A study of overweight dogs fed a reduced calorie, high-protein, high-fiber diet for 24 weeks found that the dogs' body composition and inflammatory markers changed over time in ways that parallel the positive changes seen ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 24, 2022
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Measuring how much antimicrobial medication is given to food animals is key to understanding how to slow antimicrobial resistance, when dangerous microbes get so used to antimicrobials that they evolve stronger defenses against ...
Veterinary medicine
Jan 12, 2022
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Cities worldwide are shrouded with air pollution – and it's killing people.
Environment
Jan 9, 2022
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A team of researchers from the University of California's Institute of Marine Sciences, Institut des Neurosciences Paris-Saclay and the University of Lyon has found that mother elephant seals are able to distinguish their ...
Consumers' choices about health products are influenced heavily by public information. A new study analyzed how media outlets responded to the endorsement of weight-loss products by TV personality Dr. Oz. The study found ...
Social Sciences
Dec 20, 2021
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The 2020 wildfires in the Pantanal wetland, Brazil, caused the immediate death of potentially 16.9 million vertebrates, including lizards, birds and primates, reports a study published in Scientific Reports.
Environment
Dec 16, 2021
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The invasive mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki) chews off the tails of freshwater fishes and tadpoles, leaving the native animals to perish while dining on other fishes' and amphibians' eggs. In a study published December ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 16, 2021
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The ocean's most abundant life form, a type of bacteria discovered by Oregon State University, consumes an organic compound commonly found in solvents like paint remover, a new study by OSU shows.
Ecology
Dec 15, 2021
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A decline in metabolism and endurance of skeletal muscle is commonly observed in obese patients, but the underlying mechanism is not well-understood. A research team led by Dr. Chi Bun Chan, Assistant Professor from School ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 26, 2021
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The most pristine parts of the Amazon rainforest devoid of direct human contact are being impacted by human-induced climate change, according to new research by LSU scientists. New analyses of data collected over the past ...
Ecology
Nov 12, 2021
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