Prairie Doc Perspective: When is it time to visit the dentist?
Pain in your mouth is difficult to ignore, especially when it affects everyday activities like speaking, eating, or sleeping.
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Kansas Profile: A story worth the weight
The big truck pulls onto the scale as it prepares to make a delivery in Texas.
Regional winter canola meetings slated Aug. 6-7
MANHATTAN – Kansas State University, Oklahoma State University, and the Great Plains Canola Association will host two regional winter canola meetings Aug.
Tomato Cracking: Is it preventable?
MANHATTAN — Home gardeners face the problem of tomato cracking, or hard cracks on the upper part of the fruit, usually spanning from or around the stem.While the cracks do not necessarily ruin the tomato, they are unsightly, said Kansas State University horticulture expert Cynthia Domenghini.“Tomatoes have a root system that is very dense and fibrous, and is quite efficient in picking up water,” she said.
Cantaloupe, Watermelon, Honeydew…Oh My! When should you harvest melon?
K-State Research and Extension news service MANHATTAN . — Harvesting melons at the perfect time is crucial to the best eating experience. Melons will have… Login to continue reading Login…
Kansas Profiles: Training the Nex-Generation
It’s a busy day in town.
Amish Cook: Tackling a project for family
By Gloria Yoder “Yes, let’s do it… but then we’re going to have to wait until after they’ve left. Do you know what color paint… Login to continue reading Login…
What’s in a (medical specialty) name?
By Jill Kruse, DO Doctors are taught medical terms and jargon in medical school like a secret code. Many medical terms are rooted in Greek… Login to continue reading Login…
K-State biologist receives $1.87M grant to explore cell interactions that fight inflammatory diseases
MANHATTAN — A Kansas State University biologist has received a grant to study how immune cells and sensory neurons affect tissue inflammation — work that could lead to improved methods of treating inflammatory diseases.Pankaj Baral, assistant professor in the Division of Biology, has been awarded a $1.87 million Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award, or MIRA, from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences.Baral’s research will investigate how sensory neurons and tissue-resident immune cells interact and influence tissue inflammation.