Discomfort: a word that no one wants to associate with a medical procedure. But sadly, it’s sometimes unavoidable. A new
Month: May 2019
The quiet loss of knowledge threatens indigenous communities
Plants play an important role for most indigenous communities in South America, and not merely as a source of food.
India could meet air quality standards by cutting household fuel use
India could make a major dent in air pollution by curbing emissions from dirty household fuels such as wood, dung,
Plant Cells Eat Their Own … Membranes and Oil Droplets
Study IDs dual role for “autophagy”—a.k.a. “self-eating”—in building and breaking down plant oils. Manipulating the process could drive up oil
High rates of formula use with low-income infants
The World Health Organization and American Academy of Pediatrics recommends exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life. However,
Mobile prenatal app shown to reduce in-person visits during pregnancy
Using the mobile app Babyscripts reduced in-person prenatal care visits while maintaining patient and provider satisfaction, according to research published
Early intervention could be key to battling invasive species
An international team of ecologists has carried out the first global meta-analysis of the characteristics and size of invasive alien
Researchers develop soft tissue substitute with fewer side effects
A team of plastic surgeons and material scientists has made an important advance in treating the common clinical problem of
Finnish school students outperform US students on ‘fake news’ digital literacy tasks
A recent study revealed students at an international school in Finland significantly outperformed U.S. students on tasks which measure digital
Drugs that block CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing identified
The discovery of the first small-molecule inhibitors of the Streptococcus pyogenes Cas9 (SpCas9) protein could enable more precise control over
