Dogs set to benefit from simple blood test to spot liver disease
Vets have developed a blood test that quickly spots early signs of liver disease in dogs, a study suggests. Experts...
Researchers call for comprehensive transformation of food systems
Agriculture and food systems policies should ensure more than just the supply of food. Decision-makers must make a paradigm shift...
New theory may explain cause of depression and improve treatments
A new area in depression research suggests dysfunction in mitochondria -- the main source of energy for cells -- could...
Common skin cancer can signal increased risk of other cancers, Stanford researchers say
People who develop abnormally frequent cases of a skin cancer known as basal cell carcinoma appear to be at significantly...
Finally, a potential new approach against KRAS-driven lung cancer
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center The previous decade has seen dramatic advances in the treatment of non-small cell lung...
Researchers use ‘biological passport’ to monitor Earth’s largest fish
Credit: Copyright Clare Prebble, Marine Megafauna Foundation and University of Southampton Truckee (California), Aug. 9, 2018: Whale sharks, the world's...
Lichen is losing to wildfire, years after flames are gone
Credit: Jesse Miller/UC Davis As increasingly hot and severe wildfires scorch the West, some lichen communities integral to conifer forests...
Can rare lymphocytes combat rheumatoid arthritis?
Immunologists at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg have demonstrated that ILC2, a group of rare lymphoid cells, play a key role in the...
Training the next-gen workforce in standards development with $30 million grant
Credit: Binghamton University, State University at New York BINGHAMTON, N.Y. - The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has...
Public unaware of cancer risk from too little exercise, study reports
It has long been accepted that regular exercise can assist in helping to prevent or reduce the risk of a...
Higher alcohol taxes are cost-effective in reducing alcohol harms
PISCATAWAY, NJ - Increasing taxes on alcohol is one of the most cost-effective methods of reducing the harms caused by...
NASA satellites assist states in estimating abundance of key wildlife species
Credit: photo by D. Stoner LOGAN, UTAH, USA- Climate and land-use change are shrinking natural wildlife habitats around the world....
Arsenic in combination with an existing drug could combat cancer
BOSTON - Investigators have discovered that arsenic in combination with an existing leukemia drug work together to target a master...
A diverse diet may not be the healthiest one
DALLAS, August 9, 2018 -- Encouraging people to eat a wide variety of foods to ensure they meet all their...
Synapses of the reward system at stake in autistic disorders
Credit: © UNIGE Autism spectrum disorders are a heterogeneous group of neurodevelopmental disorders, one of the main characteristics of which...
Key role found for enzymes in DNA replication and sensitivity to chemotherapeutic drugs
Credit: Sandra Segura-Bayona, IRB Barcelona. During cell growth, cells copy their DNA through a process called DNA replication. For this...
‘Tic’-tock
Credit: Hiroshima University Scientists in Japan have found a potential marker to identify which people with abnormally fast heartbeats are...
Hybrid catalyst with high enantiomer selectivity
Credit: Hokkaido University A group of Japanese researchers has developed a technology to create a hybrid catalyst from simple-structured, commercially...
Discovery presents treatment hope for Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases
Credit: Shutterstock There is new hope for the treatment of Alzheimer's and other neurological diseases following a ground-breaking discovery made...
MRI may facilitate the diagnosis and evaluation of the treatment outcomes of depression
Major depressive disorder (MDD) has a higher incidence in recent years and lays a high economic burden on families and...
