Researchers have developed an integrated sediment, wood, and organic carbon budget for North St. Vrain…
Month: March 2017
How do some opioids cause severe itching?
Opioids have long been an important tool in the world of pain management, but the…
Implementing large-scale teleretinal diabetic retinopathy screening program
Can a large-scale, primary care-based teleretinal diabetic retinopathy screening (TDRS) program reduce wait times for…
Friction shapes zebrafish embryos
The biochemical signals that give an embryo its shape have been studied extensively. The role…
New rice strain could help farmers predetermine harvest time
A new strain of rice that flowers within a certain period of time after being…
Why are primates big-brained? Researchers’ answer is food for thought
Brain size in primates is predicted by diet, an analysis by a team of anthropologists…
Stars born in winds from supermassive black holes
Observations using ESO’s Very Large Telescope have revealed stars forming within powerful outflows of material…
Planetary waves, first found on Earth, are discovered on sun
The same kind of large-scale planetary waves that meander through the atmosphere high above Earth’s…
Largest ever brain cancer study reveals new secrets to inherited risk
Scientists have uncovered a treasure trove of information about the genetic causes of brain cancer…
New genetic risk factors identify two distinct glioma subtypes
An international consortium of researchers has conducted the largest study to date of malignant brain…