Kevin Wheeler
Reporter, Life Sciences and Physical Sciences
@kdub_333Kevin Wheeler, based in Peekskill, NY, covers Life Sciences and Physical Sciences for The Academic Times. Prior to that, Kevin wrote for Audubon Magazine, USA Today and KUT Public Media in Austin, Texas. He won the William J. Rowley Award for journalistic writing at the University at Albany. He graduated from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY in 2018.
Canadian researchers have discovered an elusive marker that links late-life depression to oxidative stress, the same stress that can occur from a range of influences, from smoking or alcohol intake to a major depressive episode.
Male mice that are more easily stressed than others appear to produce offspring that are similarly vulnerable to stressful situations due to genetic alterations in their sperm, according to researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
For the first time, researchers from the University of Virginia and Toyota have described how human fat tissue behaves under forces typical of motor-vehicle crashes, closing a vulnerable gap in car safety research while offering a valuable resource for manufacturers seeking to make safer vehicles.
Ninety-nine million years ago, in the tropical forest of what is now Myanmar, a snail gave birth to five children near the site of what could have been their first meal. Except the possible food source, tree resin, ended up swallowing them all, leaving behind a unique amber fossil that captures not only a snail, still soft inside, but a rare glimpse into its life history.
Puppies don't learn how to communicate with humans; rather, it's likely they are born knowing how to respond to our gestures and vocal cues after years of advantageous genetic selection during the domestication process, according to a new study published Thursday.
Coral reefs can reduce coastal flooding by as much as 30% if restorers focus on building up specific reef locations that sap waves of their destructive power, which could help protect millions in coastal communities worldwide.
An Indiana researcher has developed a new type of test that can determine concentrations of THC, the psychoactive compound in marijuana, rather than its presence alone, potentially introducing a more convenient means for manufacturers to protect consumers from unwanted and potentially illegal amounts of THC in legal CBD products.
Researchers have discovered a new target to treat drug-resistant prostate cancer and shown that they can effectively slow tumor growth in mice, potentially opening up new avenues for better treatment of the common and deadly disease.
Researchers have discovered a strong correlation between positive sexual communication and baseline levels of oxytocin, a product of the endocrine system commonly known as the "love hormone."
Ecologists have improved scientific understanding of how giant pandas moved from humid, low-altitude environments to drier, cooler and more elevated habitats by using a novel approach that the researchers say will be able to better predict the iconic animal's future distribution as climate changes.