Uncovering Polynya: Research by NYU Abu Dhabi unravels 43-year-old mystery in Antarctica
Credit: SCAR ATLAS Fast facts: Polynya is a geographical term that is used to describe an area of unfrozen water...
Air pollution poses risks for childhood cancer survivors
Credit: Huntsman Cancer Institute SALT LAKE CITY - Poor air quality days significantly increase the risk of hospitalizations for respiratory...
Energy-saving new LED phosphor
Chemists developed a new red phosphor whose light is well perceived by the eyeCredit: University of Innsbruck Light emitting diodes...
A new way to ‘freeze’ cells promises to transform the common cell-freezing practice
A freezing method to keep cells alive without a cryoprotectant agentCredit: Copyright © 2019 National Academy of Sciences A team...
LSHTM awarded £7 million to help improve the health of disabled people in LMICs
The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is to lead a major new project that aims to reveal...
New dispersion method to effectively kill biofilm bacteria could improve wound care
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. - Researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York have developed a method to treat bacterial infections...
Targeting how fungi ‘taste’ wheat could be key to developing control
Scientists believe new control strategies for Fusarium head blight could be developed by targeting how the fungus 'tastes' wheat plants...
Proteins stand up to nerve cell regression
Credit: Yingjie Zhang and Chwee Tat Koe SINGAPORE, 24 April 2019 - A study by Duke-NUS Medical School has found...
Singapore scientists develop swallowable self-inflating capsule to help tackle obesity
Credit: NTU Singapore A team from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and the National University Health System (NUHS) has...
Volume 4 of Frontiers in Clinical Drug Research — HIV is now published
This eBook is edited by Dr. Atta-ur-Rahman, published on Feb. 26, 2019 The fourth volume of the series continues to...
Seminal approach to recycle platelet concentrates for stem cell culture
Credit: Authors In a paper to be published in a forthcoming issue of TECHNOLOGY, a consortium of researchers from Portugal...
Antarctica: the final frontier for marine biological invasions?
A new study looking at the implications of increased shipping activity and the impact on Antarctic marine biodiversity is published...
USF receives new NIH grant to help eliminate malaria in Southeast Asia
The University of South Florida will work with researchers in Thailand and Myanmar to assess whether mass treatment with the...
A new clue in the mystery of ALS, frontotemporal dementia
A special focus on rogue proteins may hold future promise in stopping the progression of nerve cell destruction in people...
New discovery in how mammals sense the cold could lead to new pain relief drugs
Peer reviewed, Experimental analysis, Animals Researchers at UCL have shown for the first time that mammals detect different intensities of...
Disorders of sexual development may be more common in newborns than previously thought
Researchers find lower birth weight is associated with ambiguous genitalia in males WASHINGTON--Ambiguous genitalia in newborns may be more common...
Nanosized container with photoswitches: release of cargo upon irradiation in water
A versatile system with potential application for non-invasive drug deliveryCredit: ©Tokyo Tech Researchers at Tokyo Tech's Laboratory for Chemistry and...
Computing leaders recognized for outstanding impact on the field
ACM acknowledges contributions of time and talent with prestigious service awardsCredit: Courtesy, ACM ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, today...
Polymer reversibly glows white when stretched
Credit: American Chemical Society Polymers that change their appearance in response to mechanical forces can warn of damage developing in...
Polymers to give early warning signs
Credit: Copyright Hokkaido University. Researchers at the University of Fribourg's Adolphe Merkle Institute (AMI) and Hokkaido University in Japan have...
