Synthetic ’tissues’ build themselves
How do complex biological structures -- an eye, a hand, a brain -- emerge from a single fertilized egg? This ...
Month: May 2018
Bigger human brain prioritizes thinking hub — at a cost
Credit: National Institute of Mental Health Some human brains are nearly twice the size of others - but how might ...
MD Anderson and Amgen to accelerate early-stage treatments for several cancer types
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Amgen today announced two multi-year collaboration agreements aimed at accelerating development ...
For anxiety, a single intervention is not enough
No matter which treatment they get, only 20 percent of young people diagnosed with anxiety will stay well over the ...
The making of a human population uncovered through ancient Icelandic genomes
REYKJAVIK, Iceland, 31 May 2018 - In a study published today, scientists at deCODE Genetics report new findings about the ...
Scientists rethink co-evolution of marine life, oxygenated oceans
SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Researchers in the Department of Earth Sciences at Syracuse University have confirmed that rising oceanic and atmospheric ...
Hydropower in Cambodia could threaten food security of region
Credit: Kenneth Olson URBANA, Ill. - Farmers and anglers in Cambodia depend on the Mekong River's predictable seasonal patterns, but ...
Distinguished marine chemist receives Rosenstiel Award
Credit: Abreu Photography MIAMI--The University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science selected Frank J. Millero as ...
A new understanding of how glucose makes you fat
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - May 31, 2018 - Glucose is the energy that fuels cells, and the body likes ...
UT Health San Antonio receives $24 million NIH research boost
For the third time in 10 years, UT Health San Antonio has garnered highly competitive National Institutes of Health (NIH) ...
Experts in infection prevention and control publish two new textbooks
May 31, 2018 (Arlington, VA) - The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) has published two new textbooks on ...
Drowsy worms offer new insights into the neuroscience of sleep
Credit: Laboratory of Developmental Genetics at The Rockefeller University A good night of sleep entails about eight hours of blissful ...
Scientists reveal the secrets behind Pluto’s dunes
Credit: University of Plymouth Scientists have discovered dunes on Pluto, and say they are likely to have been formed of ...
New Horizons data reveals dunes made of methane on Pluto
Dunes are known to form on Earth, Mars, Venus, Titan and Comet 67P - and now on the dwarf planet ...
Stronger biosecurity measures slow the spread of plant pathogens despite trade increases
Credit: HeungSoon, Pixabay Biosecurity measures can effectively curb the rate of invasive plant pathogen introductions, even as trade and travel ...
Research shows biosecurity reduces invasions of plant pathogens over a national border
Credit: University of Kansas | KU News Service LAWRENCE -- A major new study appearing in PLOS Biology on May ...
Research reveals how the same foods create markedly different environmental impacts
Credit: Joseph Poore Researchers at Oxford University and the Swiss agricultural research institute, Agroscope, have created the most comprehensive database ...
Massive analysis reveals ways to make food earth-friendly again
A novel and potentially unrivalled meta-analysis of global food production cycles and their environmental impacts around the world may serve ...
Old Maori village discovered by Otago archaeologists
Credit: Cinema East A group of University of Otago archaeologists have uncovered the peripheries of a 14th century Māori village ...
First peoples: Study finds two ancient ancestries ‘reconverged’ with settling of South America
Recent research has suggested that the first people to enter the Americas split into two ancestral branches, the northern and ...
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Looking beyond microplastics, Oregon State researchers find that cotton and synthetic microfibers impact behavior and growth of aquatic organisms
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Face masks cut distance airborne pathogens could travel in half, new study finds
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Why lung cancer doesn’t respond well to immunotherapy
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Study presents novel therapeutic target for treatment of sepsis
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Discovery of new ice may change understanding of water
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Statistics remove bias from debate about how well mouse models mimic human disease