Partners for life? For some birds, better the devil you know

Many birds choose partners for life -- it offers many advantages and often improves a couple's…

E-cigarette flavours pose unknown harm risk

Electronic cigarette users are more at risk of lung damage if they use flavourings such as…

Eight European countries fight against the Asian longhorned beetle

Asian longhorned beetles (ALBs), which are harmful to many broadleaf trees, have been spotted in eight…

Bees prefer warm violets in cool forests, scientists discover

In new study of Missouri bees and wildflowers has revealed the reproductive patterns in wildflowers in…

Evidence of Alzheimer’s in patients with Lewy body disease tracks with course of dementia

Patients who had a diagnosis of Parkinson's disease with dementia or dementia with Lewy bodies and…

Turning up the thermostat could help tropical climates cool down

New research done in Singapore shows that slightly raising indoor temperatures and equipping office workers with…

Hot weather not to blame for salmonella on egg farms

New research shows there is no greater risk of Salmonella contamination in the production of free…

Buzzing the vagus nerve just right to fight inflammatory disease

Electrical vagus nerve stimulation can help fight inflammatory diseases like Crohn's or arthritis but can also…

Mouse model points to potential new treatment for Alzheimer’s disease

Treatment with an inhibitor of 12/15-lipoxygenase, an enzyme elevated in patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD), reverses…

Accelerated customization with smarter methods

A recent collaboration between the business sector and the School of Engineering at Jönköping University will…