Remote islands harbour higher numbers of non-native species
Credit: © Pablo García-Díaz The effects of island remoteness from the mainland on the number of species found on islands...
A novel nanoactuator system has been developed
Credit: Jussi Toppari Researchers at University of Jyväskylä (Finland) and University of Tampere (Finland) together with BioNavis Ltd (Finland) have...
Invisible needles
Credit: © NUST MISIS An international research group of scientists from Politecnico di Torino (Italy) and NUST MISIS (Russia) has...
Novel gene mutation found in lymphatic disorder
Credit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Pediatric researchers have identified a gene mutation that causes a serious lymphatic condition, and used...
Breakthrough sensor to help people with bipolar disorder monitor lithium levels
Patients living with bipolar disorder and depression will soon be able to use a unique wearable sensor to safely monitor...
Leaf molecules as markers for mycorrhizal associations
Credit: Ming Wang, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology The relationship between plants and so-called arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi is considered...
Men and women are different: Why medical oncology needs to restate the obvious
LUGANO, 28 August 2018 - Gender-based approaches to studying and treating disease have remained largely unexplored in medical oncology, despite...
IIVS, BASF & Givaudan collaborate to validate a non-animal test for regulatory submissions
GAITHERSBURG, MD -August 28- The Institute for In Vitro Sciences (IIVS), with an established track record in the validation of...
WSU Spokane researchers develop potential drugs to help curb smoking
SPOKANE, Wash. - Washington State University researchers have created more than a dozen candidate drugs with the potential to curb...
Combination approach shows promise for beating advanced melanoma
A UCLA-led study has found that a treatment that uses a bacteria-like agent in combination with an immunotherapy drug could...
Current advice to limit dairy intake should be reconsidered
Munich, Germany - UNDER EMBARGO UNTIL 28 Aug 2018: The consumption of dairy products has long been thought to increase...
Low carbohydrate diets are unsafe and should be avoided
Credit: European Society of Cardiology Munich, Germany - Aug. 28, 2018: Low carbohydrate diets are unsafe and should be avoided,...
Take a vacation — it could prolong your life
Credit: European Society of Cardiology Munich, Germany - 28 Aug 2018: Taking vacations could prolong life. That's the finding of...
Study shows AI can deliver specialty-level diagnosis in primary care setting
(University of Iowa Health Care) A system designed by a University of Iowa ophthalmologist that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to...
Anxiety, depression, other mental distress may increase heart attack, stroke risk in adults over 45
DALLAS, Aug. 28, 2018 - Adults ages 45 or older who experience psychological distress such as depression and anxiety may...
E. coli strain from retail poultry may cause urinary tract infections in people
WASHINGTON, DC (Aug. 28, 2018) - A strain of Escherichia coli (E. coli) found in retail chicken and turkey products...
New treatment can halve hospital stays for some patients with heart infection
Munich, Germany - 28 Aug 2018: A new treatment can halve hospital stays for some patients with a heart infection...
The Lancet: Papers at European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress
The following papers will be presented at the ESC congress in Munich, and published simultaneously in The Lancet journal. All...
Few people at risk for heart disease understand food labels
An Irish survey of 200 men and women examines awareness, understanding, and use of food labels in preventing lifestyle-related disease...
Treating inflammatory bowel disorder by delivering microRNAs
Credit: Osaka University Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), such as Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis, are chronic inflammatory diseases of unknown...
