Month: March 2018

Credit: American Chemical Society An estimated 1 billion people do not have access to clean drinking water, a problem expected ...

Nanospears deliver genetic material to cells with pinpoint accuracy

In a step toward accelerating the production of new gene therapies, scientists report in ACS Nano that they have developed ...

Removing heavy metals from water

Credit: Wendy Lee Queen/EPFL According to the World Health Organization almost 1 billion people do not have access to clean ...

Are palaeontologists naming too many species?

Credit: James McKa A comprehensive new study looking at variations in Ichthyosaurus, a common British Jurassic ichthyosaur (sea-going reptile) also ...

‘Body on a chip’ could improve drug evaluation

Credit: Felice Frankel CAMBRIDGE, MA -- MIT engineers have developed new technology that could be used to evaluate new drugs ...

Artificial and biological cells work together as mini chemical factories

Credit: Imperial College London Researchers have fused living and non-living cells for the first time in a way that allows ...

New research solves the 60-year-old paleontological mystery of a ‘phantom’ dicynodont

Credit: Adrian Smith & Christian Kammerer; North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences A new study has re-discovered fossil collections from ...

Smoke-damaged airway tissue restored on switching to glo

Credit: British American Tobacco A new lab-based study has shown that when airway cells damaged by cigarette smoke are exposed ...

Preeclampsia screening method found superior to current tests

New research highlights a more accurate way to screen for preeclampsia in pregnant women than currently recommended methods. Published early ...

New class of menopause drugs reduces number and severity of hot flushes

A new class of experimental drugs reduces hot flushes in menopausal women by almost three-quarters in just three days. The ...

Study finds smokers at greater risk of hearing loss

Smoking is associated with increased risk of hearing loss, according to a study of over 50,000 participants over 8 years ...

Scientists work to protect obese, younger women from cardiovascular work

Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (March 14, 2018) - Obese, premenopausal women can lose the innate ...

Large numbers of students skipping breakfast

Despite widespread availability of morning meal programs, a large number of Canadian students are still skipping breakfast, according to a ...

Decreased oxygen levels could present hidden threat to marine species

Species living in coastal regions could face a significant future threat from reduced levels of oxygen in the marine environment, ...

What do spacecraft, newborns and endangered shellfish have in common?

Credit: NASA JPL/Caltech Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have developed a microbial detection technique so ...

Die-off of fur seal pups attributed to mites, pneumonia and changing sea temperatures

Credit: Dr. Mauricio Seguel, University of Georgia Morris Animal Foundation-funded researchers uncovered several key factors contributing to a die-off of ...

Using whole genome analysis to home in on racing pigeon performance

Credit: PIPA Before the Wi-fi and the Internet, the telephone and the telegraph, the original instant messaging services of society ...

do spacecraft, newborns and endangered shellfish have in common?

Credit: NASA JPL/Caltech Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have developed a microbial detection technique so ...

Eight faculty-led projects funded under UCI Confronting Extremism initiative

Irvine, Calif., March 13, 2018 -- From a massive open online course countering science skepticism to intimate culinary workshops fostering ...

Thyroid gene variation may increase risk for Alzheimer’s disease in African Americans