Study finds 1 in 8 Calgary homes exceed Health Canada’s acceptable radon level
Credit: Riley Brandt Radon gas is a colourless, odourless radioactive gas that has been linked to lung cancer. Now, University of Calgary, Cumming School of...
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Brain scans show dopamine levels fall during migraine attacks
ANN ARBOR--Using PET scans of the brain, University of Michigan researchers showed that dopamine falls and fluctuates at different times during a migraine headache. This...
Officials dedicate OSC’s newest, most powerful supercomputer
Credit: OSC J.C. "Jesse" Owens possessed both elite speed and raw power, which he honed and blended on his way to winning four Olympic gold...
Team highlights work on tuning block polymers for nanostructured systems
High-performance materials are enabling major advances in a wide range of applications from energy generation and digital information storage to disease screening and medical devices....
Fred Hutch scientists to cover advances in immunotherapy, proteomics at AACR
Scientists from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle are scheduled to present and discuss the latest developments in immunotherapy and proteomics at the...
Case comprehensive cancer center analyzes brain tumor data, doubles known risk factors for glioma
A massive new study involving blood samples from over 30,000 individuals has identified 13 new genetic risk factors for glioma, the most common type of...
NASA laser communications to provide Orion faster connections
Credit: NASA NASA is working to forever change the way astronauts communicate to and from space using an advanced laser communications system called LEMNOS, which...
Reusable carbon nanotubes could be the water filter of the future, says RIT study
Credit: John-David Rocha and Reginald Rogers A new class of carbon nanotubes could be the next-generation clean-up crew for toxic sludge and contaminated water, say...
Social bees have kept their gut microbes for 80 million years
Credit: Eunice Soh About 80 million years ago, a group of bees began exhibiting social behavior, which includes raising young together, sharing food resources and...
11 percent of disappearing groundwater used to grow internationally traded food
Loading video... Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/Kathryn Mersmann Wheat, rice, sugar, cotton and maize are among the essential internationally traded crops in the global...
Tackling resilience: Finding order in chaos to help buffer against climate change
Credit: South Florida Water Management District "Resilience" is a buzzword often used in scientific literature to describe how animals, plants and landscapes can persist under...
Study reveals listeria bacteria can hide inside tissue of romaine lettuce
Credit: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A Purdue University study shows that the bacteria Listeria monocytogenes can live inside the tissue of romaine lettuce,...
Research highlights for Experimental Biology 2017 in Chicago, April 22-26
BETHESDA, Md., March 29, 2017 - Cutting-edge multidisciplinary research from across the life sciences will be presented at the Experimental Biology 2017 meeting (EB 2017),...
Journal: Researchers can track hazardous chemicals from fast-food wrappers in the body
Credit: UAB News BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Research teams from the University of Alabama at Birmingham's School of Medicine and the University of Notre Dame have...
A bird’s blind spot plays an important role in its vision
Credit: Tyrrell et al (2017) The width of a bird's visual binocular field is partially determined by the size of the blind area in front...
