Glaciation and Europe’s inland aquatic species
The limited biodiversity in Europe’s inland water systems reflects a relatively young pattern set in motion at the end of the last glaciation, according to a study.
View ArticleHow the human brain composes complex ideas
The human brain creates complex thoughts by flexibly combining the meanings of individual words, a study suggests.
View ArticleEstimating limits of wind power
Researchers report an estimate of the maximum rate at which wind farms can generate electricity.
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Researchers report that colonization of the amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum by Burkholderia bacteria induces the amoeba to carry bacterial prey during spore formation and dispersal, and that colonized...
View ArticleGenetic mutations identified during remission may help predict risk of...
In preliminary research, the detection of persistent leukemia-associated genetic mutations in at least 5 percent of bone marrow cells in day 30 remission samples among adult patients with acute...
View ArticleDelay in administration of adrenaline associated with decreased survival for...
Among children with in-hospital cardiac arrest with an initial nonshockable heart rhythm who received epinephrine (adrenaline), delay in administration of epinephrine was associated with a decreased...
View ArticleBlood test predicts relapse sooner in early-stage breast cancer patients
Monitoring circulating tumor DNA in blood from patients with early-stage breast cancer can accurately predict relapse about eight months before it can be detected by conventional methods in the...
View ArticleStudy aims to reproduce 100 published journal papers
Following one of the largest-scale scientific reproducibility investigations to date, a group of psychology researchers has reported results from an effort to replicate 100 recently published...
View ArticleIrrational mating choices could reform sexual selection theory
In the attempt to choose a mate, it’s no surprise that females will select the more 'attractive' of two males –- however a new study reveals that female túngara frogs are susceptible to the 'decoy'...
View ArticleLife histories may explain songbird paradox
An explanation behind the long-standing question of why tropical songbirds have fewer offspring than temperate songbirds may lie in the life histories of the latitude-separated species.
View ArticleImproved microscopy technique reveals new insights into cell processes
Researchers have significantly extended the resolution of live-cell Structured Illumination Microscopy (SIM), a type of microscopy that offers many benefits compared to other super resolution...
View ArticleImaging techniques set new standard for super-resolution in live cells
Scientists can now watch dynamic biological processes with unprecedented clarity in living cells using new imaging techniques developed by researchers at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Janelia...
View ArticleScientists uncover the antigenic patterns of the recent influenza A (H3N2) virus
The human influenza A (H3N2) virus was widespread in many countries in the 2014-2015 winter season, causing more morbidities and mortalities. Through an antigenic modeling, it was discovered that the...
View ArticleThe influence of diet on autism
The present research shows a close association between diet and autism, poor eating habits, harmful substances from food, abnormalities in nutrient absorption, and utilization and metabolism; all of...
View ArticleIncorporating genomic sequencing, genetic counseling into pediatric cancer...
In a study that included children and young adults with relapsed or refractory cancer, incorporation of integrative clini¬cal genomic sequencing data into clinical management was feasible, re¬vealed...
View ArticleMedication improves measure of kidney disease in patients with diabetes
Among patients with diabetes and kidney disease, most receiving an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor or an angiotensin receptor blocker, the addition of the medication finerenone compared with...
View ArticlePlastic ingestion by seabirds
Plastic debris in the ocean may pose a risk to a majority of seabird species, particularly in the Tasman Sea, southeast of Australia, according to a study.
View ArticleHuman prion that causes multiple system atrophy
Researchers have discovered a human prion that causes multiple system atrophy (MSA), a progressive neurodegenerative disorder.
View ArticleEvolution of body size and shape in early humans
By characterizing the body size and shape of fossils from the Sima de los Huesos (SH) collection in Spain, researchers report evidence that Neandertal features did not arise simultaneously but instead...
View ArticleClimate and abrupt ecosystem shifts in North Pacific
Longer, less frequent climate fluctuations may be contributing to abrupt and unexplained ecosystem shifts in the North Pacific, a study suggests.
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