Month: March 2018

A team of researchers in the United Arab Emirates have revealed the presence of a significantly lower level of background ...

A new twist to an old story of cellular signaling in the eye of a fly

When light falls on the eye of a fly, ripples of messages flow through its cells. These messages are carried ...

Ash from dinosaur-era volcanoes linked with shale oil, gas

Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University Nutrient-rich ash from an enormous flare-up of volcanic eruptions toward the end of the dinosaurs' reign ...

Mending broken hearts with cardiomyocyte molds

Credit: Parisa Pour Shahid Saeed Abadi/Michigan Tech 2.5 billion. That's approximately the number of times the human heart beats in ...

Sleep apnea study finds male-female differences in cerebral cortex thickness, symptoms

FINDINGS Researchers from the UCLA School of Nursing examined clinical records and magnetic resonance imaging brain scans of patients who ...

Helpful B cells lend a hand to developing neurons

Credit: Osaka University Osaka - Neurons are specialized cells of the nervous system that communicate using electrical signals, which propagate ...

Ultra-white coating modelled on beetle scales

Credit: Olimpia Onelli Researchers have developed a super-thin, non-toxic, lightweight, edible ultra-white coating that could be used to make brighter ...

Engineers create most efficient red light-activated optogenetic switch for mammalian cells

Credit: University of California San Diego A team of researchers has developed a light-activated switch that can turn genes on ...

Breeding trouble: Meta-analysis identifies fishy issues with captive stocks

Credit: Phil Wise took the photo on Dr Hogg's camera. A group of researchers based at the University of Sydney ...

Patients do as well on generic antiplatelet drugs as more expensive brand-name product

DALLAS, March 13, 2018 - Generic anti-platelet drugs seem to work as well as a brand name drug for heart ...

Researchers computationally find the needle in a haystack to treat rare diseases

Credit: Misagh Naderi, LSU One in 10 people in America is fighting a rare disease, or a disorder that affects ...

California mental health tax providing services to needy in L.A. County, study finds

Funding from California's special tax for mental health services has allowed Los Angeles County to reach the seriously mentally ill ...

Technique developed to improve appendicitis care for pediatric patients

MINNEAPOLIS - Mar. 13, 2018 - Researchers from Children's Minnesota (Children's) and HealthPartners Institute have developed a new pediatric appendicitis ...

‘Digistain’ technology offers revolution in detailed cancer diagnosis

Credit: Imperial College London New cutting edge technology can be used to grade cancer tumours, eradicating human subjectivity and ensuring ...

Moffitt researchers use single-cell imaging & math models to find effect drug properties

TAMPA, Fla. - Drug therapies that target a specific molecule have changed the way patients are treated for cancer and ...

Toilet-to-tap: Gross to think about, but how does it taste?

RIVERSIDE, CA. - Here's a blind test taste like Pepsi never imagined. Researchers at the University of California, Riverside, recently ...

Taking the jab (and the chill) out of vaccination

Scientists in Cairns (Australia) and Cardiff (Wales) have taken an important first step towards solving two problems that hinder access ...

Researchers issue first annual sea-level report cards

Credit: © D. Loftis/VIMS. Researchers at William & Mary's Virginia Institute of Marine Science are launching new web-based "report cards" ...

How the color-changing hogfish ‘sees’ with its skin

Credit: Dean Kimberly and Lori Schweikert DURHAM, N.C. -- Some animals are quick-change artists. Take the hogfish, a pointy-snouted reef ...

More homes built near wild lands leading to greater wildfire risk