Climate change threatens 771 endangered plant and lichen species
All plants and lichens listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act are sensitive to climate change but there are few plans in place...
IRIS beamline at BESSY II extended with nanomicroscopy
The IRIS infrared beamline at the BESSY II storage ring now offers a fourth option for characterizing materials, cells and even molecules on different...
Despite pressures facing young families, parents take precious moments to play with their babies
Four in five primary caregivers of nine-month-old babies reported cuddling, talking and playing with their little one several times a day, in the first...
Breakthrough in photoactivatable nanomedicine for the treatment of age-related macular degeneration
Researchers have developed a light-activatable prodrug nanomedicine for age-related macular degeneration (AMD) therapy. Through the intravenous injection of the nanomedicine and application of light...
Formaldehyde, a carcinogen, is also used by the body to regulate our genes
Formaldehyde's toxicity was presumed to derive from its ability to crosslink DNA, but that happens only at huge doses. Recent discoveries that formaldehyde is...
Sugars in breastmilk could help treat infections, prevent preterm births
Breastfeeding has long been used as a method to help keep newborns healthy and protected against a variety of diseases. But certain sugars naturally...
Rising numbers of exotic snakebites reported in the UK
Exotic snakebites recorded in the UK have 'soared' over the course of a decade, as numbers of the exotic pet increase.
Emphysema more common in marijuana smokers than cigarette smokers
Airway inflammation and emphysema are more common in marijuana smokers than cigarette smokers, according to a new study. Researchers said the difference may be...
Caterpillars can detect their predators by the static electricity they emit
Caterpillars respond defensively to electric fields similar to those emitted by their natural predators, scientists have found.
Complex, unfamiliar sentences make the brain’s language network work harder
Sentences with greater linguistic complexity are most likely to fire up a key brain language processing center, according to a study that employed an...
