Amphibians can become tolerant to pesticides, but at a cost
Credit: Binghamton University, State University of New York BINGHAMTON, NY - Amphibians can develop tolerance to pesticides, but this tolerance can lead to increased susceptibility...
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Review article discusses potential role, benefits of non-rhizobia bacteria in root nodules of legume
Credit: The American Phytopathological Society St. Paul, Minn. (July 2017)--For many years, it was believed that the only nitrogen-fixing organisms of legume nodules were rhizobia....
New assessment identifies global hotspots for water conflict
CORVALLIS, Ore. - More than 1,400 new dams or water diversion projects are planned or already under construction and many of them are on rivers...
Key to speeding up carbon sequestration discovered
Credit: Adam Subhas/Caltech Scientists at Caltech and USC have discovered a way to speed up the slow part of the chemical reaction that ultimately helps...
Team develops fast, cheap method to make supercapacitor electrodes
Credit: William Kuykendall UW team develops fast, cheap method to make supercapacitor electrodes for electric cars, high-powered lasers Supercapacitors are an aptly named type of...
In baby’s dirty diapers, the clues to baby’s brain development
Credit: UNC School of Medicine CHAPEL HILL - If you're the parent of an infant, diaper duty probably isn't your favorite part of the day....
DNA tracking tool tips the scales for distinguishing invasive fish
ITHACA, N.Y. - Rather than conduct an aquatic roll call with nets to know which fish reside in a particular body of water, scientists can...
Depression among young teens linked to cannabis use at 18
Credit: UW School of Medicine A study looking at the cumulative effects of depression in youth, found that young people with chronic or severe forms...
Material from shellfish delivers a boost to bioassays and medical tests
Credit: Junwei Li/Xiaohu Gao Scientists at the University of Washington have discovered a simple way to raise the accuracy of diagnostic tests for medicine and...
Large multi-ethnic study identifies many new genetic markers for lupus
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - July 17, 2017 - Scientists from an international consortium have identified a large number of new genetic markers that predispose individuals to...
Team-based model reduces prescription opioid use among patients with chronic pain by 40 percent
BOSTON-- A new, team-based, primary care model is decreasing prescription opioid use among patients with chronic pain by 40 percent, according to a new study...
Media registration open for TCT 2017
WHAT: Media registration is open online for TCT 2017 (Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics), the annual Scientific Symposium of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF). TCT is the...
How dolphins inspired a potentially life-saving method for treating trauma victims
Credit: Douglas Levere, University at Buffalo BUFFALO, N.Y. -- A physiological process used commonly by mammals like seals and dolphins inspired the potentially life-saving method...
New tools help surgeons find liver tumors, not nick blood vessels
Credit: Vanderbilt University The liver is a particularly squishy, slippery organ, prone to shifting both deadly tumors and life-preserving blood vessels by inches between the...
New light on the secret life of badgers
Previous studies have fuelled the assumption that badgers are a territorial and anti-social species, living in exclusive, tight-knit family groups, known as 'setts'. This picture...