Biology

5 Henry Ford Hospitals earn top quality recognition for stroke care excellence

DETROIT – All of Henry Ford Health System’s five hospitals that are equipped to treat stroke earned Gold Plus and Honor...

A new deal for pollinators to be discussed at the EU Pollinator Week 2021

The EU Pollinator Week is an event that focuses on the importance of pollinators for healthy ecosystems, wellbeing, and culture....

News on fine cocoa flavor

Because a plethora of flavor compounds contribute to the distinctive taste of cocoa, its composition is difficult to analyze. Now,...

Coral reef cover, biodiversity, fish catches have declined by half since the 1950s

Coral reefs around the world are under threat because of climate change, overfishing, pollution, and more. Now, researchers reporting in...

How we age, as told by spit

Researchers in Japan have conducted a comprehensive analysis of the metabolites that make up human saliva using samples given voluntarily...

Chemical discovery gets reluctant seeds to sprout

Seeds that would otherwise lie dormant will spring to life with the aid of a new chemical discovered by a...

UT Dairy Science students win recognition at American Dairy Science Association Annual Meeting

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois – Dairy science students from the University of Tennessee Department of Animal Science recently garnered several awards during...

Plants evolved complexity in two bursts — with a 250-million-year hiatus

A Stanford-led study reveals that rather than evolving gradually over hundreds of millions of years, land plants underwent major diversification in...

Childhood maltreatment alters the HOA-axis activity in early stages of life

A paper published in the journal Psychological Medicine confirms the existence of neurobiological alterations in early stages of life in...

First enantiornithine with pintail elucidates role of sexual selection in early bird plumage

Do you still remember the first time you saw a male peacock show off his beautiful, extravagant tail feathers to...

FAU receives NOAA grant to assess shark interactions with recreational fishing

In Florida, recreational fishing is a year-round operation. In 2019, it attracted more than 4 million anglers and generated 88,501...

Researchers explore promising new stem cell treatment for MRSA superbug

Durham, NC – A study released in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine (SCTM), by researchers at the Baker Institute for Animal...

Giant Waikato penguin: school kids discover new species

A giant fossilized penguin discovered by New Zealand school children has been revealed as a new species in the peer-reviewed...

Grow and eat your own vaccines?

The future of vaccines may look more like eating a salad than getting a shot in the arm. UC Riverside...

Aquarium-led landmark study finds some shark species are tougher than others when it comes to surviving catch and release

BOSTON, MASS. (Sept. 15, 2021) – A new landmark study of over 300 sharks found that some species are extremely...

Married couples in supportive relationships felt significantly less stressed while watching horror movie clips with their partner than without, as measured by pupil dilation

Married couples in supportive relationships felt significantly less stressed while watching horror movie clips with their partner than without, as...

New forecasting tool enables proactive conservation of New Zealand blue whales

NEWPORT, Ore. – Researchers at Oregon State University have developed a method for forecasting the locations where a distinct population...

Treating infertility with drug-delivering microspheres

For an embryo to survive, it must attach to the lining of the uterus within days of conception. However, if...

Stem cells model genetic risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease

AD, the most frequent cause of dementia, affects an estimated 24 million people worldwide. With very limited treatment options, scientists...

How to modify RNA: Crucial steps for adding chemical tag to transfer RNA revealed