Research has shown that obesity increases your risk of developing diabetes. An Oregon State University study explains why not all obese patients get type 2…
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Melanoma patients receiving therapy that helps their immune system kill cancer cells respond to treatment differently depending on the types of microbes in their gut,…
Climate Change Will Destroy Environments, Create New Ones, and Undermine Efforts To Protect Sea Life
A healthy coral reef in 2012 in the Northern Mariana Islands. A year later, the reef was dead. The reef is a symbol of how…
The first fossil evidence of a rare botanical condition known as precocious germination in which seeds sprout before leaving the fruit. Credit: George Poinar Jr.,…
Sunscreen that includes zinc oxide, a common ingredient, loses much of its effectiveness and becomes toxic after two hours of exposure to ultraviolet radiation, according…
A gravid female krill, meaning she is carrying thousands of eggs and ready to spawn. Credit: Langdon Quetin Climate conditions play a significant role in…
Oregon State University research has identified the oldest known specimen of a fungus parasitizing an ant, and the fossil also represents a new fungal genus…
Ice core researcher Don Voigt examines an ice core at the West Antarctic Ice Sheet Divide (WAIS Divide) project. Credit: Photograph by Gifford Wong A…
The nucleocapsid phosphoprotein (blue) of SARS-CoV-2 (N) (grey) plays critical roles in multiple processes of the SARS-CoV-2 infection cycle, including replication and transcription, and packaging…
Amazon deforestation. Credit: Oregon State University A survey of more than 18,000 land parcels spanning 2 million square miles across 63 countries shows that a…
A humpback whale. The songs of fin whales can be used for seismic imaging of the oceanic crust, providing scientists a novel alternative to conventional…
The lead groups from Cornell University, Oregon State University and Argonne National Laboratory employ a set of advanced characterization tools to study the atomic structure…
Microscopic image of Tuber luomae, a truffle species recently described by Oregon State University researchers. Credit: Oregon State University As a first-year graduate student studying…
A compound given as a dietary supplement to overweight but otherwise healthy people in a clinical trial caused many of the patients to slim down,…
The white microbial mats seen here are telltale signs of areas where methane may be released from underground methane deposits. Credit: Andrew Thurber Oregon State…
Perovskite structure. Credit: John Labram, Oregon State University Solar energy researchers at Oregon State University are shining their scientific spotlight on materials with a crystal…
Motion capture and electromyography sensors measure a study participant’s movement and muscle activity while performing common VR gestures. Credit: Jay Kim Carpal tunnel, stiff shoulders,…
Watermelon Supplements Bring Health Benefits to Obese Mice Eating watermelon in the form of powdered supplements helped adult obese mice avoid some detrimental health effects…
We love coffee, tea, chocolate, and soft drinks so much, caffeine is literally in our blood. Scientists at Oregon State University may have proven how…