A novel, First Nations-led research collaboration has revealed a previously undocumented grizzly bear aggregation in…
Month: July 2014
Earth-like soils on Mars? Ancient fossilized soils potentially found deep inside impact crater suggest microbial life
Soil deep in a crater dating to some 3.7 billion years ago contains evidence that…
Exercise, relaxation activities positively impact people with social anxiety disorders
New research has shed light on how exercise and relaxation activities like yoga can positively…
Gender quotas work in ‘tight’ cultures, says new resesarch
Quotas probably won’t get more women into the boardroom in places like the US and…
Crohn’s disease research advances with protein identification
A protein has been identified by researchers, hiding in plain sight, that acts like a…
Scientists track gene activity when honey bees do and don’t eat honey: Significant differences depending on diet
Many beekeepers feed their honey bees sucrose or high-fructose corn syrup when times are lean…
First comprehensive library of master genetic switches in plants
Researchers have created the first comprehensive library of genetic switches in plants, setting the stage…
Obese women may have learning deficit specific to food
Obese women have a deficit in reward-based learning, but only when food is involved. Importantly,…
Brown fat found to be at the root of cancer-related wasting syndrome
Many patients with advanced stages of cancer, AIDS, tuberculosis, and other diseases die from a…
Gut microbes turn carbs into colorectal cancer, study shows
Colorectal cancer has been linked to carbohydrate-rich western diets, but the underlying mechanisms have been…