New pathogens in beef and cow’s milk products: More research required
BfR Opinion No 014/2019 of 18 April 2019 According to the DKFZ, they have been detected up to now in...
New microorganism for algae biomass to produce alternative fuels
Professor Gyoo Yeol Jung and his research team utilized algae that grow three times faster than starch crops and succeeded...
New family on the block: A novel group of glycosidic enzymes
Scientists discover a candidate for a potential new 'family' of enzymes that break down carbohydratesCredit: Tokyo University of Science A...
Five National Academies hand over science-policy statement on air pollution and health
Appointment notice Clean air is as vital to life on earth as clean water. Currently, air pollution is estimated to...
Citizen scientists re-tune Hubble’s galaxy classification
Credit: NASA, ESA, CXC, SSC, and STScI Hundreds of thousands of volunteers have helped to overturn almost a century of...
Checkmate for hepatitis B viruses in the liver
Credit: Helmholtz Zentrum München / Jochen Wettengel Researchers at Helmholtz Zentrum München and the Technical University of Munich, working in...
An innovative electron microscope overturning common knowledge of 88 years history
Direct atom-resolved imaging of magnetic materialsCredit: JST Under the JST-SENTAN program (Development of System and Technology for Advanced Measurement and...
Gender affects the correlation between depression and weight in children and adolescents
Credit: (c) 2019 Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, June 13, 2019--The results of a large community-based study...
Plot twist: Straightening single-molecule conductors improves their performance
Credit: Osaka University Osaka, Japan - A team at Osaka University has created single-molecule nanowires, complete with an insulation layer,...
iPhone plus nanoscale porous silicon equals cheap, simple home diagnostics
Credit: Heidi Hall/Vanderbilt University The simplest home medical tests might look like a deck of various silicon chips coated in...
Learning from nature’s bounty: New libraries for drug discovery
Credit: Image: University of Basel, Basilius Sauter | CC BY-SA 3.0 Natural products, or their close derivatives, make some of...
Who’s ‘Treat All’ HIV recommendation led to increases in art initiation in Africa
Large study of 'Treat All' policies for HIV in sub-Saharan Africa finds major improvements in rapid uptake of treatment A...
LED-ing the way: A clean and convenient method to oxidize plastic surfaces for industry
Credit: Osaka University Osaka, Japan - Polypropylene (PP) is everywhere, being one of the most widely used plastics in human...
Secondary students’ sexual health survey
Sexually active Australian secondary students tend to engage in responsible sexual behaviour but there is still room to improve knowledge...
Promising treatment option for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
A study, published today in PNAS, has found a potential treatment for patients with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS). CRPS...
Laboratory testing suggests human lung tissue unimpacted by blu vapor
Credit: Imperial Brands Science A new study by Imperial Brands, owners of leading vape brand blu, contributes to the increasing...
Singapore research team finds info in a third of eczema apps inconsistent with guidelines
Credit: NTU Singapore A third (34 per cent) of eczema management mobile applications provide information that does not agree with...
Immunotherapy and diabetes: A game of hide and seek?
Credit: Osaka University Osaka, Japan - Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are an emerging type of cancer immunotherapy that uses the...
The circadian-hypoxia link in cardioprotection
This article by Dr. Tobias Eckle and Dr. Colleen Marie Bartman is published in Current Pharmaceutical Design, 2019Credit: Tobias Eckle,...
Cardiovascular diseases — Promoting self-healing after heart attack
Myocardial infarction (MI) results in the localized death of the muscle cells that are essential for the heart's pumping function....
