Freshwater stingray venom varies according to sex and age
A study by the FAPESP-funded Research, Innovation and Dissemination Center shows that toxins produced by young female stingrays cause more...
Cool, nebulous ring around Milky Way’s supermassive black hole
Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), E.M. Murchikova; NRAO/AUI/NSF, S. Dagnello New ALMA observations reveal a never-before-seen disk of cool, interstellar gas wrapped...
Video gamers design brand new proteins
By playing Foldit, citizen scientists can now help protein researchers create novel vaccines, cancer therapies and moreCredit: UW Medicine A...
New mechanism allows lower energy requirement for OLED displays
Scientists from RIKEN and the University of California San Diego, in collaboration with international partners have found a way to...
Biomarker predicts which pancreatic cysts may become cancerous
Cysts likely to become cancerous ID'd with 95% accuracyCredit: Koushik Das, M.D. Pancreatic cancer kills more than 45,000 people in...
Walking speed predicts clinical outcomes in older adults with blood cancers
Slower walking pace linked to a higher likelihood of death and hospital visits; researchers say gait speed should be used...
Researchers from IKBFU find out how to strengthen coastal zones of Baltic Sea
Credit: IKBFU Reconstruction and strengthening of coastal zones are the key issues of many industries that are oriented in the...
Was Mona Lisa’s smile a lie?
An international research team has found that Mona Lisa's smile was non-genuine because of its asymmetryCredit: Musee du Louvre, Paris...
Analysis: World’s protected areas safeguard only a fraction of wildlife
Adequately resourced protected areas currently safeguard just 4-9% of terrestrial amphibians, birds, and mammalsCredit: Julie Larsen Maher/WCS NEW YORK (June...
Physics could answer questions about breast cancer spreading to bones
IUPUI researchers hope to learn how cancer cells generate enough force to move from a tumor site through the body...
Individuals who attempt suicide carry an increased genetic liability for depression, regardless of their psychiatric disorder
The largest genome wide association study (GWAS) to date on suicide attempt reveals that genetic liability to depression increases an...
Researchers synthesize antimalaria molecules found in a fungus from Nunavut
Québec City, June 5, 2019-The solution to the problem of increasing drug resistance among malaria-causing parasites could come from the...
Microorganisms on microplastics
Organisms can grow on microplastics in freshwater ecosystems. The findings of a recent study undertaken by researchers from the Leibniz-Institute...
Reducing opioid prescriptions after C-sections
As the number of cesarean deliveries continues to rise, experts call for the widespread adoption of a proven method to...
Commentary asks: What constitutes beauty and how is it perceived?
Role of social media may create unrealistic expectations for cosmetic procedures (Boston)--Beauty has many facets. Research shows there are many...
Salty diet reduces tumor growth by tackling immune cells
A study by an international research team led by Professor Markus Kleinewietfeld (VIB-UHasselt) shows that high salt intake inhibits tumor...
Pioneering 3D printed device sets new record for efficiency
A new 3-D printed thermoelectric device, which converts heat into electric power with an efficiency factor over 50% higher than...
Painless skin patch collects fluid for diagnostic testing
Credit: Adapted from ACS Sensors 2019, DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.9b00258 Although blood contains a wealth of potential biomarkers of disease, it can...
Brussels scientists developed an AI method to improve rare disease diagnosis
The team under Professor Tom Lenaerts (VUB-ULB) of the IB² has developed an AI algorithm that makes it possible to...
About faces: geometric style of portrait artwork
Researchers to present method to capture artistic style at SIGGRAPH 2019Credit: Courtesy, SIGGRAPH 2019 A team of computer scientists at...
