How a zebrafish could help solve the mysteries of genetic brain disease
Study sheds light on mutation involved in autism, schizophrenia COLUMBUS, Ohio - A close look at the rapidly developing zebrafish embryo is helping neuroscientists better...
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Scientists recommend measures to contain rapid woody weed spread in Baringo County, Kenya
A team of international scientists have recommended ways to manage the devastating spread of the woody weed Prosopis juliflora, where in Baringo County, Kenya, its...
Do physicians properly advise women with dense breasts on cancer risk?
Credit: ©2012, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, May 15, 2019--A new study has shown that more than half of physicians - primary...
Plant stem cells require low oxygen levels
Plants function as the green lungs of our planet. Rightfully so, due to the capacity of a large single tree releasing more than 120 kg...
UNC program receives recognition as ‘best evidence for impact’ on childhood obesity
UNC-Chapel Hill's NAPSACC program receives national recognition as 'best evidence for impact' on childhood obesity A March 2019 brief by Healthy Eating Research, a national...
Family crucial to orca survival
Credit: Yvon Gouedard Orcas live in stable, structured social groups. And their survival directly depends on it, as a CNRS and University of La Rochelle...
Trace metal exposure among pregnant women living near fracking wells in Canada
The Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology last week revealed the findings of a 2016 pilot study that measured pregnant women's exposure to environmental...