News tagged with fish lesions

The 'see food' diet

Current research suggests that a diet high in omega-3 fatty acids may help prevent one of the leading causes of legal blindness among the elderly. The related report by Tuo et al, "A high omega-3 fatty acid diet reduces retinal ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Estrogen linked to lowered immunity in fish

Exposure to estrogen reduces production of immune-related proteins in fish. This suggests that certain compounds, known as endocrine disruptors, may make fish more susceptible to disease.

Biology / Ecology

created Jun 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0




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Catching a coral killer

Coral reefs play an important role in marine ecosystems, so it's concerning to scientists, as well as ocean conservationists, that many coral reefs around the world are in distress or dying off.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Jumping fish to save the salmon industry millions of dollars: new study

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have shown for the first time that salmon can be artificially stimulated to leap through water, opening the door to effective sea lice treatment, an infection that costs the global industry more ...

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Polarized filter may reduce unnecessary cervical biopsies and surgeries

The same filtered light that enables sunglasses to reduce glare may improve a physician's ability to detect early signs of cervical cancer, reducing unnecessary biopsies and surgery.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Catch limits debated for 'most important fish in sea'

A big fight is brewing over a little fish - a fish that no one wants to eat but that many regard as the most important in the sea.

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 5

Lethal Atlantic Virus found in Pacific Salmon

The highly contagious marine influenza virus, Infectious Salmon Anaemia (ISA) has for the first time been officially reported after being found in the Pacific on B.C.’s central coast.

Biology / Ecology

created Oct 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

One electron could be key to furture drugs that repair sunburn

Researchers who have been working for nearly a decade to piece together the process by which an enzyme repairs sun-damaged DNA have finally witnessed the entire process in full detail in the laboratory.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jul 25, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (9) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Darkness stifles reproduction of surface-dwelling fish

There's a reason to be afraid of the dark. Fish accustomed to living near the light of the water's surface become proverbial "fish out of water" when they move to dark environments like those found in caves, ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 11, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Food allergies not tied to eczema for most

Eczema is notoriously difficult to treat in children. The torturous dry-skin disease causes intense itching and sleeplessness, and sometimes parents try making dietary changes in addition or in place of conventional ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Helping fish get rid of the 'Ich'

Copper sulfate has emerged as an effective treatment for Ichthyophthirius multifiliis, also known as "Ich," a protozoan parasite that appears as white spots on infected fish, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture ...

Biology / Ecology

created Oct 28, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Dead animals are Exhibit A in Gulf investigation

(AP) -- Dead birds are wrapped in foil or paper, then sealed in plastic bags to avoid cross contamination. Dolphin tissue samples and dead sea turtles are kept in locked freezers. Field notebooks are collected and secured.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 14, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2


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