(Phys.org) —Sheep given supplements of organic selenium above United States government recommendations showed improved growth, weight and immunity, according to new research at Oregon State University.
Plants & Animals
Jun 27, 2013
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For many years scientists thought that mosquitoes provided the disease organisms which they spread with a relatively free ride because the insects didn't have much in the way of natural defenses to fight off these microscopic ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 29, 2012
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(Phys.org)—Mathematical models developed by scientists at the University of Bristol are providing new insights into why the placebo effect exists and when it should occur. Their research is published today in the journal ...
Mathematics
Aug 31, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study shows the production of sperm is more biologically taxing than previously thought, and expending energy on it has significant health implications.
Plants & Animals
Jan 30, 2012
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Important new information on one of the most critical protein machines in living cells has been reported by a team of researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and ...
Biochemistry
Jan 11, 2012
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Probiotic bacteria are rapidly gaining ground as healthy food supplements. However, the production of this "functional food" has its pitfalls: only few probiotic bacterial strains are robust enough to survive conventional ...
Biotechnology
Jul 6, 2011
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Life in a demanding environment with limited resources might be better for the immune system than living in comfort, according to new research from the University of Bristol.
Plants & Animals
Dec 6, 2010
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Bacteria don't have easy lives. In addition to mammalian immune systems that besiege the bugs, they have natural enemies called bacteriophages, viruses that kill half the bacteria on Earth every two days.
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 25, 2009
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