Gut instinct: Bile acid-triggered bacterial adaptation characterized
Researchers at Osaka University and international colleagues show how a system triggered by the recognition of bile acids enables bacteria...
New measurement method for radioactive methane
Credit: Anu Vallinkoski The method developed by Juho Karhu in his PhD thesis work at the University Helsinki, is a...
Breakthrough in fight against plant diseases
Credit: La Trobe University A global research team including scientists from La Trobe University have identified specific locations within plants'...
GRAPES-3 muon telescope discovers record 1.3 gigavolt potential in a thundercloud
Credit: Pranay Godawat/ GRAPES-3 experiment Thunderstorms are a spectacular manifestation of electrical discharges of thunderclouds, and have fascinated humans through...
Researchers shed new light on the origins of modern humans
The work, published in Nature, confirms a dispersal of Homo sapiens from southern to eastern Africa immediately preceded the out-of-Africa...
How fluid viscosity affects earthquake intensity
A young researcher at EPFL has demonstrated that the viscosity of fluids present in faults has a direct effect on...
CRISPR/Cas libraries open new avenues in cancer research
Innovative methods lead to foundation of start-up Vivlion GmbHCredit: Uwe Dettmar Unfortunately, however, creation of libraries containing high numbers of...
FDA approves ZULRESSO (brexanolone) injection for postpartum depression
ZULRESSO, developed by Sage Therapeutics, is the first and only treatment specifically indicated to treat postpartum depression in women; UNC...
Francoise Mornex is first female recipient of Heine H. Hansen Award [ELCC press release]
ELCC 2019 (European Lung Cancer Congress), 10-13 April, Geneva, SwitzerlandCredit: ©European Society for Medical Oncology Lugano, Switzerland, 20 March 2019...
Baby step towards breath-testing for gut disorders
Trials to analyze digestion enzyme in children's breathCredit: Flinders University Small children may one day avoid invasive, painful and often...
Human microbiome metabolites tip the scale in intestinal E. coli infections
Human Organ Chips uncover human microbiome metabolites that enhance colon injury by enterohemorrhagic E. coli in human-mouse comparative studyCredit: Wyss...
Preventing elderly falls through low-cost community events
Credit: Marcus Quigmire BURLINGTON, VT - Accidental falls are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality among older adults in...
Study: Protein linked to cancer growth drives deadly lung disease
Discovery in laboratory mice suggests possible role for anti-cancer drugs in treating pulmonary fibrosisCredit: Cedars-Sinai LOS ANGELES (March 20, 2019)...
SCOPE project scoops $16 million EU grant
Credit: Courtesy of Dr. Bhaskar Patil, (TU Eindhoven University of Technology, 2017). A University of Adelaide researcher, alongside members of...
Bench-to-bedside: NIMH research leading to Brexanolone
First-ever drug specifically for postpartum depression Approximately 1 in 9 women in the United States experiences symptoms of postpartum depression,...
TRIUMF receives historic investment in 2019 federal budget
VANCOUVER, B.C. -- Today, the Government of Canada reaffirmed its longstanding support for TRIUMF, Canada's particle accelerator centre, with the...
‘Chronoprints’ identify samples by how they change over space and time
Credit: American Chemical Society Modern analytical tools like mass spectrometers can identify many unknown substances, allowing scientists to easily tell...
Canadian food and beverage companies get mixed grades on nutrition goals: U of T report
Credit: Katherine Fogler Canada's largest food and beverage manufacturers could aim higher to improve nutrition, reduce obesity and prevent chronic...
Seeing through food and drug fakes and frauds
'Chronoprints' can identify a sample from a video taken as it reacts to disturbance If we could tell authentic from...
What oil leaves behind in 2.5 billion gallons of water every day in US
New Purdue University technology designed to help clean, purify water used in oil refinementCredit: Purdue University/Ashreet Mishra WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind....
