The annual deaths that occur each winter in Canada due to poor road conditions can…
Month: February 2016
Running helps mice slow cancer growth
Here’s one more benefit of exercise: mice who spent their free time on a running…
Functional biomarker for age-related macular degeneration found
Adults whose eyes are slow to adjust to the dark have a greater risk of…
A penny for our thoughts? Copper influx key to brain cell development
A precision sensor has been used in a chicken embryo to find dramatic differences in…
Newly identified genes impact how transplanted stem cells give rise to blood cells
Scientists have identified crucial genes needed for successful transplantation of blood-forming stem cells. The new…
Aerobic fitness may protect liver against chronic alcohol use
Excessive alcohol use is responsible for more than 80,000 deaths in the United States each…
Enhanced levels of carbon dioxide are likely cause of global dryland greening, study says
Enhanced levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide are a likely key driver of global dryland greening,…
Ocean oases: How islands support more sea-life
A 60 year-old theory explaining why seas surrounding islands and atolls are particularly productive has…
Disease, warming oceans, rock lobster and sea star populations
Two new studies show how diverse marine organisms are susceptible to diseases made worse by…
Observing brain diseases in real time
An innovative tool allows researchers to observe protein aggregation throughout the life of a worm….