Dr. Boukrina of Kessler Foundation examines reading deficit treatments after stroke
Credit: Kessler Foundation Olga Boukrina, PhD, research scientist in Stroke Rehabilitation Research at Kessler Foundation, has received a $10,000 grant...
Horwitz Prize awarded for work on hormones
Credit: Public Domain Columbia University has decided to award the Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize 2018 to: Pierre Chambon Institute of...
Philly refinery fails to include public input in cleanup efforts
Over a decade of remediation planning and regulatory approvals at Philadelphia's neighborhood refinery has occurred without the benefit of municipal...
Light pollution makes fish more courageous
Credit: David Bierbach, IGB Artificial light at night also makes guppies more courageous during the day, according to a behavioural...
Carnegie Mellon biologist receives NSF ‘Understanding Rules of Life’ grant
Credit: Maureen Stolzer and Dannie Durand, Carnegie Mellon University The Department of Biological Sciences' Dannie Durand is one of 29...
Breast milk may be best for premature babies’ brain development
Credit: Jennifer Brown Research Laboratory, the University of Edinburgh Babies born before their due date show better brain development when...
In zebrafish, a way to find new cancer therapies, targeting tumor modulators
Credit: Katherine C. Cohen/Boston Children's Hospital The lab of Leonard Zon, MD, at Boston Children's Hospital has long been interested...
Lyme disease: A study on the speed of transmission by infected ticks
Lyme borreliosis is a disease caused by bacteria of the genus Borrelia that are transmitted by a bite from a...
Scientists have discovered how to predict life of implants without animal testing
Credit: © Niels Wegner An international team of researchers consisting of scientists from NUST MISIS and TU Dortmund University has...
The first predators and their self-repairing teeth
The earliest predators appeared on Earth 480 million years ago - and they even had teeth which were capable of...
Scientists discovered 20 new gnat species in Brazil
Credit: Olavi Kurina/wwf.org Due to the heterogenity of natural habitats and its dimension, Brazil is thought to hold 15 -...
Black women more likely to skip crucial breast cancer treatments
A new study in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute finds that black women are more likely to skip...
More than half of countries are not on track to meet global targets for chronic diseases
**Country-level data available** Cancers, cardiovascular diseases, chronic respiratory diseases, and diabetes were responsible for 12.5 million deaths among people aged...
Most nations falling short of UN targets to cut premature deaths from chronic diseases
Credit: NCD Countdown 2030 People in the UK, US and China have a higher risk of dying early from conditions...
Outbreak of preventable eye infection in contact lens wearers
A new outbreak of a rare but preventable eye infection that can cause blindness, has been identified in contact lens...
Pre-clinical success for a universal flu vaccine offers hope for third generation approach
Researchers from the University of Oxford's Department of Zoology have demonstrated pre-clinical success for a universal flu vaccine in a...
It’s not just for kids — even adults appear to benefit from a regular bedtime
DURHAM, N.C. -- Sufficient sleep has been proven to help keep the body healthy and the mind sharp. But it's...
AI used to detect fetal heart problems
A research group led by scientists from the RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project (AIP) have developed a novel system...
Insulin shows great potential against chronic colitis
Credit: University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Millions of people take insulin every day to treat their...
Leopoldina Annual Assembly to discuss issues spanning ten years of science-based policy advice
In its role as German National Academy of Sciences, the Leopoldina has been advising politicians and society on key future...
