Mechanism helps explain the ear's exquisite sensitivity
A critical gel-like structure in the inner ear moves according to a sound's frequency, researchers findCredit: Jonathan Sellon, MIT micromechanics...
AGA releases guide to care for women with IBD throughout family planning
With proper planning, care and coordination among treating health care providers via a multidisciplinary approach, women with IBD can have...
What is clean breathing water?
Drexel and Arizona State researchers look at risk of infection from water in the air at home "Don't drink the...
Oliver Bruns receives Emmy Noether funding
Credit: © Helmholtz Zentrum München/Carolin Jacklin To visualize processes in living organisms is the goal of Dr. Oliver Bruns and...
Health risks through fumigated containers
Experts discuss research results and values measured by control authorities The participants discussed the following aspects on the health risks...
Chaos in the body tunes up your immune system
Chaos in bodily regulation can optimize our immune system according to a recent discovery made by researchers at the University...
MTN researchers begin safety study of a 90-day vaginal ring containing tenofovir
Ring is designed to protect women against both HIV and HSV-2 PITTSBURGH, Jan. 16, 2019 - A vaginal ring designed...
How manganese produces a parkinsonian syndrome
Credit: © Asuncion Carmona / CENBG / CNRS Using X-ray fluorescence at synchrotrons DESY and ESRF, researchers in the Centre...
Fighting the crave for fattening food? Just surround yourself in its scent
TAMPA, Fla. (January 16, 2019)- Just a whiff of fried food may entice you to order a high-calorie meal. But...
Leuven experts push the boundaries of 3D microscopy
Two newly developed methods will help researchers to study the 3D structure of complex surfaces and of individual neurons better...
Ocean giant gets a health check: Combination blood, tissue test reveals whale shark diets
Credit: Image by K. Sato, Okinawa Churashima Foundation Research Center CC-BY-NC-ND. Whale sharks, the world's largest fish, likely endure periods...
Pediatric device consortium now covers all of Pennsylvania
CHOP-based consortium partners with Pitt Programs; also receives 5-rear grant renewal from FDACredit: PPDC The Pennsylvania Pediatric Medical Device Consortium...
Jellyfish map could be the future to protecting UK waters and fish
Scientists at the University of Southampton have developed maps of chemicals found in jellyfish which could offer a new tool...
Born to run: just not on cocaine
Credit: Florida Atlantic University's Brain Institute Cocaine is a highly addictive psychostimulant that induces complex molecular, cellular and behavioral responses....
Tanzania forest to be protected as a result of major scientific discoveries
Credit: Dr Andrew R Marshall The United Republic of Tanzania has announced it will protect a globally unique forest ecosystem...
Ketone body utilization decreases when blood flow to the heart is reduced
(A) Ketone bodies (acetoacetic acid, β hydroxybutyric acid) are typically decomposed into acetyl CoA in the mitochondria and become energy...
Cellular protein a target for Zika control
Credit: Rasgon Lab, Penn State A cellular protein that interacts with invading viruses appears to help enable the infection process...
High pesticide exposure among farmers linked to poor sense of smell later
EAST LANSING, Mich. - A Michigan State University study is the first to show an association between unusually high pesticide...
Dry-cured ham bones — a source of heart-healthy peptides?
Drinking bone broth is a recent diet fad that proponents claim fights inflammation, eases joint pain and promotes gut health....
Found Nemo, found Dory with DNA in the seas; Experts prescribe way ahead for new ocean science
Organizers of 1st National Conference on Marine Environmental DNA call for official US Government marine eDNA program; investments to speed...
