Australian doctors overprescribing flu antivirals
Australian doctors are prescribing antivirals for people with the flu who may not benefit, putting patients at risk of unnecessary ...
Month: May 2019
Development of graphene with enhanced speed of high frequency signal transmission
DGIST developed next generation core semiconductor technology based on graphene with enhanced high frequency signal transmission speedCredit: ©DGIST The DGIST ...
Medicinal mushroom newly reported from Thailand helps reveal optimum growth conditions
Credit: Thatsanee Luangharn A species of globally recognised medicinal mushroom was recorded for the first time in Thailand. Commonly referred ...
Research highlights role of psychological distress and emotional eating in obesity
New research, published in the research journal Obesity, has found that people on lower incomes may be more likely to ...
Water flea can smell fish and dive into the dark for protection
Credit: Eric von Elert Water fleas - or Daphnia - ensure their survival by reacting to a signal substance of ...
Negative economic messaging impacting on suicide rates, says new research
Relentless negative reporting on economic downturns is impacting on people's emotions and contributing to the suicide rate, according to new ...
A highly sensitive detection for spicy tastes to choose kimchi of your preference!
Ultratrace ratiometric detection of capsaicinoids (spice ingredients) is now possibleCredit: World Institute of Kimchi (WIKIM) The World Institute of Kimchi ...
Inhibition of ribosome biogenesis as a novel approach for multi-stage cancer treatment
Credit: Vincent et al. Nearly ninety per cent of all cancer patient deaths are due to metastasis. A study from ...
New avenues for improving modern wheat
Ancestry and genetics of bread wheat mapped in a global studyCredit: Julie Himpe/IPK Since the Agricultural Revolution about 12,000 years ...
Occurrence of back-to-back heat waves likely to accelerate with climate change
As the planet continues to warm, multi-day heat waves are projected to increase in frequency, length and intensity. The additive ...
Campus energy advances can be optimized and replicated
Over the past several years, Stanford transformed its energy infrastructure by electrifying its heating system, replacing its gas-fired power plant ...
Novel and rapid device opens new doors for Parkinson’s disease diagnostics
Researchers from Osaka University develop an accurate, fully automated, rapid tool that uses ultrasonication to measure α-synuclein aggregates, potentially enabling ...
Study identifies better, cheaper ways to stem arsenic poisoning in Bangladesh
Some solutions are 100 times cheaper than others, costing as little as $1 per personCredit: Lex van Geen In what ...
Tracing the history of aggrecan gene mutations
A research team receives the 2019 Human Growth Award for a clinical trial of growth hormone treatment provided to patients ...
Otago ethicist shines light on lack of discussion about body donation after euthanasia
Credit: University of Otago As New Zealand considers a bill looking to legalise euthanasia, an Otago University ethicist considers it's ...
Diabetes complications soar in the US, but not Canada, as teenagers become young adults
Research by international team finds that Canada's health care system prevents diabetic ketoacidosis among young people better than the U.S.' ...
Broccoli sprout compound may restore brain chemistry imbalance linked to schizophrenia
Credit: Thomas Sedlak In a series of recently published studies using animals and people, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they ...
Mini-centrifuge for simpler study of blood cells opens new organ-on-chip possibilities
A simple innovation the size of a grain of sand means we can now analyse cells and tiny particles as ...
Endocrine Society congratulates 2019 Early Investigators Award winners
WASHINGTON--The Endocrine Society has selected five recipients for its Early Investigators Awards. The Early Investigators Awards were established to assist ...
Learning language
Research reveals new insights into how brain functionsCredit: Photo by Evan Krape For most native English-speakers, learning the Mandarin Chinese ...
