Compound halts foodborne bugs
CORNELL (US) — Researchers have found a compound that is safe for mammals but stops the foodborne bacteria Listeria in its tracks. Continue…
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Earth & Environment - Dec 14, 2011 20:45 - 0 Comments
Bees keep up as Earth heats up
CORNELL (US) — Bees and plants are able to keep pace as the warm temperatures of spring start a little earlier each year due to climate change, according to new research. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 21, 2011 11:56 - 0 Comments
Jet lagged? Time to reset that inner clock
CORNELL (US) — A better understanding of how circadian rhythms work could lead to better treatments for jet lag and perhaps even more serious syndromes, a new study shows. (more…)
Top Stories - Oct 17, 2011 10:28 - 2 Comments
Ancestor with an electrifying sixth sense
CORNELL (US) — About 96 percent of vertebrates—30,000 land animals (including humans) and roughly an equal number of fish—descend from a common ancestor with a sixth sense: electroreception. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Oct 13, 2011 12:14 - 0 Comments
How to rein in toxic bloom’s perfect storm
CORNELL (US) — The combination of climate change and nutrient runoff is expected to escalate toxic aquatic blooms, but localized efforts may be successful in controlling their spread from farms and lawns to streams, lakes, and ultimately oceans. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 4, 2011 11:00 - 2 Comments
Folates may treat deadly muscular disorder
CORNELL (US) — A nutrition-based therapy using B vitamins may be an effective way to treat a syndrome that causes myopathies and that can be fatal in children. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Sep 30, 2011 13:39 - 0 Comments
Immunity gene shields frogs from fungus
CORNELL (US) — A genetic mechanism in lowland leopard frogs makes them resistant to a deadly fungus that has been decimating other frog species for decades. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 20, 2011 10:59 - 0 Comments
Molecule unlocks blood-brain barrier
CORNELL (US) — Scientists may have discovered how to safely open and close the blood-brain barrier to deliver drug therapies for Alzheimer’s disease, multiple sclerosis, and cancers of the central nervous system. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 29, 2011 10:57 - 0 Comments
How gene linked to cancer moves cells
CORNELL (US) — Mutations to the p53 gene have been linked to half of all cancers, and now researchers have identified how the gene controls cell movement and invasion into other areas of the body. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 12, 2011 8:29 - 0 Comments
How gut grows is simple physics
CORNELL (US) — Embryos face a tight squeeze when it’s time to pack in internal organs, but with a little help from simple mechanical forces between neighboring types of tissue, they’re able to take shape and grow. (more…)
Science & Technology - Aug 2, 2011 9:15 - 0 Comments
Portable, pronto anthrax detection
CORNELL (US) — A device about the size of a suitcase can detect the presence of the anthrax bacterium in about one hour—even with a sample as small as 40 microscopic spores. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jun 21, 2011 10:38 - 0 Comments
Fish tale tells communication story
CORNELL (US) — The grunts and hoots that make up fish chatter offer a basic wiring diagram for how all vertebrates, including humans, communicate. (more…)
Top Stories - Jun 6, 2011 11:41 - 1 Comment
In pristine forests, fungus threatens frogs
CORNELL (US) — Untouched forests may not be a complete safe haven for amphibians. Risk of fungal infections is higher in such pristine environments, a new study finds. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jun 1, 2011 11:31 - 0 Comments
Dual bladder helps toadfish ‘talk’
CORNELL (US) — A swim bladder that is split it two allows the toadfish to be heard above the roar of the underwater crowd. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 23, 2011 12:29 - 1 Comment
Malaria mosquitoes split (genetic) ways
CORNELL (US) —Neighboring malaria mosquito groups in Sub-Saharan Africa have taken two different evolutionary approaches to fight pathogens, new research shows. (more…)
Top Stories - Mar 17, 2011 12:30 - 0 Comments
Mosquito sex combats disease
CORNELL (US) —The intricate sex life of the mosquito may hold clues to controlling diseases like the dengue and yellow fevers, and the West Nile virus. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Dec 7, 2010 12:30 - 0 Comments
Species decline compounds health risks
CORNELL (US) — The decline of species due to habitat loss, pollution, and climate change increases the risk of infectious diseases for humans, animals, and plants. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Nov 30, 2010 12:14 - 0 Comments
Farm drainage choking life from Gulf
CORNELL/U. ILLINOIS (US) — Tile drainage systems in upper Mississippi farmlands are the biggest contributors of nitrogen runoff into the Gulf of Mexico. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Nov 17, 2010 17:22 - 0 Comments
Warmer temps slow sap to a trickle
CORNELL (US) — As the climate warms, maple syrup production in the Northeast is expected to decline slightly by the turn of the century and the window for tapping trees will advance by about a month. (more…)
