By studying mice without microbiota, scientists were able to demonstrate how the absence of microbiota…
Month: November 2015
Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a stem cell disease
For nearly 20 years, scientists have thought that the muscle weakness observed in patients with…
New method may help detect avocado pathogen earlier
An algorithm has helped scientists to detect laurel wilt, the deadly pathogen that threatens Florida’s…
Public health leaders urge far-reaching reforms to curb prescription opioid epidemic
A group of experts has issued recommendations aimed at stemming the prescription opioid epidemic, a…
High plains aquifer peak use by state, overall usage decline, study finds
The over-tapping of the High Plains Aquifer’s groundwater beyond the aquifer’s recharge rate peaked in…
Traditional calendar schools increase property values by nearly two percent in Wake County, North Carolina
Prices for homes assigned to traditional calendars were up to 2 percent higher than similar…
Lung transplant criteria biased against shorter patients
Short people have several health advantages over tall people, including lower risk for cancer and…
Earth’s climate more sensitive to carbon dioxide than previously thought
Ancient climates on Earth may have been more sensitive to carbon dioxide than was previously…
Programmable plants: Synthetic biologists pave way for genetic circuits
Taking genetic engineering to the next level, researchers are creating modular, programmable genetic circuits that…
Former smokers who quit within the past year are four times more likely to be daily users of e-cigarettes
Analysis of a national survey of adult tobacco use points to use of e-cigarettes as…