Study underscores role of menthol cigarettes in smoking cessation
African-American menthol smokers are 12% less likely to quitCredit: University at Buffalo BUFFALO, N.Y. -- For decades, Big Tobacco has...
A single gut enterotype linked to both inflammatory bowel disease and depression
In 2012, Professor Jeroen Raes (VIB-KU Leuven Center for Microbiology) launched the Flemish Gut Flora Project. Sequencing fecal samples of...
Robotic fish to replace animal testing
Scientists are developing alternative methods for assessing the fish-friendliness of hydroelectric power plantsCredit: Jana Dünnhaupt The artificial fish surrogates should...
Young adults who live near medical marijuana dispensaries use more often
Density of dispensaries also linked to more-positive views Young adults who live in neighborhoods with more medical marijuana dispensaries use...
A new 2D magnet draws future devices closer
We are all familiar with the image of electrons zipping around an atom's nucleus and forming chemical bonds in molecules...
Topical cream shows promise in treatment of skin pigmentation disease, vitiligo
Nearly 50% of patients in national clinical trial saw significant improvement in skin condition that affected Michael Jackson, impacts millions...
Tuning into the LCDs of tomorrow: Exploring the novel IGZO-11 semiconductor
Scientists synthesize IGZO-semiconductor that can improve the speed, resolution, and size of flat-panel displays In 1985, Noboru Kimizuka of the...
Most metastatic colorectal cancers have spread before diagnosis, Stanford researchers say
Up to 80% of metastatic colorectal cancers are likely to have spread to distant locations in the body before the...
VINO’s O2Amp Oxy-Iso glasses ineffective at curing colour-blindness
Credit: University of Granada The study is part of a wider project being conducted at the Department of Optics of...
Science snapshots: New nitrides, artificial photosynthesis, and TMDC semiconductors
Credit: Wenhao Sun/Berkeley Lab Groundbreaking Study Maps Out Paths to New Nitride Materials Formed by elements combining with nitrogen, nitrides...
Stem cells reprogrammed into neurons could reveal drugs harmful to pregnancy
A tool for probing genetic and molecular underpinnings of drug-induced neurodevelopmental disordersCredit: Soham Chanda/Colorado State University Pregnant women are often...
Two genes implicated in development of prostate enlargement, Stanford study finds
For aging men, prostate enlargement is almost as common as graying hair, and yet scientists know very little about why...
UVA scientists use machine learning to improve gut disease diagnosis
Machines use Google-type algorithms on biopsy images to help children get treatment faster Charlottesville, VA -- A study published in...
Molecular analysis could improve the early detection and prevention of endometrial cancer
Researchers from IDIBELL and ICO lead the proposal to evaluate genomic analyzes in cervical cytologies to improve the detection of...
Canada’s largest national dementia research initiative funded for second phase by the CIHR
Baycrest will become the scientific headquarters to the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging, the premier research hub that brings...
Schizophrenia: Adolescence is the game-changer
Researchers at UNIGE have discovered that the development of the hippocampus, the area of the brain responsible for memory and...
Nurses more likely to test for HIV when practice setting supports routine screening
New research comes in advance of National HIV Testing Day BINGHAMTON, N.Y. - Nurse practitioners are more likely to conduct...
Gold for iron nanocubes
Credit: Anu Vallinkoski A recent study revealed that by decorating iron nanocubes with gold the functionality of nanoparticles can be...
Introduced a new paradigm of cell transplantation with scaffold microrobots
Successful development of magnetically-actuated microrobots as a platform for stem cell transplantationCredit: DGIST DGIST research team succeeded in developing stem...
Preventing drugs from being transported
Certain membrane proteins specialize in transporting molecules out of cells -- a problem for the efficacy of cancer medication and...
