FORT WORTH, Texas, May 28 -- Texas Christian University issued the following news: * * * Harris College Professor Receives TCU's First Grant from Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas A Texas Christian University assistant professor and researcher just earned the university's first-ever Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) award for his research and project on early breast cancer detection and screening. The $250,000 grant was awarded to Austin Graybeal Ph.D. '21  more

RIVERSIDE, California, June 3 -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * How honeybees really crown their queens * For generations, scientists believed a queen honeybee was made almost entirely by diet: feed an ordinary larva enough royal jelly and a ruler emerges. But new research suggests queens are created through a more elaborate process. Young worker bees construct specialized nursery chambers complete with custom wax, warmer temperatures, and de  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 3 (TNSjou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: * * * Scientists identify 'mystery beetle' attacking blueberry farms across North Carolina North Carolina's blueberry farmers may have a beetle problem. - A new study from North Carolina State University has identified destructive beetles inhabiting North Carolina blueberry fields as Prionus imbricornus, a species of longhorn beetle. Known for their long antennae, the wood-boring b  more

MACAU, China, June 3 -- The University of Macau posted the following news: * * * UM research team discovers food-grade probiotics that activate anti-tumour immune responses * A research team led by Elaine Leung Lai Han, professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) at the University of Macau (UM), and Dai Lei, a researcher at the Institute of Synthetic Biology (iSynBio) of the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, has made a significant breakthrough in u  more

BIRMINGHAM, England, May 29 (TNSjou) -- The University of Birmingham posted the following news: * * * Muscle loss in liver disease varies by underlying cause University of Birmingham researchers identify for the first time the mechanisms driving muscle loss in end-stage liver disease, pointing to tailored treatments. - Different types of liver disease are leading to distinct signatures of muscle loss, according to a new study which could help pave the way for more personalised treatments fo  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 4 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: * * * How new discoveries about 'ground plans' for neurons could simplify brain, behavior research While E. Josie Clowney would never suggest that neuroscience is simple, a new study by her team at the University of Michigan could drastically reduce complexity in future studies. Their work focused on instinctual behaviors in fruit flies, but it has the potential to accelerate work to better understa  more