High-intensity exercise may restore heart function in people with type 2 diabetes
Credit: Genevieve Wilson University of Otago researchers have discovered that high-intensity exercise can reduce or reverse the loss in heart...
PolyU develops highly flexible high-energy textile lithium battery to cope with surging demand for wearable electronics
Credit: PolyU PolyU's novel lightweight Textile Lithium Battery demonstrates high energy density of more than 450 Wh/L, and excellent flexibility...
Cooperation agreement signed by Kazan University and Giessen University
The meeting on May 23 was a part of the 30th anniversary of bilateral cooperation celebrations During the talks, Rector...
MSU researchers use 3-D printing to push knowledge of microbial communities
Credit: MSU Photo by Adrian Sanchez-Gonzalez BOZEMAN -- As enthusiasm grows for 3-D printing, hailed by hobbyists and high-tech industry...
Shedding light on the burden of dengue in Bangladesh
Dengue, also known as dengue fever, is a viral disease transmitted to humans by mosquitoes of the genus Aedes. The...
ALS research reveals new treatment approach
LA JOLLA, CALIF. - May 23, 2019 - On June 2, 1941, at the age of 37, baseball player Lou...
New algorithm uses disease history to predict intensive care patients’ chances of survival
Researchers from the University of Copenhagen and Rigshospitalet have used data on more than 230,000 intensive care patients to develop...
Trinity researchers find stark social inequalities in children’s body mass index (BMI)
Researchers at Trinity College have found that socio-economic inequalities in children's body mass index (BMI) emerge during the pre-school years...
Short-term use of opioids increases subjective pleasure
The human opioid system contributes to the regulation of emotions, pleasure and pain. Opioids are strong analgesics. In addition to...
To save biodiversity and feed the future, first cure ‘plant blindness’
Vanishing animals command headlines but declining plant diversity also imperils humans; researchers and educators explain how curing 'plant blindness' is...
Mathematically designed graphene has improved electrocatalytic activity
Credit: A. Kumatani An international research group has improved graphene's ability to catalyse the 'hydrogen evolution reaction', which releases hydrogen...
PSA, a prostate cancer marker, activates vascular and lymphangiogenic growth factors
Growth factors VEGF-C and VEGF-D are contributors to the spread of cancer Together with its partners, a research group led...
Scientists uncover exotic matter in the sun’s atmosphere
Credit: NASA/SDO. Scientists from Ireland and France today announced a major new finding about how matter behaves in the extreme...
Discovery of hippocampal mossy cell involvement to maximize antidepressant effects
Credit: ©DGIST DGIST faculty clarified that the fundamental neural circuit mechanism involved in antidepressant efficacy to treat depression, one of...
Spanish flu may have lingered two years before 1918 outbreak and vaccine could have treated it
The most severe pandemic in recent history, killing some 50 million people worldwide, the Spanish influenza, may have emerged up...
Study reveals the evolution and diversity of Leptospira bacteria
Les leptospires appartiennent au phylum des spirochètes et sont constitués de bactéries saprophytes et pathogènes. Les espèces pathogènes sont responsables...
Game theory highlights power of local reporting in vaccine decisions
Source of disease prevalence information impacts effectiveness of vaccination programsCredit: FEMA/Mark Wolfe Computational modeling of social networks suggests that vaccination...
Measles vaccination: 'All for one and one for all'
Credit: Florida Atlantic University Measles was declared eradicated in the United States in 2000, but has reappeared in recent months...
The Lancet journals: Papers at European Stroke Organisation Conference (ESOC) 2019
The following papers will be presented at the ESOC conference in Milan and published simultaneously in either The Lancet or...
New research shows that mites and ticks are close relatives
Credit: David Walter Scientists from the University of Bristol and the Natural History Museum in London have reconstructed the evolutionary...
