Switching to firm contracts may prevent natural gas fuel shortages at US power plants
New research now indicates that these fuel shortages are not due to failures of pipelines and that in certain areas of the country a...
How molecular chaperones dissolve protein aggregates linked to Parkinson’s disease
In many neurodegenerative diseases, proteins clump in the brain, forming so-called amyloid fibrils. Yet there exists a cellular defence mechanism that counteracts this process...
Preventing childhood obesity requires changes in parents’ and clinicians’ early-life care
Interventions to prevent obesity in children typically don't target the first 1,000 days of life - -a critical period in which environmental and nutritional...
Review of plants’ role in antibacterial activity clears new paths for drug discovery
New research examines 459 plant natural products that met rigorous criteria for demonstrating antibacterial activity.
The 20 best places to tackle US farm nitrogen pollution
A pioneering study of U.S nitrogen use in agriculture has identified 20 places across the country where farmers, government, and citizens should target nitrogen...
Drug-resistant germ packs punch to US travelers
One type of the salmonella bacteria is much more likely to cause disease and fend off frontline antibiotics when acquired in Europe, Asia, and...
At what age is it considered child neglect to leave a child home alone?
A majority of social workers surveyed believe children should be at least 12 before being left home alone four hours or longer, and they...
Researchers discover key stem cell dormancy mechanism which could help unlock future cancer treatments
Researchers have made new findings which provide a broader understanding of how dormant hematopoietic stem cells are activated and could pave the way towards...
