Many birds choose partners for life — it offers many advantages and often improves a…
Month: January 2017
E-cigarette flavours pose unknown harm risk
Electronic cigarette users are more at risk of lung damage if they use flavourings such…
Eight European countries fight against the Asian longhorned beetle
Asian longhorned beetles (ALBs), which are harmful to many broadleaf trees, have been spotted in…
Verizon executive says company unsure about Yahoo deal
Yahoo came under renewed scrutiny by federal investigators and lawmakers last month after disclosing the…
Bees prefer warm violets in cool forests, scientists discover
In new study of Missouri bees and wildflowers has revealed the reproductive patterns in wildflowers…
Evidence of Alzheimer’s in patients with Lewy body disease tracks with course of dementia
Patients who had a diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease with dementia or dementia with Lewy bodies…
Turning up the thermostat could help tropical climates cool down
New research done in Singapore shows that slightly raising indoor temperatures and equipping office workers…
Hot weather not to blame for salmonella on egg farms
New research shows there is no greater risk of Salmonella contamination in the production of…
Buzzing the vagus nerve just right to fight inflammatory disease
Electrical vagus nerve stimulation can help fight inflammatory diseases like Crohn’s or arthritis but can…
Mouse model points to potential new treatment for Alzheimer’s disease
Treatment with an inhibitor of 12/15-lipoxygenase, an enzyme elevated in patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD),…