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Healthy people can reap mental health benefits from gardening

Many longtime gardeners will tell you that the garden is their happy place. New research suggests that many people may indeed reap mental health benefits from working with plants -; even if they've never gardened before.

7 Jul 2022

"Jelly Nata Probiotics" add value to pineapple while also solving the oversupply problem

A team of researchers from Chula Faculty of Science in cooperation with the Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University has developed the "Jelly Nata Probiotics" jelly drink made from pineapple to benefit the mental wellbeing of the elderly, add value to pineapple while also solving the oversupply of pineapples.

7 Jul 2022

Expert shares tips to help your vegetable garden thrive during hot summer months

Drought and heat are inevitable challenges in the vegetable garden. In the Southeastern United States, rainfall can seem like it's feast or famine -; there's either too much or not enough.

4 Jul 2022

Crucial gene in maize modulates specific chemical processes that contribute to flowering time, study finds

North Carolina State University researchers revealed that a crucial gene in maize called HPC1 modulates some chemical processes that contribute to flowering time.

4 Jul 2022

Researchers investigate the mechanisms of nanoparticle-mediated cadmium tolerance in plants

Engineered nanomaterials (EMs) have physiochemical properties, applications, and concentrations that either negatively or favorably influence plant growth and development.

4 Jul 2022

New technique shows how tRNA folding changes help to treat RNA-linked diseases

Researchers have developed a novel technique to analyze the composition and quantity of “transfer RNAs, which are tiny, chemically modified RNAs involved in protein synthesis.

From Penn State University 1 Jul 2022

Study shows how microbial functional genes-environment links for soil health monitoring

In terms of functional gene content, soil bacteria are important agents that influence how ecosystems work, but the understanding of their ecological implications and functional characterization is still insufficient.

1 Jul 2022

Curious population of black sea urchins can tolerate unprecedentedly warm sea temperatures

In bubbling vents off the coast of Ischia, a volcanic island in the Gulf of Naples, lives a curious population of black sea urchins. For at least 30 years, they have lived in these low pH, carbon dioxide-rich environments – a proxy for climate change-induced acidic oceans.

29 Jun 2022

Specific bacterial microbe can reduce the effects of nutritional stress on developing honey bees

Indiana University researchers have identified a specific bacterial microbe that, when fed to honey bee larvae, can reduce the effects of nutritional stress on developing bees -- one of the leading causes of honey bee decline.

29 Jun 2022

Research sheds light on innovative techniques to improve drugs for diseases

In a paper that was just published in Science, scientists from Sweden’s Karolinska Institutet and SciLifeLab explain how they were able to enhance a protein’s capacity to repair oxidative DNA damage while also giving the protein a new role.

27 Jun 2022

Novel inexpensive method to detect synthetic cannabinoids and banned pesticides quickly

To create innovative tests for a variety of chemicals, such as banned pesticides and dangerous, synthetic cannabinoids, scientists have changed proteins that are involved in plants’ natural reactions to stress.

27 Jun 2022

Genetic mutations allow great development of TB-causing bacteria

According to a study published today in eLife, scientists found how the bacterium that induces tuberculosis (TB) could quickly adapt in response to new environments.

27 Jun 2022

Scientists restructure the genome of E. coli using fragments extracted from mummy

An international group led by McMaster University researchers, in partnership with the University of Paris Cité, has recognized and reconfigured the first ancient genome of E. coli using fragments derived from a 16th-century mummy’s gallstone.

17 Jun 2022

Microorganisms mediate Sphagnum peatmoss resilience to warming

Microorganisms may provide hope that peatlands can withstand hotter temperatures in a changing climate.

10 Jun 2022

Characterizing the genetic factors impacting the immune response in type 1 diabetes

A new study performed has offered better knowledge about how genetic factors tend to impact the immune response of the body in type 1 diabetes.

8 Jun 2022

Researchers analyze the involvement of immune cells in lung cancer survival

Lung cancer affects approximately 48,500 persons in the United Kingdom every year. New treatments are urgently needed because only around 20% of patients live 5 years after diagnosis, and it is the leading cause of cancer death.

1 Jun 2022

Study shows how gene related to Nascimento Syndrome activates the cell response to stress

According to a Duke University study, a gene linked to severe learning disabilities in humans also plays a critical role in cells’ response to environmental stress.

31 May 2022

Rootstocks aid in breeding new tomato varieties that can endure heat and drought

Today's current varieties of tomatoes – ones grown in gardens and available in produce sections and farmers' markets – are a bit spoiled.

24 May 2022

'Traffic calming' helps coral reef fish to breed more successfully

Coral reef fish breed more successfully if motorboat noise is reduced, new research shows.

From University of Exeter 23 May 2022

Researchers propose new methods to save the world’s most important crops

Plants are just like humans, with their ways of dealing with stress. Researchers are tracing out plants’ stress-busting methods to save one of the world’s most powerful crops from adverse climatic swings.

23 May 2022

Stress News and Research

Healthy people can reap mental health benefits from gardening

"Jelly Nata Probiotics" add value to pineapple while also solving the oversupply problem

Expert shares tips to help your vegetable garden thrive during hot summer months

Crucial gene in maize modulates specific chemical processes that contribute to flowering time, study finds

Researchers investigate the mechanisms of nanoparticle-mediated cadmium tolerance in plants

New technique shows how tRNA folding changes help to treat RNA-linked diseases

Study shows how microbial functional genes-environment links for soil health monitoring

Curious population of black sea urchins can tolerate unprecedentedly warm sea temperatures

Specific bacterial microbe can reduce the effects of nutritional stress on developing honey bees

Research sheds light on innovative techniques to improve drugs for diseases

Novel inexpensive method to detect synthetic cannabinoids and banned pesticides quickly

Genetic mutations allow great development of TB-causing bacteria

Scientists restructure the genome of E. coli using fragments extracted from mummy

Microorganisms mediate Sphagnum peatmoss resilience to warming

Characterizing the genetic factors impacting the immune response in type 1 diabetes

Researchers analyze the involvement of immune cells in lung cancer survival

Study shows how gene related to Nascimento Syndrome activates the cell response to stress

Rootstocks aid in breeding new tomato varieties that can endure heat and drought

'Traffic calming' helps coral reef fish to breed more successfully

Researchers propose new methods to save the world’s most important crops

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