What causes algal blooms to become toxic?
Credit: Sison-Mangus Lab The disastrous 2015-16 Dungeness crab season, delayed and shortened by an unprecedented bloom of toxic algae, is a bitter memory for the...
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You and some ‘cavemen’ get a genetic checkup
Credit: South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology, Bolzano, Italy. Had an arrow in his back not felled the legendary Iceman some 5,300 years ago, he would...
Climate game changer
New research from University of Alberta and University of Vienna microbiologists provides unparalleled insight into the Earth's nitrogen cycle, identifying and characterizing the ammonia-oxidizin..
Understanding Caribbean mammal extinctions of the past spurs renewed focus on conservation
Credit: Lauren Gibson A Johns Hopkins paleontologist and her collaborative team of scientists report they have clear evidence that the arrival of humans and subsequent...
New guidelines point way toward more effectively addressing hypertension in kids, teens
The first new national guidelines since 2004 on identifying and treating high blood pressure in children and adolescents (aged 3-18 years old) have been published...
Tick-borne disease research receives global boost
A unique scientific resource for the study of ticks and tick-borne diseases has moved to the University of Liverpool with exciting plans for international expansion....
Long-term study aims to understand prairie ecology after farmland is forsaken
Credit: Emily Arsenault LAWRENCE -- Across the U.S., farmers have abandoned millions of acres of land due to economics and hindrances such as dropping water...
Selecting most effective materials for dental pulp tissue engineering
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, Aug. 23, 2017--To regenerate dental pulp tissue after emptying of a tooth's root canals researchers compared...
Climate change is luring Kodiak bears away from their iconic salmon streams
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Kodiak brown bears are abandoning salmon-their iconic prey-due to climate change, according to a new study. The bears are more interested in...
New understanding of how muscles work
Muscle malfunctions may be as simple as a slight strain after exercise or as serious as heart failure and muscular dystrophy. A new technique developed...
Canadian children’s nutrition suffers during school hours
Credit: UBC Public Affairs / Claire Tugault-Lafleur Canadian children don't eat enough vegetables, fruit and dairy products during school hours, causing them to fall short...
Peas that like it hot
Credit: Rosalind Bueckert Farmers across the world produce between 10 and 13 million tons of field pea every year. That makes it a top legume...
Big and strong may not last as long, according to UBC prof
Credit: UBC Okanagan In the battle of the sexes, new UBC research suggests that men may be stronger physically but women have much greater muscle...
Omega-3 intake reduces cardiac death risk according to comprehensive new study
Credit: Maki et al Results from a new study published in the Journal of Clinical Lipidology showed that in 14 randomized, controlled trials (RCTs) of...
Treating arthritis with algae
Arthritis is the most-widespread joint disease, with around 90 percent of all people over 65 being affected to varying degrees, but this degenerative disease is...