Month: May 2019

Could antihistamine be a potential aid in defeating cancerous cells?Credit: Laakkonen Lab / University of Helsinki Glioblastoma is the most ...

Computing faster with quasi-particles

Credit: Picture: Ewelina Hankiewicz Majorana particles are very peculiar members of the family of elementary particles. First predicted in 1937 ...

Climate change responsible for severe infectious disease in UK frogs

Compelling research reveals fatal spread of Ranavirus will increase if carbon emissions are not reducedCredit: Greg Hitchock Climate change has ...

Study explores the use of robots and artificial intelligence to understand the deep-sea

Credit: University of Plymouth Artificial intelligence (AI) could help scientists shed new light on the variety of species living on ...

Unpacking the links: Chronic stress, fertility and the ‘hunger hormone’

Researchers have uncovered a new link between chronic stress and reproductive problems, in a pre-clinical study that shines the spotlight ...

New method developed to detect and trace homemade bombs

Researchers at King's College London, in collaboration with Northumbria University, have developed a new way of detecting homemade explosives which ...

New analysis predicts top 25 US counties at risk for measles outbreaks

A new analysis co-led by The Johns Hopkins University identified 25 United States counties that are most likely to experience ...

The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology and The Lancet Respiratory Medicine: Whole body MRI may help to detect spread of cancers more quickly

Largest trials of their kind suggest that whole body MRI may be quicker and cheaper than standard imaging for detecting ...

Serotonin boosts neuronal powerplants protecting against stress

Credit: Vidita A. Vaidya and Ullas Kolthur-Seetharam Mitochondria in neurons are the powerhouses that generate energy to execute cellular functions ...

Milk expression within 8 hours associated with lactation success for VLBW infants in NICU

(Boston) - A study led by physician researchers at Boston Medical Center has shown that first milk expression within eight ...

Hope on the horizon for treating stroke

UC Riverside biomedical scientist's decades-long work moves to clinical trialsCredit: Carrie Rosema. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- A stroke treatment developed by ...

Gravitational waves leave a detectable mark, physicists say

ITHACA, N.Y. - Gravitational waves, first detected in 2016, offer a new window on the universe, with the potential to ...

Precise temperature measurements with invisible light

Novel infrared thermometer offers dramatically improved performanceCredit: NIST Ordinarily, you won't encounter a radiation thermometer until somebody puts one in ...

HSS researchers advance understandings of the cellular mechanisms driving rheumatoid arthritis

Newly identified subsets of cell types present in joint tissue in people with rheumatoid arthritis and how they interact may ...

UIC to lead national COPD clinical trial

PCORI awards $14 million for multi-center researchCredit: UIC/Kim Erwin The University of Illinois at Chicago will lead a $14.6 million, ...

UNC and partners receive up to $10.7 million to research chlamydia vaccine

This collaborative project attempts to curb STIs on the rise worldwideCredit: Toni Darville, UNC-Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC - Chlamydia ...

Studying DNA breaks to protect future space travelers

An investigation on the International Space Station examines DNA damage and repair in space in order to help protect the ...

NASA-NOAA satellite catches formation of Tropical Cyclone Lili

Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS)/NOAA NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite passed over the Southern ...

A link between mitochondrial damage and osteoporosis

New research from the University of Pennsylvania lays out a possible mechanism by which alcohol, cigarette smoke, and exposure to ...

New brain tumor imaging technique uses protein found in scorpion venom