Yoga Can Lower Fatigue, Inflammation in Breast Cancer Survivors
Practicing yoga for as little as three months can reduce fatigue and lower inflammation in breast cancer survivors, according to…
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Butterflies and Bats Reveal Clues About Spread of Infectious Disease
There's a most unusual gym in ecologist Sonia Altizer's lab at the University of Georgia in Athens. The athletes…
Complex world of microbes fine-tune body weight
Microorganisms in the human gastrointestinal tract form an intricate, living fabric made up of some 500 to 1000 distinct…
All the Colors of a High-Energy Rainbow, in a Tightly Focused Beam
For the first time, researchers have produced a coherent, laser-like, directed beam of light that simultaneously streams ultraviolet light,…
Today’s Climate More Sensitive to Carbon Dioxide Than in Past 12 Million Years
Core samples were collected at the sites noted in the North Pacific Ocean.( Credit: Jonathan LaRiviere/Ocean Data View)…
Ecologists Call for Preservation of Planet’s Remaining Biological Diversity
The "Flume Room" at the University of Michigan is used to assess biodiversity in streams. (Credit: Brad…
Pivotal Role for Proteins-From Helping Turn Carbs into Energy to Causing Devastating Neuromuscular Disease
Research into how carbohydrates are converted into energy has led to a surprising discovery with implications for the treatment…
BioChip may make diagnosis of leukemia and HIV faster, cheaper
An assembled flow cytometry chip with size comparable to a U.S. Quarter. Credit: Tony Huang …
Exotic particles, chilled and trapped, form giant matter wave
Physicists have trapped and cooled exotic particles called excitons so effectively that they condensed and cohered to form a…