Cannibalistic materials feed on themselves to grow new nanostructures
Credit: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US Dept. of Energy; image by Xiahan Sang and Andy Sproles. OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Aug....
UTA doctoral student in biology earns prestigious AAUW fellowship
Credit: UT Arlington Shannon Beston, a doctoral student in biology at The University of Texas at Arlington, has received a...
Better communication can enhance US chemical exposure incident response, new evaluation says
WASHINGTON --First responders to major chemical exposure incidents in the United States can improve treatment protocols for at-risk casualties with...
We can still save Earth
Credit: World Scientific With article after article of news reports, research, and opinion pieces by scientists and experts spelling doom...
Severe human infection with a novel avian-origin influenza A(H7N4) virus
Credit: ©Science China Press Wild birds are believed to be the reservoir of influenza A viruses, and poultry may serve...
Inspired by feet
Credit: © Emre Kizilkan Geckos, spiders and beetles have shown us how to do it: thanks to special adhesive elements...
Are vulnerable lions eating endangered zebras?
Credit: WCS LAIKIPIA, Kenya (August 31, 2018) - Are Laikipia's recovering lions turning to endangered Grevy's zebras (Equus grevyi) for...
Why two?
FAT10 is a small protein with a huge effect. Its attachment to a target protein is a signal for its...
Mammography screening also confers benefits on participants with interval cancer
Participants in the German mammography screening program (MSP) who have invasive breast cancer--including interval cancers--can on the whole undergo more...
Parkinson’s disease: An endogenous protein might become a candidate for drug development
Credit: RUB, Kramer Researchers have modified the protein Nurr1 so that it can enter cells from the outside. Nurr1 deficiency...
Prostate problems also associated with sleep disorders and depression
Men who suffer from urological problems such as erectile dysfunction, urinary tract and bladder problems or infertility issues often also...
A telephone for your microbiome
More than 1,000 species of bacteria have been identified in the human gut, and understanding this incredibly diverse "microbiome" that...
Positional sleep therapy during pregnancy may promote maternal and fetal health
Credit: Global Innovations for Reproductive Health & Life, Cleveland, Ohio DARIEN, IL - A new study suggests that an intervention...
A better understanding of cancer development in children
A new Emmy Noether Independent Junior Research Group at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin is studying the development of pediatric cancers....
Moffitt researchers compare chemotherapy regimens for best outcomes in invasive bladder cancer
TAMPA, Fla. - Patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer have been shown to benefit from chemotherapy prior to surgical removal of...
Similar changes in the brains of patients with ADHD and emotional instability
In both ADHD and emotional instability disorders (e.g. borderline and antisocial personality disorder as well as conduct disorder in children),...
Novel concepts for the diagnosis of fatty liver and personalized treatment
Credit: IDM / Nobert Stefan More and more adults - but also about 34 percent of obese children - suffer...
Bodily sensations give rise to conscious feelings
Credit: Lauri Nummenmaa Humans constantly experience an ever-changing stream of subjective feelings that is only interrupted during sleep and deep...
A computational analysis identifies a new clinical phenotype of severe malaria
Credit: Cominetti O et al, Figure 2 There are more clinical phenotypes of severe malaria than those defined by the...
Online HIV prevention program receives $8.8 million NIH grant
CHICAGO --- The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded an $8.8 million grant to Keep It Up!, a novel...
