Sea otters’ tool use leaves behind distinctive archaeological evidence
Researchers used an interdisciplinary approach combining ecology and archaeological methods to study sea otters' past behaviorCredit: Natalie Uomini. Haslam et...
Rejection of transplanted organs: Long-awaited structure offers new insights
Credit: Paul A. MacAry Rejection of any kind is always hard to deal with, but when one's body rejects a...
Review of the recent advances of 2D nanomaterials in Lit-ion batteries
Credit: Author The upcoming energy crisis and increasing power requirements of electronic devices have drawn attention to the field of...
Coveted award underscores the importance of protein folding for cellular heath
Award ceremony for the 2019 Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize in the Paulskirche, Frankfurt FRANKFURT am MAIN. Franz-Ulrich Hartl...
A peek into lymph nodes
A new method to diagnose cancer cells inside lymph nodes could allow doctors to treat cancers before they spread around...
Fingermark imaging for drug detection
Credit: Author In a paper to be published in the forthcoming issue in NANO, researchers from Zhejiang have uncovered a...
IVF birthweights increased over 25 years
A new study led by University of Manchester scientists has revealed that babies born by In Vitro Fertilisation at St...
Dorothee Dormann receives award for research on causes of neurodegenerative diseases
The 2019 Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize for Young Researchers FRANKFURT am MAIN. Dr. Dorothee Dormann from the Biomedical...
Novel methods for analyzing neural circuits for innate behaviors in insects
Credit: Kanazawa University Insects show a variety of species-specific innate behaviors (instinctive behaviors). For example, a worker honeybee that has...
Wolves lead, dogs follow — And both cooperate with humans
Credit: Friederike Range/Vetmeduni Vienna Human social life would be unthinkable without cooperation. The frequency and complexity with which humans cooperate...
New method to reduce uranium concentration in contaminated water
Credit: Author In a paper to be published in the forthcoming issue in NANO, researchers from China have proposed a...
Most countries in sub-Saharan Africa not on track for under-5 mortality reduction goal
The relatively slow pace of neonatal and under-5 mortality reduction could prevent most countries in sub-Saharan Africa from achieving targets...
Cholesterol-lowering drugs guard against brain haemorrhages
The drugs statins, which are used to prevent cardiovascular diseases, also guard against brain haemorrhages. This is the conclusion of...
SPIT lab leading the effort to analyze hair, expand research on puberty
Credit: Iowa State University News Service AMES, Iowa - Puberty is something we all go through and yet there is...
NSF International and NEHA to host Legionella Conference 2019
Conference organizers seek oral and poster presentations on water conservation, Legionella outbreak prevention and related public health topics NSF International...
Shorter treatment for Chagas disease could be just as effective, and significantly safer
The results could help remove one of the barriers to treatment scale up and bring new hope for people with...
Study shows shorter treatment for Chagas disease as effective, and significantly safer
Barcelona/Rio de Janeiro, 14 March 2019 - A two-week treatment course for adult patients with chronic Chagas disease showed, when...
Using 3D models to reduce side effects of radiotherapy
Credit: Joe Vittorio The debilitating side effects of radiotherapy could soon be a thing of the past thanks to a...
New approach to stroke treatment could minimize brain damage
Credit: University of British Columbia A new treatment for a common type of stroke may soon be possible, thanks to...
Blood diseases cured with bone marrow transplant
New protocol offers hope for patients with sickle cell disease, beta thalassemia and related blood disorders Doubling the low amount...
