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Researchers examine socio-ecology, climate responses of Zika virus transmission

Zika: The virus has emerged as a major public health threat that's rapidly spreading through South and Central America and the Caribbean.

22 Feb 2016

Organic meat and milk contain more beneficial omega-3 fatty acids than conventional

In the largest study of its kind, an international team of experts led by Newcastle University, UK, has shown that both organic milk and meat contain around 50% more beneficial omega-3 fatty acids than conventionally produced products.

22 Feb 2016

NJIT students building low-cost water filter for people suffering from kidney disease in rural Sri Lanka

Backed by a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, an interdisciplinary, student-led team from New Jersey Institute of Technology is building a low-cost water filter for villagers in the north central farming region of Sri Lanka who are suffering from high rates of chronic kidney disease.

19 Feb 2016

Virginia Tech scientist finds way to potentially track and stop viruses

Viruses are molecular thieves that take from their hosts under the cloak of darkness. But now a Virginia Tech scientist has found a way to not only track viral hijackers, but also potentially stop them from replicating.

19 Feb 2016

Specialised white blood cell in birds can destroy fatal fungal infection

Scientists have discovered that a specialised white blood cell found in birds can destroy a potentially fatal fungal infection which affects more than one million people every year.

18 Feb 2016

Virginia Tech experts explore new strategy to eradicate harmful viruses

With the outbreak of viruses like Zika, chikungunya, and dengue on the rise, public health officials are desperate to stop transmission.

18 Feb 2016

Tackling antibiotic resistance from a new perspective

Tackling antibiotic resistance on only one front is a waste of time because resistant genes are freely crossing environmental, agricultural and clinical boundaries, new research has shown.

17 Feb 2016

Ceres' petition regarding corn traits receives positive response from USDA

Ceres, Inc., an agricultural biotechnology company focused on forage and feed crops, announced that its petition to have a number of its traits for corn deemed non-regulated has been successful.

17 Feb 2016

First-of-its-kind project focuses on farming communities and dementia

Dementia is a growing health problem, with an anticipated increase in the number of cases in the UK of 156 per cent between now and 2051, according to statistics from the Alzheimer's Society.

17 Feb 2016

New briefing paper outlines six UK policy proposals to tackle sugar-related problems

A new briefing paper by a University of Warwick academic outlines six proposals for UK policy that could help the country tackle sugar-related problems at home and abroad.

16 Feb 2016

Household and outdoor air pollution kills more than 5.5 million people every year

New research shows that more than 5.5 million people die prematurely every year due to household and outdoor air pollution. More than half of deaths occur in two of the world's fastest growing economies, China and India.

15 Feb 2016

Five researchers named winners of 2016 Elsevier Foundation Awards

Five researchers have been named winners of the 2016 Elsevier Foundation Awards for Early Career Women Scientists in the Developing World, in recognition of research that has strong potential health and economic benefits.

10 Feb 2016

Bedbugs develop resistance to neonicotinoids

One of the most of the most widely used commercial chemicals to kill bedbugs are not effective because the pesky insects have built up a tolerance to them, according to a team of researchers from Virginia Tech and New Mexico State University.

29 Jan 2016

Using centrifugal elutriation and flow cytometry to answer biological questions: an interview with Peter Lopez

Flow Cytometry, the measurement of various cellular characteristics as they flow through a measuring apparatus, has so many applications.

From Beckman Coulter Life Sciences - Centrifugation 27 Jan 2016

Malaysian scientists join forces with Harvard experts to help revolutionize lung disease treatment

Malaysian scientists are joining forces with Harvard University experts to help revolutionize the treatment of lung diseases -- the delivery of nanomedicine deep into places otherwise impossible to reach.

12 Jan 2016

New federal dietary guidelines recommend day-to-day pattern of healthy eating

New federal dietary guidelines announced on Thursday for the first time recommend Americans eat far less sugar and focus on a day-to-day pattern of eating a variety of nutritious, balanced foods.

11 Jan 2016

Genetic mutation in starlings could shed light on mitochondrial disease in humans

Deakin University and UNSW Australia researchers have made a rare observation of rapid evolution in action in the wild, documenting the spread of a newly arisen genetic mutation in invasive starlings, which could shed light on mitochondrial disease in humans.

6 Jan 2016

Environmental contaminants contributing to increase in bacterial resistance

While the rapid emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria has prompted the medical community, non-profit organizations, public health officials and the national media to educate the public to the dangers of misusing and overusing antibiotics, the University of Georgia's J. Vaun McArthur is concerned that there's more to the problem than the misuse of common medications.

24 Dec 2015

University of Florida to dedicate expanded Southwest Florida Research and Education Center

The walls have been painted, the new floor tiles have been set and new science equipment has been installed in time for the dedication of the University of Florida Southwest Florida Research and Education Center's 7,000-square-foot expansion. The dedication ceremony is set for Tuesday, Jan. 5, at 10 a.m.

24 Dec 2015

Farming societies experience same growth rate as contemporaneous foraging societies

Prehistoric human populations of hunter-gatherers in a region of North America grew at the same rate as farming societies in Europe, according to a new radiocarbon analysis involving researchers from the University of Wyoming and the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.

23 Dec 2015

Agriculture News and Research

Researchers examine socio-ecology, climate responses of Zika virus transmission

Organic meat and milk contain more beneficial omega-3 fatty acids than conventional

NJIT students building low-cost water filter for people suffering from kidney disease in rural Sri Lanka

Virginia Tech scientist finds way to potentially track and stop viruses

Specialised white blood cell in birds can destroy fatal fungal infection

Virginia Tech experts explore new strategy to eradicate harmful viruses

Tackling antibiotic resistance from a new perspective

Ceres' petition regarding corn traits receives positive response from USDA

First-of-its-kind project focuses on farming communities and dementia

New briefing paper outlines six UK policy proposals to tackle sugar-related problems

Household and outdoor air pollution kills more than 5.5 million people every year

Five researchers named winners of 2016 Elsevier Foundation Awards

Bedbugs develop resistance to neonicotinoids

Using centrifugal elutriation and flow cytometry to answer biological questions: an interview with Peter Lopez

Malaysian scientists join forces with Harvard experts to help revolutionize lung disease treatment

New federal dietary guidelines recommend day-to-day pattern of healthy eating

Genetic mutation in starlings could shed light on mitochondrial disease in humans

Environmental contaminants contributing to increase in bacterial resistance

University of Florida to dedicate expanded Southwest Florida Research and Education Center

Farming societies experience same growth rate as contemporaneous foraging societies

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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