Plants don’t think, they grow: The case against plant consciousness
If a tree falls, and no one's there to hear it, does it feel pain and loneliness? No, experts argue...
Perfect timing: Making the ‘switch’ from juvenile to adult
Credit: Douglas Portman, University of Rochester Very little is known about how the onset of puberty is controlled in humans,...
Are you sure it's burning mouth syndrome?
New research urges more rigorous standards when diagnosing Not all burning mouths are the result of a medical condition known...
Saving Beethoven
Optimized gene-editing tool prevents hearing loss in mice with hereditary deafness without detectable off-target effects Scientists at Harvard Medical School...
NASA peers into hurricane Barbara’s heavy rainfall
Credit: NASA/JAXA/NRL/NOAA The Global Precipitation Measurement mission or GPM core satellite passed over the storm and measured the rate in...
Androgen deprivation therapy associated with risk of alzheimer, dementia diagnoses in older men with prostate cancer
Bottom Line: Data for 154,089 older men diagnosed with prostate cancer were used to analyze the association between androgen deprivation...
Bacteria engineered as Trojan horse for cancer immunotherapy
Programmable bacteria clear tumors in mouse models, and also treat distant tumors that were not injected; this novel method could...
Hospitals address opioid crisis via stewardship with strong pharmacist involvement
ASHP national survey explores pharmacists' role in managing opioids, medication therapy monitoring, and ambulatory clinics BETHESDA, MD (July 3, 2019)...
Activity of fuel cell catalysts doubled
Modelling leads to the optimum size for platinum fuel cell catalystsCredit: Astrid Eckert / TUM An interdisciplinary research team at...
The costs of cancer in 2015: 8.7 million years of life and $94 billion in lost earnings
New analysis identifies which cancers and which states are associated with the greatest cost Cancer took more than 8.7 million...
Superbug virulence regulatory mechanism revealed: Pave ways for developing new antibiotics
Credit: City University of Hong Kong As antibiotic resistance is growing and posing a threat on public health, developing new...
Blood pressure drug linked with increased risk of bowel condition
A type of blood pressure lowering medication, called a calcium-channel blocker, may be linked with an increased risk of a...
Paediatric cancers: Towards more targeted therapy
Credit: UCLouvain In Belgium, there are 70,000 new adult cases of cancer every year, compared to 350 in children. Owing...
DGIST Discovers control of cell signaling using a cobalt (iii)-nitrosyl complex
Credit: DGIST Two professors' joint research team discovered how to synthesize new materials to deliver nitric oxide, which controls cell...
Taking to the treadmill can ease period pain
New research shows exercise regime can improve quality of life A treadmill exercise regime can reduce period pain and improve...
Research on sustainable conversion of lignn into valuable chemical compounds funded
Siegfried Waldvogel is coordinating an EU project to convert waste into sustainable compounds in collaboration with an industrial consortiumCredit: Alexander...
Quorn protein builds muscle better than milk protein
Data presented at the European College of Sport Science (ECSS) conference demonstrates mycoprotein is a more effective source of protein...
Graphenes now go monolayer and single crystalline
The high-performance device is fabricated in 'clean areas' in between graphene foldsCredit: IBS Director Rodney Ruoff's research group from the...
Treatment targeted at a genetic mutation relieves psychosis symptoms
Proof-of-principle findings pave the way for precision medicine in psychiatry Philadelphia, July 3, 2019 - Treatment of psychosis can be...
Portland State researchers receive $3.15M grant to develop drug to cure malaria
Credit: Portland State University A team of Portland State University researchers who have discovered a possible one-pill cure for malaria...
