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'World's Happiest Animal' Bouncing Back, Thanks to Golf

Source:

National Geographic

Jul 13 2017

Newly discovered elovanoids called a 'transformative new concept of biology'

Source:

ScienceDaily

Jul 13 2017

A new class of mediators, or biochemical triggers, has been discovered that researchers have named elovanoids (ELVs). This discovery provides the first evidence of the existence of elovanoids and of their significant role in protecting and sustaining retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) and photoreceptor cell survival.

Novel bacterial physiology identified in the creation of biofilms

Source:

ScienceDaily

Jul 13 2017

A team of researchers studied the biofilm construction capabilities of nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHI), a bacterium responsible for sinusitis, pneumonia, exacerbations of cystic fibrosis and COPD, bronchitis and ear infections.

Diet rich in tomatoes cuts skin cancer in half in mice

Source:

ScienceDaily

Jul 13 2017

Daily tomato consumption appeared to cut the development of skin cancer tumors by half in a mouse study, report investigators.

Mountaintop coal mining causes Appalachian rivers to run 'consistently saltier'

Source:

ScienceDaily

Jul 13 2017

Over time, alkaline salts and other contaminants from the coal residue and crushed rocks in valley fills leach into nearby streams and rivers, degrading water quality and causing dramatic increases in salinity that are harmful to downstream ecosystems.