Nearly 3 Billion Fewer Birds Exist Today In North America Than In 1970

24th September 2019 0

A recent study published in the journal Science reported that nearly 3 billion fewer birds exist today in North America than in 1970. “Three billion is a punch in the gut,” says Peter Marra, a […]

A New Vaccine Offers Protection Against Genital Herpes In Animal Tests

23rd September 2019 0

The immunizations led to “mostly sterilizing immunity”—the strongest type of immunity—from the virus. As reported in Science Immunology, researchers delivered the vaccine to 64 mice and then exposed them to genital herpes. After 28 days, they found […]

Babies Born by Caesarean Section Have Different Gut Microbes Than Vaginally Delivered Babies

23rd September 2019 0

According to a new study, the method of delivery can influence the microbiome in infants’ guts, but differences were found to disappear overtimes. Scientists from the United Kingdom analyzed the DNA of gut microbiota from […]

Rare Polka-dotted Zebra Foal Spotted In Kenya

23rd September 2019 0

Recently, a zebra foal with a dark coat and white polka dots has been spotted in Kenya’s Masai Mara National Reserve by photographer Frank Liu when he was on the search for rhinos and noticed […]

First Gene Therapy For The Treatment Of β-thalassemia Approved

22nd September 2019 0

Bluebird Bio’s gene therapy medicine Zynteglo has been approved by European Commission based its clinical data from 32 adults and adolescents, for the treatment of blood disorder β-thalassemia in patients 12 years and older who […]

Dating App Users May Be More Likely To Control Their Weight In Unhealthy Ways

22nd September 2019 0

A study published in the open-access Journal of Eating Disorders suggests that the use of dating apps may be associated with an increased risk of unhealthy weight control behaviors, including vomiting, or use of laxative and diet […]

Online Shopping Interventions May Help Customers Buy Healthier Foods

22nd September 2019 0

Altering the default order in which foods are shown on the screen, or offering substitutes lower in saturated fat could help customers make healthier choices when shopping for food online, according to a study published […]

Cat Poop Kills California Sea Otters

22nd September 2019 0

New research traces fatal strains of the parasite Toxoplasma gondii in California sea otters to feral domestic cats and bobcats from nearby watersheds. The infection is fatal for only a fraction of the wild southern sea otters, […]

The Disappearance Of Icelandic Walruses Coincided With Norse Settlement

22nd September 2019 0

Research finds, a unique population of Icelandic walrus went extinct shortly after Norse settlement about 1,100 years ago. Walrus hunting for the ivory trade was probably the cause of extinction. It’s one of the earliest […]

Cancer Cells Turn To Cannibalism To Survive Chemotherapy

20th September 2019 0

Researchers from the Tulane University School of Medicine have discovered that some cancer cells survive chemotherapy by eating their neighboring tumor cells. The study, which will be published September 17 in the Journal of Cell Biology, […]

‘Browning’ White Fat Cells Opens New Avenue To Obesity Prevention

20th September 2019 0

Professor Mirko Trajkovski from the Laboratory of Metabolic Health at Geneva University, Switzerland, believes researchers are well on their way to cracking this game-changing conversion process. ‘By manipulating the body’s fat stores, we can make […]

Dietary Link Found To Drug-resistant Breast Cancer

20th September 2019 0

Drug resistance is the leading cause of death in women with estrogen-receptor-positive breast cancer, the most common form of the disease. Now, researchers have identified an ordinary dietary element that may increase the chances of […]

The Vaginal Microbiota Transplantation

20th September 2019 0

Researchers at Johns Hopkins have taken the first step towards trials of vaginal microbiota transplantation (VMT). Inspired by the success of fecal transplantation, it is hoped that transplants of vaginal fluids from healthy donors will […]

Scientists Unveil The Mechanism Of Red Light Produce By Railroad Worms

19th September 2019 0

One research group comprising Brazilian and Japanese scientists have discovered how luciferase produced by the railroad worm Phrixothrix hirtus emits red light. Luciferase is an enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of luciferin in fireflies, producing oxyluciferin and […]

Outdoor Exercise Reduces Progression of Common Vision Problem In Children

11th September 2019 0

Source: ARVO Journal: Guo et al. Outdoor Jogging and Myopia Progression in School Children From Rural Beijing: The Beijing Children Eye Study. 2019. Transl Vis Sci Technol. doi: 10.1167/tvst.8.3.2

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