CARDIFF, Wales, June 4 -- Cardiff University posted the following news: * * * Ancient DNA reveals unique history of extinct cave lion * Cave lions split from modern lions some 1.5 million years ago - far earlier than previous estimates - according to new research by scientists in Sweden and Cardiff. In a new study, published in the journal Cell, genetic information taken from extinct cave lions demonstrates that the species represented a highly distinct evolutionary lineage, which separate  more

SACKVILLE, New Brunswick, June 4 (TNSjou) -- Mount Allison University issued the following news: * * * Climate change linked to increase in oyster-borne pathogen in Atlantic Canada Mount Allison researchers collaborate with Fisheries and Oceans Canada to examine climate-related increase in Vibrio in the Gulf of St. Lawrence - New findings of a university-government research team show the marine bacterium Vibrio parahaemolyticus (Vibrio) has increased in tandem with water temperatures in the  more

TUCSON, Arizona, June 4 -- The University of Arizona posted the following news release: * * * Struggle sleeping? These three common sleep habits tied to signs of brain aging, U of A study finds * How we sleep may have lasting impacts for our brain health as we age. A new University of Arizona study has found that several common sleep behaviors may be linked to signs of brain aging. The study, published in the journal Alzheimer's & Dementia, used existing brain scans and questionnaire respo  more

MONTREAL, Quebec, June 4 (TNSjou) -- The University of Montreal issued the following news: * * * Explaining how skin and other tissues stay strong Scientists at IRIC have discovered an actin network linking several skin cells that can transmit mechanical forces over long distances. By Myreille Larouche Scientists at Universite de Montreal's Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer (IRIC) have identified a dynamic structure that forms a network on the surface of epithelial cells. Le  more