Making sense of research — research for practical application in land management
Credit: WOCAT According to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification, twelve million hectares of fertile, arable land is lost each and every year. Soils are...
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Guppies: Study sorts the maths whizzes from the dunces
Some guppies have a better sense of maths than others. It allows some to find the biggest shoal possible in which to be protected against...
Moffitt Cancer Center study shows improved response rates in myelodysplastic syndromes patients treated with lenalidomide and epoetin alpha
TAMPA, Fla. (Dec. 3, 2016) - Patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) suffer from a reduction in the number of different types of blood cells, including...
CPX-351 improves survival following allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant in older high-risk acute myeloid leukemia patients
TAMPA, Fla. (Dec. 3, 2016) - Acute myeloid leukemia, or AML, is a type of cancer of the blood and bone marrow. It occurs most...
Seismically active Katmandu region in store for larger earthquake
Credit: Photo courtesy of the University of Nevada, Reno. RENO, Nev. - An earthquake much more powerful and damaging than last year's 7.8 magnitude quake...
Filling need for fast and accurate assessment of blood’s ability to clot
Credit: Case Western Reserve University Case Western Reserve University researchers have developed a portable sensor that can assess the clotting ability of a person's blood...
Confirmation of Wendelstein 7-X magnetic field
Credit: Nature Communications Physicist Sam Lazerson of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) has teamed with German scientists to confirm...
A handful of photos yields a mouthful of (digital) teeth
A Disney Research team has developed a model-based method of realistically reconstructing teeth for digital actors and for medical applications using just a few, non-invasive...
New neuron dynamics model better fitted to the biological reality
Neuroscientists are currently working diligently to understand the dynamics of thousands of coupled neurons. Understanding how they operate requires accurate models. The trouble is that...
Advocacy and community health care models complement research and clinical care
Credit: International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Vienna, Austria--December 4, 2016--Global lung cancer researchers and patient advocates today emphasized that new models of...
Melbourne scientists publish evidence for world-first therapeutic dental vaccine
Credit: Oral Health CRC University of Melbourne A world-first vaccine developed by Melbourne scientists, which could eliminate or at least reduce the need for surgery...
Highly efficient genome engineering in flowering plants
Credit: ITbM, Nagoya University Plant biologists at ITbM, Nagoya University have developed a genome editing method to knockout target genes in a model plant with...
‘Baby boomers’ on dope: Recreational marijuana use is on the rise among adults over 50
The recent legalization of recreational marijuana (cannabis) use in California, Colorado, and Washington reflect the sweeping changes in the attitudes and perceptions towards marijuana use...
Children with Down syndrome and ALL fare as well as others treated on DFCI ALL protocols
SAN DIEGO, CA - Despite an elevated risk of toxicity from chemotherapy, children with Down syndrome and acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) did not experience higher...
Interest, skills and belief in own abilities steer youngsters towards STEM jobs
The fact that many young women do not pursue a career in the 'STEM' fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics may have its roots...
