‘Game-changing’ funding success for European research alliance
Credit: Andrew Davis A major grant to fund curiosity-driven research into plant communication has been awarded to a John Innes...
Wildlife on the highway to hell: Roadkill in the largest wetland, Pantanal region, Brazil
Credit: Michel Passos Having systematically monitored wild animals killed on the Brazilian federal highway BR-262, which passes through the Pantanal...
HPV blood test shows promise for tracking head and neck cancer after treatment
CHAPEL HILL - A new blood test developed by University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers shows promise...
Gut microbiota of infants predicts obesity in children
Washington, DC - October 23, 2018 - Evaluating the gut microbiota of infants may help identify children who are at...
Breakthrough test screens for all known bacterial infections
Scientists at the Center for Infection and Immunity (CII) in the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health have developed...
The role of the Atg2 protein in tethering pre-autophagosomal membranes to the endoplasmic reticulum
Credit: Tetsuya Kotani at Tokyo Tech Postdoctoral Researcher Tetsuya Kotani, Associate Professor Hitoshi Nakatogawa, Honorary Professor Yoshinori Ohsumi and colleagues...
Motion sickness vs. cybersickness: Two different problems or the same condition?
Rockville, Md. (October 23, 2018)--Contrary to previous research, severe motion sickness and cybersickness--a type of motion sickness that stems from...
Does gut microbiota hold the key to improved diagnosis and treatment of esophageal cancer?
(Vienna, October 23, 2018) Oesophageal microbiota may help to improve the diagnosis and management of oesophageal cancer, according to the...
Collaboration yields possible treatment for rare neurodegenerative disorder
Credit: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Oct. 23, 2018) St. Jude Children's Research Hospital investigators have developed...
Black men have higher rates of recidivism despite lower risk factors
People of color are incarcerated at disproportionately higher rates than White people, and men of all races have higher rates...
Brain training app helps reduce OCD symptoms, study finds
A 'brain training' app developed at the University of Cambridge could help people who suffer from obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)...
New kind of compound shows early promise against prostate cancer
A new type of molecule blocks the action of genes that drive the growth of therapy-resistant prostate cancer, a new...
The composition of gut bacteria almost recovers after antibiotics
The trillions of bacteria in the human gut affect our health in multiple ways including effects on immune functions and...
Heated tobacco product claims by tobacco industry scrutinized by UCSF researchers
Claims by the tobacco industry that heated tobacco products (HTPs) are safer than conventional cigarettes are not supported by the...
Do mussels reveal the fate of the oceans?
Credit: Evan Ward, Meghan Danley, (University of Connecticut) and Shiye Zhao (Florida Atlantic University-Harbor Branch) More than 10 million tons...
Marker found for condition that causes numerous tumors
Credit: UTSW DALLAS - Oct. 22, 2018 - UT Southwestern researchers have made a major advance in uncovering the biology...
Kidneys aren’t harmed when significantly lowering blood pressure
Credit: UC San Diego Health Using a novel biomarker panel to track and measure kidney function, researchers at University of...
Bonobo: great ape with a tiny voice
Credit: Cédric Girard-Buttoz, LuiKotale, D.R. Kongo We can easily see whether someone is large or small, but we can also...
EuroCMR 2019
EuroCMR is the annual CMR congress of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) of the ESC. We are delighted...
Earlier puberty linked to mother’s smoking during pregnancy
If the mother smokes during pregnancy, there is a risk of her children going into puberty earlier. This is shown...
