Important mutation discovered in dairy cattle Scientists have discovered a mutation with a built-in dilemma for dairy cattle breeders. The deleted gene sequence has a positive effect on milk yield but causes embryonic death in dairy cattle. Scientists have found ...

Another step towards understanding the quantum behavior of cold atoms A UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country researcher has explored the quantum effects produced when bosons and fermions are mixed at a very low temperature This news release is available in Spanish. ...

The entropy of nations Global energy inequality lessens, but for how long? The 18th century writer Adam Smith provided a workable metaphor for the way society utilizes resources. In his book "The Wealth of Nations," he argued that even as individuals strive, through ...

A novel look at how stories may change the brain Neuroscience research finds reading can boost brain function Many people can recall reading at least one cherished story that they say changed their life. Now researchers at Emory University have detected what may ...

Supercomputers join search for 'cheapium' Duke engineers using brute force computing to find new materials DURHAM, N.C. -- In the search for cheaper materials that mimic their purer, more expensive counterparts, researchers are abandoning hunches and intuition for theoretical ...

Sex matters for microbes Caught in the act! Researchers from the University of Bristol have observed mating for the first time in the microbes responsible for African sleeping sickness. This tropical disease is caused by trypanosomes, single-celled ...

Parkinson's patients utilization of deep brain stimulation treatment reduced in demographic groups PHILADELPHIA -- Among Parkinson's disease (PD) patients, female, black, and Asian patients are substantially less likely to receive proven ...

Researchers find simple, cheap way to increase solar cell efficiency Researchers from North Carolina State University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences have found an easy way to modify the molecular structure of a polymer commonly used in solar cells. ...

Cleveland Clinic researchers create online colorectal cancer risk calculator Tool provides quick, accurate estimate of patient's risk; improves upon existing guidelines; adds gender, race and family history as calculable risk factors January 3, 2014, Cleveland: Researchers at ...

Reconstructing the New World monkey family tree After landing in Americas, primates spread as far as Caribbean, Patagonia DURHAM, N.C. -- When monkeys landed in South America 37 or more million years ago, the long-isolated continent already teemed with a menagerie of 30-foot ...

Shingles linked to increased risk of stroke in young adults MINNEAPOLIS – Having shingles may increase the risk of having a stroke years later, according to research published in the January 2, 2014, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American ...

How invariant natural killers keep tuberculosis in check Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a major cause of death worldwide, and a formidable foe. Most healthy people can defend themselves against tuberculosis, but they need all parts of their immune ...

Call for better social science research transparency In the Friday (Jan. 3) edition of the journal Science, an interdisciplinary group is calling on scholars, funders, journal editors and reviewers to adopt more stringent and transparent standards ...

Study: Having Medicaid increases emergency room visits Unique study on Oregon's citizens sheds light on critical care in the US CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Adults who are covered by Medicaid use emergency rooms 40 percent more than those in similar circumstances ...

Environment affects an organism's complexity Press release from PLOS Computational Biology Scientists have demonstrated that organisms with greater complexity are more likely to evolve in complex environments, according to research published this week ...

El Nino tied to melting of Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier Pine Island Glacier is one of the biggest routes for ice to flow from Antarctica into the sea. The floating ice shelf at the glacier's tip has been melting and thinning for the past four decades, causing the ...

Are sweetpotato weevils differentially attracted to certain colors? Different colors attract sweetpotato weevils, depending on external conditions The sweetpotato weevil, Cylas formicarius (Fabricius), is the most serious pest of sweetpotato ...

Methane hydrates and global warming Dissolution of hydrates off Svalbard caused by natural processes Methane hydrates are fragile. At the sea floor the ice-like solid fuel composed of water and methane is only stable at high pressure ...

Pine Island Glacier sensitive to climatic variability A new study published in Science this month suggests the thinning of Pine Island Glacier in West Antarctica is much more susceptible to climatic and ocean variability than at first thought. Observations by a ...

Molecule discovered that protects the brain from cannabis intoxication Two INSERM research teams led by Pier Vincenzo Piazza and Giovanni Marsicano (INSERM Unit 862 "Neurocentre Magendie" in Bordeaux) ...

Animal cells can communicate by reaching out and touching, UCSF team discovers Signaling through direct contact not restricted to neurons, as previously thought In a finding that directly contradicts the standard biological model of animal cell ...

Study explaining parasite gene expression could help fight toxoplasmosis and malaria INDIANAPOLIS -- A newly identified protein and other proteins it interacts with could become effective targets for new drugs to control the parasite that cause toxoplasmosis, researchers ...

Men's and women's soccer: Physical or technical? A comparative study into the performance of men and women players in UEFA Champions League matches suggests that women and men each play soccer 'in their own way' This news release is available in Spanish. When the ...

Genetically identical bacteria can behave in radically different ways Uneven distribution of certain mechanisms during cell division creates diversity that can enhance a bacterial population's survival Although a population of bacteria may be genetically identical, individual ...

Patch outperforms Holter for prolonged heart rhythm tracking Scripps study suggests shift in decades-old practice for detecting irregular heart beats SAN DIEGO – Research by the Scripps Translational Science Institute (STSI) has found that a small adhesive wireless ...