Simpler and safer method for handling a useful but foul-smelling gas in chemical synthesis
Credit: Troels Skrydstrup The chemical element sulfur is an important constituent in many pharmaceuticals and, consequently, it is desirable to...
Basking sharks can jump as high and as fast as great whites
Credit: Filming by Bren Whelan, www.DonegalClimbing.ie, 2017 A collaborative team of marine biologists has discovered that basking sharks, hundreds of...
Scientists reveal the hidden costs of cobalt mining in DR Congo
In past years, the demand for cobalt has been on the increase due to its many applications. For one thing,...
EU Fisheries failures jeopardise sustainability of small fishing communities
Credit: Alicia Said EU Fisheries Policy failures jeopardise sustainability of small scale fishing communities Traditional artisanal fishing has been harmed...
Fish-rich diets may boost babies’ brain development
Women could enhance the development of their unborn child's eyesight and brain function by regularly eating fatty fish during pregnancy....
Glacial engineering could limit sea-level rise, if we get our emissions under control
Credit: NASA/J. Yungel Targeted engineering projects to hold off glacier melting could slow down the collapse of ice sheets and...
Can a common heart condition cause sudden death?
Credit: Zhen Ma, PhD SAN FRANCISCO, CA--September 18, 2018-- About one person out of 500 has a heart condition known...
Crunched for time? High-intensity exercise = same cell benefits in fewer minutes
Rockville, Md. (September 20, 2018)--A few minutes of high-intensity interval or sprinting exercise may be as effective as much longer...
Test could detect patients at risk from lethal fungal spores
Scientists at The University of Manchester have discovered a genetic mutation in humans linked to a 17-fold increase in the...
Mediterranean-style diet may lower women’s stroke risk
Following a Mediterranean-style diet may reduce stroke risk in women over 40 but not in men - according to new...
A behavioral intervention for cancer patients that works
COLUMBUS, Ohio - This is a story about something rare in health psychology: a treatment that has gone from scientific...
New hub to drive vaccine discovery, development and manufacturing revolution
Vax-Hub, a new Future Vaccine Manufacturing Research Hub, will bring together academia, industry and policy makers to affect radical change...
Analysis of sea squirt embryo reveals key molecules in dopaminergic neuron differentiation
Tsukuba, Japan - The human brain is exceedingly complex, consisting of various regions with particular functions and approximately 100 billion...
Study at Johns Hopkins hospital leads to changes in reporting patient safety concerns
In a case study published online last week in Academic Medicine, an international team of researchers led by the University...
Smartphone, M.D.
In a potential game changer for the health care industry, a new cell phone app and lab kit now allow...
Researchers look to immune cell shapes to predict how well body will fight lung cancers
Credit: Case Western Reserve University CLEVELAND--Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have discovered how to quickly and accurately predict which...
A new approach towards developing a vaccine against vivax malaria
Credit: del Portillo et al. A novel study indicates promising avenues in an innovative approach for developing a vaccine against...
Lighthouse Guild to present Alfred W. Bressler Vision Science Symposium and Pisart Seminar
Lighthouse Guild, the leading not-for-profit vision and healthcare organization, will present the 2018 Alfred W. Bressler Vision Science Symposium and...
Detecting epigenetic signature may help people stay ahead of IBD
Credit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI - With an estimated 1.6 million people in the U.S. dealing with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD),...
New way to target advanced breast cancers
Credit: Jackson Laboratory A cytokine signature found in certain kinds of breast cancer cells can not only serve as a...
