News tagged with colonialization

New drug doesn't improve disability among stroke patients

A new drug that showed promise in animal studies and an early clinical trial didn't improve disability among stroke patients, according to late-breaking research presented at the American Stroke Association's International ...

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Feb 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New detection method for UTI-causing bacteria means better treatment and fewer costs

A new method for identifying bacteria that cause urinary tract infections (UTIs) will lead to much faster, more effective treatment as well as a reduction in costs. The procedure, described in the Journal of ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mighty mesh: Extracellular matrix identified as source of spreading in biofilms

New research at Harvard explains how bacterial biofilms expand to form slimy mats on teeth, pipes, surgical instruments, and crops.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Chemical treatment for colony collapse disorder temporarily worsens viral infections in honeybees

(PhysOrg.com) -- Acaricide, a chemical used against Varroa mites that infect honeybees, appears to render bees more susceptible to deformed wing virus infections, according to research published in the January issue of the ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jan 20, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Cliffhanging corals avoid trawler damage

Bottom trawling fishing boats have devastated many cold water coral reefs along the margin of the North East Atlantic Ocean. Now, researchers have found large cold water coral colonies clinging to the vertical ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 20, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Deadly fly parasite spotted for first time in honey bees

Honey bees can become the unwitting hosts of a fly parasite that causes them to abandon their hives and die after a bout of disoriented, "zombie-like" behavior, San Francisco State University researchers have ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jan 03, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (13) | comments 11 | with audio podcast

Citizen scientists help reveal bumblebee decline

The great British public has helped scientists uncover what looks like a substantial decline in one of the UK's most common bumblebees over the last 20 years.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Honey bee mystery protein is a freight train for health and lifespan

Why are bee colonies worldwide suffering mysterious deaths? A unique study describes a single bee protein that can promote bee health and solve a major economic challenge.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 29, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

A widely used bee antibiotic may harm rather than help

Honey bee populations have been mysteriously falling for at least five years in the United States, but the cause of so-called colony collapse disorder (CCD) is still largely unknown.

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Antibiotic dangers trap bees in a Catch 22

Honey bees are trapped in a Catch 22 where antibiotics used to protect them from bacterial illnesses ravaging hives are making them die from commonly used pesticides, some of which are used to ward-off bee-killing ...

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Native bees are better pollinators than honeybees

(PhysOrg.com) -- The honeybee has hogged the pollination spotlight for centuries, but native bees are now getting their fair share of buzz: They are two to three times better pollinators than honeybees, are ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Oct 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Mental time-travel in birds

(PhysOrg.com) -- Certain types of birds may track army ant swarms using sophisticated memory and the ability to plan for the future.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Oct 14, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (9) | comments 17 | with audio podcast

Certain mouth bacteria signal pancreatic cancer

Particular types of mouth bacteria, some of which are found in gum disease, are associated with the development of pancreatic cancer, indicates a small study published online in the journal Gut.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New research: Are global honey bee declines caused by diesel pollution?

Scientists are investigating a possible link between tiny particles of pollution found in diesel fumes and the global collapse of honey bee colonies.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Oct 07, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (7) | comments 2

Vicious queen ants use mob tactics to reach the top

Leptothorax acervorum ants live all over the Northern hemisphere, but their reproductive strategy depends on habitat. Colonies are polygynous (more than one queen) in the forest of Siberia and central Europe, but functionally ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Sep 30, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0