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Life & Chemistry

Local Interventions and Metapopulation Stability Insights

Theoretical studies indicate that localized perturbations, such as adding a constant number of individuals every generation, can stabilize such fluctuations in…

Life & Chemistry

Impact of Environment on Research: Insights from Knockout Mice

In the study, Knockout Mice: Is it Just Genetics? Effects of Enriched Housing on Fibulin-4+/- Mice, lead researcher Ann Baldwin, PhD, suggests that…

Physics & Astronomy

Atmospheric Science Takes Flight: Greenland Research Expedition

Moore, chair of the Department of Chemical and Physical Sciences, is heading to Greenland from Feb. 18 to March 11 as part of the Greenland Flow Distortion…

Health & Medicine

CRP Liver Protein: New Insights Into Hypertension Induction

“We have discovered that C-Reactive Protein (CRP) is not merely a marker of the risk of hypertension, it actually induces hypertension,” said Dr. Wanpen…

Life & Chemistry

Mouse Stem Cell Breakthrough May Enhance IVF Egg Potential

Although the implications for human eggs are not yet clear, the findings are of interest because of the ethical and practical concerns surrounding the need for…

Life & Chemistry

DNA Analysis Sheds Light on Pleistocene Cave Bear Populations

The findings illustrate the ability of DNA sequence analysis to reveal aspects of animal population dynamics in the distant past and potentially illuminate the…

Earth Sciences

Empowering Inuit Innovation Through Essential Tools and Resources

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council grantee Barry Smit says the Inuit are sometimes not being given the tools they need to make the correct…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Ancient Farming Practices in Panama Date Back 7,800 Years

Ancient people living in Panama were processing and eating domesticated species of plants like maize, manioc, and arrowroot at least as far back as 7,800 years…

Environmental Conservation

Boosting Fisheries Insights Through Enhanced Data Collection

“Many fisheries scientists spend a lot of time and effort doing complicated analyses using complex models of their data,” said Adkison. “This effort might be…

Health & Medicine

UTSA Collaborates to Develop Chlamydia Vaccine in San Antonio

It's the most common bacteria-related sexually transmitted disease in the United States, so researchers at The University of Texas at San Antonio's South Texas…

Health & Medicine

Multislice CT Enhances Chest Pain Diagnosis in ER

Imagine coming to the hospital with crushing chest pain, only to find that emergency room doctors are uncertain whether you’re having a heart attack. The…

Studies and Analyses

Exploring Urban Sprawl Patterns and Their Quality of Life Impact

About 81 percent of the United States’ population now lives in urban areas, as does almost half of the world’s total population. Scientists and engineers say…

Health & Medicine

Malaria Transmission Risk Higher Than Previously Understood

For all infectious disease, R0 describes the most important aspects of transmission as it is the expected number of hosts that can trace their infection…

Health & Medicine

High Cholesterol in Healthy Women Raises Stroke Risk

“Our findings further underscore the importance of cholesterol levels as a risk factor for stroke, even if you have no history of heart disease and are…

Studies and Analyses

Forecasting Pollution Policy Effects on Transportation

The study will focus on transportation, where emissions reduction policies have significant consequences on the economy and materials use, and can fail due to…

Environmental Conservation

New Insights on CO2 Emissions and Boreal Ecosystems

Dr Kevin Robert Gurney, assistant professor in the Earth & Atmospheric Science/Agronomy at Purdue University and Associate Director of the Purdue Climate…

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