An egg a day not tied to risk of heart disease
Credit: McMaster University Hamilton, ON (January 27, 2020) - The controversy about whether eggs are good or bad for your...
WVU project sets sights on preventing blindness in diabetic patients
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Unanticipated response to estrogen at the single cell level
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine A team led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine found that not only do...
Micro-scaled method holds promise as improved cancer diagnostic platform
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Using a single-needle biopsy and new technology for tumor diagnosis developed by Baylor College of...
Discovery could lead to new treatment for rare blood disease
University of Alberta cancer researcher proposes treating cutaneous T-cell lymphoma before it reaches the skinCredit: Jordan Carson A cancer researcher...
19th-century bee cells in a Panamanian cathedral shed light on human impact on ecosystems
Credit: Paola Galgani-Barraza Despite being "neotropical-forest-loving creatures," some orchid bees are known to tolerate habitats disturbed by human activity. However,...
Children to bear the burden of negative health effects from climate change
Credit: UTHealth The grim effects that climate change will have on pediatric health outcomes was the focus of a "Viewpoint"...
A sustainable alternative to crude oil
The synthesis of bio-based high-performance polyamide from biogenic residuesCredit: Cordt Zollfrank / TUM A research team from the Fraunhofer Society...
Kiss and run: How cells sort and recycle their components
Credit: Biozentrum, University of Basel What can be reused and what can be disposed of? Cells also face this tricky...
Seeing inside a battery while it’s working
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Unique centromere type discovered in the European dodder
Credit: Jiri Macas České Budějovice/Gatersleben, 27.01.2020 Whenever the European dodder, Cuscuta europaea, is under scientific scrutiny, it usually is due...
Rice lab turns trash into valuable graphene in a flash
'Green' process promises pristine graphene in bulk using waste food, plastic and other materialsCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (Jan....
Detection of very high frequency magnetic resonance could revolutionize electronics
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New look at odd holes involved in taste, Alzheimer’s, asthma
Credit: Furukawa lab/CSHL, 2020 Many cells are covered with mysterious large holes, pores that have been associated with the sense...
Ecofriendly catalyst for converting methane into useful gases using light instead of heat
Credit: Tokyo Tech Methane is present in the natural gas that is very abundant in the earth's crust and has...
Parkinson’s disease may start before birth
Stem cell study finds malfunctioning brain cells in patients who were diagnosed before age 50; researchers test potential new treatmentCredit:...
Human Body-on-Chip platform enables in vitro prediction of drug behaviors in humans
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New cancer center established at Johns Hopkins University
With $5 million award, The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research partners with multi-investigator team at Johns Hopkins University developing next-generation...
Science at the interface: Bioinspired materials reveal useful properties
Credit: Graphic by Jason Drees The design of sophisticated new materials is undergoing brisk technological advancement. Innovations in material science...
Mild cognitive impairment, ISS produces the first epidemiological estimation
Credit: Istituto Superiore di Sanità January 27, 2020-Rome: In a study published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, ISS researchers...
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