Month: April 2019

Credit: Kobe University A research group led by Professor Yasuko Mori (Division of Clinical Virology, Center for Infectious Diseases, Kobe ...

Unlocking the secrets of heart cells

The scientists have the goal of understanding what causes the heart to become weak or sick. The project, which is ...

Insilico to present at the Pioneers ’19

Credit: Insilico Medicine Friday, April 26, 2019 - Insilico Medicine, a biotech company developing the end-to-end drug discovery pipeline utilizing ...

Ocean acidification ‘could have consequences for millions’

Credit: Ben Harvey Ocean acidification could have serious consequences for the millions of people globally whose lives depend on coastal ...

Study: Deep-ocean creatures living a ‘feast-or-famine’ existence because of energy fluxes

CORVALLIS, Ore. - Scientists for the first time have tracked how much energy from plants and animals at the surface ...

Changes from head injuries associated with increases in youth offending

Researchers have sought to identify the factors that promote or contribute to criminal persistence--that is, the likelihood that offenders will ...

Novel therapies slow CKD progression in patients with diabetes

Treatment options for patients with CKD are limited and often determined by the aetiology of the CKD. RAAS blockade (ACE ...

Lung cancer under-recognized in people who have never smoked

Lung cancer in people who have never smoked is more common than most people think, and on the rise Historically ...

Early, hormone-driven breast cancer is less likely to recur if treated with radiotherapy

Results from 10 years of follow-up Milan, Italy: Women with early, low risk, hormone-driven breast cancer are less likely to ...

Quality improvement in emergency surgery shows no difference in patient survival

Researchers from Queen Mary University of London studied the effectiveness of one of the largest ever national quality improvement programmes ...

Preventing collapse after catastrophe

As the impacts of climate change escalate, ecosystems will likely undergo events that will disrupt entire populations. In marine ecosystems, ...

Maximizing conservation benefits

Overexploitation and population collapse pose significant threats to marine fish stocks across the globe. While certain fish populations have already ...

NASA-NOAA satellite catches intense Tropical Cyclone Kenneth make landfall in northern Mozambique

Credit: NASA/NOAA/ University of Wisconsin - Madison, SSES-CIMSS, William Straka III Mozambique is still recovering from deadly Tropical Cyclone Idai, ...

Researchers discover surprising quantum effect in hard disk drive material

Credit: Argonne National Laboratory Scientists find surprising way to affect information storage properties in metal alloy. Sometimes scientific discoveries can ...

Filling in the gaps of connected car data helps transportation planners

Credit: Sarah Bird/Michigan Tech If you have a new or late model car, most likely it's connected: GPS navigation, that ...

SwRI leaders Hamilton, Stern to be inducted into UT-Austin Academy of Distinguished Alumni

Retiree Abramson also recognized for outstanding achievements SAN ANTONIO -- April 25, 2019 - Three of SwRI's finest will be ...

Researchers reveal key to targeting dormant cancer cells

Credit: Dr Michelle McDonald An international team of scientists has uncovered the unique set of genes that keeps some cancer ...

NASA finds a more circular Tropical Cyclone Lorna

Credit: NASA/NOAA/NRL NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite passed over the Southern Indian Ocean and captured a visible image of what appeared ...

Impeding white blood cells in antiphospholipid syndrome reduced blood clots

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - For men and women affected with antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), blood thinners are the main treatment option. ...

High school students publish paper with RIT scientists analyzing rare bacterium