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...
World-first program uncovers errors in biomedical research results
New fact-checker ensures scientists cook with the right ingredients Cancer researcher Professor Jennifer Byrne from the University of Sydney is...
Small ‘microdoses’ of psychedelic drugs could treat depression and anxiety
Lava lamps, tambourines and, of course, psychedelic drugs were hallmarks of the 1960s. Psychedelic drugs can make people euphoric, though...
WVU researchers pursue blood test for colorectal cancer
Credit: WVU Researchers at the West Virginia University Cancer Institute are evaluating a first-of-its-kind blood test for detecting colorectal cancer....
Dana-Farber opens Center for the Prevention of Progression clinic
First of its kind clinic will focus on precursor conditions in blood cancersCredit: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Thousands of people learn...
Drying without dying: How resurrection plants survive without water
Aquaphotomics sheds light on how plants control their water structure to surviveCredit: Kobe University A small group of plants known...
Light pulses provide a new route to enhance superconductivity
Credit: RIKEN Materials known as Mott insulators are odd things. Under normal electron band theory they ought to conduct electricity,...
NII builds the world’s first round-the-globe high-speed 100 Gbps academic communications network
By upgrading direct international connections of SINET to the United States, Europe and Asia subsequently to upgrading domestic connections towards...
Breast cancer cells rely on pyruvate to expand in new tissues
Most patients who die of breast cancer die of metastasis, the process by which cancer cells spread to other organs...
‘A gift from the city to itself’
Study creates a blueprint for city marine parksCredit: University of Plymouth Coastal cities are among the fastest growing population centres...
The speedy secrets of mako sharks — ‘cheetahs of the ocean’
Water tunnel experiments at the University of Alabama show how scales help generate super speeds -- work that may inspire...
Turning algae into fuel
University of Utah engineers develop fast method to convert algae to biocrudeCredit: Dan Hixson/University of Utah College of Engineering Biofuel...
Genomics could better match treatments to pancreatic cancer patients
PITTSBURGH, March 4 - Pancreatic cancer is a grim diagnosis, with a five-year survival rate of less than 9 percent....
Giant ‘nerve cell’ science education center lands in London’s East End
Credit: Queen Mary University of London 'Neuron Pod' - a striking 23-metre long and 10-metre high free-standing structure - has...
Poll shows many older adults, especially those with health issues, feel isolated
Physical & mental health issues, hearing problems, and poor diet, exercise and sleep all associated with lack of companionship &...
Researchers find potential new source of rare earth elements
Study could benefit the US clean energy and electronics industriesCredit: USDA ARS Researchers have found a possible new source of...
How a common oral bacteria makes colon cancer more deadly
Findings may help predict aggressive colon cancer and identify new treatment targets NEW YORK, NY (March 4, 2019)--Researchers at the...
Promising strategy to fight the most deadly brain tumor in children
Treatment slows tumor growth and increases survival in animal model of diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) A study published in...
