UCF research laying groundwork for off-world colonies
Space economy estimated at $1.1 trillion by 2040Credit: UCF: Karen Norum Before civilization can move off world it must make...
Scientists expose hidden risks of diarrhoeal disease
A rapidly evolving new subspecies of the cryptosporidium parasite - a leading cause of diarrhoeal disease in children worldwide -...
Discovery of the genetic ‘conductor’ of brain stem cells
A new study by SISSA identifies the gene which regulates the production ratio of neurons and support cells during cerebral...
Startup tests Parkinson’s device with Michael J. Fox Foundation funding
Team with roots at the University of Delaware has received a $440,000 grant to test the VibeForward, which reduces symptoms...
How bacteria can help prevent coal ash spills
Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a technique that uses bacteria to produce "biocement" in coal ash ponds,...
Experts tackle major cardiovascular issues in treating patients with HIV
Now that people infected with HIV are living longer due to effective therapies, it is imperative to understand why their...
Boyce Thompson Institute launches new Plant Genome Editing Database
New CRISPR database to catalyze collaborationsCredit: Photo by Mike Carroll, © Boyce Thompson Institute Recently developed gene editing tools like...
Researchers discover new portal of entry for influenza viruses
Researchers from the Medical Center - University of Freiburg and the University of Zurich have discovered an entirely new infection...
FutureNeuro partners with UCB to give clinicians insights into epilepsy treatments
Dublin, 4 March 2019 - FutureNeuro, the SFI Research Centre for Chronic and Rare Neurological Diseases, based at RCSI (Royal...
Researchers find window of opportunity for treatment of early cystic fibrosis lung infections
New research from DTU Biosustain and Rigshospitalet suggests that disease-causing microbes in young cystic fibrosis (CF) patients change rapidly within...
‘Zungenmaus’ project begins at TU Dresden
Minister of Health Barbara Klepsch presents funding approvalCredit: Christoph Wagner The Institute of Acoustics and Speech Communication at TU Dresden...
Gut immune cells play by their own rules
Revealing the gut's B-cell training program may point to new means of developing oral vaccines Only a few vaccines -...
UA researcher seeks to prevent heart failure after a heart attack
Credit: Adam Brooks, UA College of Medicine - Phoenix. Heart attack survivors are at greater risk of developing heart failure,...
Exercise can improve non-motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease
Researchers review evidence of the effect of exercise on non-motor symptoms of PD in the Journal of Parkinson's Disease Amsterdam,...
Sensory stimuli improves brain damage in mouse models of preterm birth
Credit: UAB A research conducted by the INc-UAB shows that the same perinatal brain injury caused by hypoxia and ischemia...
BU’s Julie White receives prestigious continuing medical education award
(Boston)--Julie White, MS, CHCP, director of the Barry M. Manuel Continuing Medical Education (CME)/Continuing Nursing Education (CNE) Office at Boston...
Chemists ‘print’ sensors for nano-objects
Young scientists from ITMO University proposed a new type of optical nano-sensors. Their operating principle is based on the interaction...
Scientists provide first evidence of diphtheria-like infectious agent in hedgehogs
Credit: Photo: Juliane Seet As cultural successors, hedgehogs reside in close proximity to humans. Close contacts, however, are not only...
Young people at risk of addiction have differences in key brain region
Young adults at risk of developing problems with addiction show key differences in an important region of the brain, according...
A quick path to antimalarial resistance
P. falciparum parasites can develop drug resistance by epigenetic changes in clag3 gene expressionCredit: Mira et al, 2019 Resistance to...
