The garden microbe with a sense of touch A common soil dwelling bacterium appears to possess a sense of touch, researchers have shown. A study, by Dr James Stratford at The University of Nottingham and Dr Simon Park at the University of Surrey, has ...

Toxic substances in banana plants kill root pests Banana plants protect themselves from parasitic nematodes by increasing local concentrations of defensive substances in infected root tissues This news release is available in German. ...

Picturing pain could help unlock its mysteries and lead to better treatments Understanding the science behind pain, from a simple "ouch" to the chronic and excruciating, has been an elusive goal for centuries. But now, researchers are reporting a promising ...

Each food fish can cause specific allergies Research into protein provides new insight into fish allergies This news release is available in German. Leipzig. Food allergies are evidently much more specific than previously assumed. ...

Magpie parents know a baby cuckoo when they see one Cuckoo fledglings are fed less frequently by magpie parents when raised together with magpie nestlings Cuckoos that lay their eggs in the nest of a magpie so that their chicks can be raised by the latter better hope ...

Keeping growth in check Ribosomal proteins RPL5 and RPL11 play an essential role in normal cell proliferation Researchers from the Laboratory of Cancer Metabolism (LCM) led by George Thomas at the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute ...

Queen's leads 6-million-euro European study to combat bowel cancer Queen's University has announced it is to lead a €6 million European study to find new treatments for bowel cancer. The research, which involves 13 partners in eight different European countries, ...

Hemophilia and long-term HIV infection -- is there a protective link? New Rochelle, NY, December 11, 2013—People with the genetic blood clotting disorder hemophilia who have been infected with HIV for decades have an increased ...

New system allows for high-accuracy, through-wall, 3-D motion tracking Technology could revolutionize gaming, fall detection among the elderly, and more Imagine playing a video game like Call of Duty or Battlefield and having the ability to lead your virtual ...

Precise docking sites for cells This news release is available in German. The Petri dish is a classical biological laboratory device, but it is no ideal living environment for many types of cells. Studies lose validity, as cell behavior on a flat plastic ...

UNL-led team finds less is more with adding graphene to nanofibers Creates potential for high-performance, low-cost carbon nanofibers Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 11, 2103 -- Figuring that if some is good, more must be better, researchers have been trying to pack more ...

Negative resistivity leads to positive resistance in the presence of a magnetic field In a paper appearing in Nature's Scientific Reports, Dr. Ramesh Mani, professor of physics and astronomy at Georgia State University, reports that, in the presence of a magnetic ...

Even when test scores go up, some cognitive abilities don't CAMBRIDGE, MA -- To evaluate school quality, states require students to take standardized tests; in many cases, passing those tests is necessary to receive a high-school diploma. These high-stakes ...

1 protein, 2 personalities: Penn team identifies new mechanism of cancer spread Cancer involves a breakdown of normal cell behavior. Cell reproduction and movement go haywire, causing tumors to grow and spread through the body. A new finding by University ...

Online tool aids clinicians' efforts to treat injured workers University of Alberta researchers have developed a new web-based tool to aid health professionals in determining the right treatment course for injured workers, helping them feel better and get back ...

In search of a treatment for a rare bone cancer Johns Hopkins researchers use FDA-approved lung cancer medication to shrink chordoma in mice Johns Hopkins researchers say that a drug approved to treat lung cancer substantially shrank tumors in mice that were ...

Hipster, surfer or biker? Computers may soon be able to tell the difference Researchers develop algorithm that uses computer vision to identify social groups Are you a hipster, surfer or biker? What is your urban tribe? Your computer may soon be able ...

Canadian researchers lead groundbreaking discovery in deadly childhood cancer This news release is available in French. MONTREAL, December 11th, 2013 — A new study by Canadian researchers may pave the way for more effective treatment ...

New gene therapy proves promising as hemophilia treatment UNC researchers package specialized blood platelets with genes that express clotting factor, leading to fewer bleeding events CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Researchers at the UNC School ...

Pregnant job applicants can act to dispel discriminatory stereotypes HOUSTON – (Dec. 11, 2013) – Pregnant women are more likely to experience discrimination in the job search process than nonpregnant women, but they can minimize bias by addressing negative pregnancy stereotypes ...

Alpine glacier, unchanged for thousands of years, now melting New ice cores suggest Alps have been strongly warming since 1980s SAN FRANCISCO—Less than 20 miles from the site where melting ice exposed the 5,000-year-old body of Ötzi the Iceman, scientists have ...

East Antarctica is sliding sideways Ice loss on West Antarctica affecting mantle flow below SAN FRANCISCO--It's official: East Antarctica is pushing West Antarctica around. Now that West Antarctica is losing weight--that is, billions of tons of ice per year--its ...

Police activities in Thailand may lead to riskier behaviors in people who inject drugs Recent increasing police activities focused on people who inject drugs in Thailand have involved reported injustices that may lead to riskier behaviors in people who inject drugs ...

Long-term use of common heartburn and ulcer medications linked to vitamin B12 deficiency OAKLAND, Calif. — Long-term use of commonly prescribed heartburn and ulcer medications is linked to a higher risk of vitamin B12 deficiency, according to a new study published ...

Acid-suppressing medications associated with vitamin B12 deficiency Use for 2 or more years of proton pump inhibitors and histamine 2 receptor antagonists (two types of acid-inhibiting medications) was associated with a subsequent new diagnosis of vitamin B12 ...