speed of light
Credit: Video credit/Matthew Mann/University of Rochester Tiny micro- and nanoscale structures within a material's surface are invisible to the naked eye, but play a big...
The chemistry of redheads (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, March 14, 2017 -- St. Patrick's Day evokes thoughts of all things often associated with the Irish -- including...
Money, not access, key to resident food choices in ‘food deserts’
A new study from North Carolina State University and Campbell University finds that, while access to healthy foods is a significant challenge, the biggest variable...
Micro-organisms will help African farmers: Soil microbes to the rescue
Credit: Taye Tessema / Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR) Sorghum is the fifth most important cereal in the world. In sub-Saharan Africa, many farmers...
Spiders eat astronomical numbers of insects
Credit: David E. Hill, Peckham Society, Simpsonville, South Carolina A new study reveals some stunning estimates about just how much the world's spiders eat annually:...
At mealtime, honey bees prefer country blossoms to city blooms
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Hungry honey bees appear to favor flowers in agricultural areas over those in neighboring urban areas. The discovery has implications for urban...
