Kratom’s reputed pain-relief benefits could come from one of its metabolites
Kratom is a Southeast Asian tree with a long history of use in traditional medicine. In the region, the plant's ...
Month: May 2019
New substance can form in the OA process of crystal growth, new study reveals
Credit: LIU Yongfei and YANG Yong Chinese scientists have revealed that a new substance can form during the oriented attachment ...
Texas A&M chemists develop nanoscale bioabsorbable wound dressing
New material holds vast potential to save lives of soldiers and civiliansCredit: Texas A&M University Scientists at Texas A&M University ...
More isn’t better when it comes to evaluating chest pain
Study shows that extensive testing doesn't help predict major cardiac eventsCredit: UC Regents / UC Davis Health Most patients seen ...
Collaborative Research Center dedicated to the study of control in addiction
Approximately 10 million people in Germany are addicted to either alcohol, tobacco, prescription drugs or illegal drugs. A small percentage ...
Analyzing a protein from the cerebrospinal fluid will help diagnose patients with prion diseases
Analyzing a protein from the cerebrospinal fluid will help diagnose and prevent clinical evolution of patients with prion diseasesCredit: Gemma ...
Researchers standardise test for predicting transplant rejection
Credit: Westmead Institute for Medical Research Researchers from The Westmead Institute for Medical Research have developed a standardised method of ...
Flow water research and education more towards developing world: UN University
Needed most in poorer nations: Educational opportunities, greater focus on practical water-related results, papers say; Assess water research impact by ...
Researchers explore the epigenetics of daytime sleepiness
Multi-ethnic study reveals DNA methylation sites specific to African Americans Boston, MA -- Everyone feels tired at times, but up ...
The grammar of cell development branching time
One of the greatest achievements of science in recent years is the technology for obtaining information about thousands of individual ...
Leader in organic functional materials recognised
Professor Liu Bin, Head of the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the National University of Singapore (NUS) Faculty ...
Greater transparency needed over lobbyist influence on UK renewable energy schemes
Greater transparency is needed to understand the influence of lobbyists when delivering crucial renewable energy schemes in the UK, new ...
Cycling lanes, not cyclists, reduce fatalities for all road users
Roads are safer for motorists, pedestrians and cyclists in cities with robust bike facilitiesCredit: CU Denver In the most comprehensive ...
HGF-inhibitory macrocyclic peptide — mechanisms and potential cancer theranostics
Credit: Kanazawa University Background Hepatocyte Growth Factor (HGF)*1) is a protein that acts as a cell growth factor. By binding ...
Study sheds new light on the harms of air pollution
University at Buffalo research reveals how fluctuating air pollution at the Beijing Olympics affected local residents' bodies at the level ...
Particles, Fields and Forces
Quantum field theory without the mathematics!Credit: Springer Nature Quantum Field Theory and the Standard Model of particle physics are theories ...
Healthy fat hidden in dirt may fend off anxiety disorders
Lipid discovered in soil-dwelling bacteria helps explain 'hygiene hypothesis'Credit: CU Boulder Thirty years after scientists coined the term "hygiene hypothesis" ...
Artificial intelligence boosts proteome research
Machine learning makes proteomics research more effectiveCredit: Astrid Eckert / TUM Using artificial intelligence, researchers at the Technical University of ...
Coral reefs can’t return from acid trip
A new study published today in Nature Climate Change finds coral reefs are under threat from ocean acidification. The study ...
Clean air taxis cut pollution in New York City: Study
New York City Clean Air Taxi rules are successful in cutting emissions and reducing air pollution, according to a new ...