Complex molecules emerge without evolution or design
Credit: University of Groningen In biology, folded proteins are responsible for most advanced functions. These complex proteins are the result...
Coming soon: A blood test for Alzheimer's disease?
People with symptoms of Alzheimer's disease (AD), such as cognitive difficulties, behavior changes and mood swings, may wait months or...
Millions of Americans exposed to elevated nitrate levels in drinking water
Analysis shows Hispanic communities are disproportionately exposed Newton, Mass. (January 17, 2019) - More than 5.6 million Americans are potentially...
Blister fluid could help diagnose burn severity
Severe burns can leave physical and psychological scars, especially in children. When a burn patient enters the clinic, doctors use...
Future Science Group celebrates 10 years of Immunotherapy
Future Science Group (FSG; London, UK) is celebrating the 10-year anniversary of the journal Immunotherapy with a two-part Special Focus...
New study identifies specific obesity-related risk factors for kidney cancer
Credit: Courtesy Spectrum Health GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - A new study confirms the long-suspected role of obesity as a risk...
Global change could also affect hake fisheries in Tierra del Fuego
Isotopic ecology: Reconstructing diets from the pastCredit: María Bas/ Lluís Cardona (UB-IRBio) A scientific study published in the journal Global...
Scientists from TU Dresden search for new methods to cure neurodegenerative diseases
Credit: CRTD Most neurons in the human brain are generated from neural stem cells during embryonic development. After birth, a...
Researchers map out the relationship between mental disorders
Half of those who develop a severe mental disorder such as depression prior to the age 20, will also develop...
New PET probe could improve detection of primary and metastatic melanoma
Credit: Xiaowei Ma, Shengjun Wang et al., Xijing Hospital, Fourth Medical University, Xi'an, China, and Stanford University, Stanford, CA. A...
Whole genome sequencing method may speed personalized treatment of drug-resistant infections
Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have added to evidence that rapid resistance gene sequencing technology can accurately speed...
Reinforcement learning expedites 'tuning' of robotic prosthetics
Credit: Helen Huang Researchers from North Carolina State University, the University of North Carolina and Arizona State University have developed...
Epigenetics contribute to male and female differences in fear memory
A study in Biological Psychiatry investigates sex-specific epigenetic regulation of fear memory Philadelphia, January 17, 201 In a mouse model...
Population study finds striking disparities in health behaviors and screening in Indiana
Credit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS -- A population health study from IUPUI and the Regenstrief Institute has identified striking socioeconomic and...
Molecules of GM food can accumulate in human digestive tract and enter cells of body
In the review, scientists examine the ways and mechanisms by which foreign DNA can survive during digestion and penetrate into...
Queen's University researchers develop new test to detect disease and infection
Credit: Queen's University Belfast Researchers at Queen's University Belfast have developed a highly innovative new enzyme biomarker test that has...
Cultivating 4D tissues — the self-curving cornea
Scientists at Newcastle University have developed a biological system which lets cells form a desired shape by moulding their surrounding...
New blood tests for TB could accelerate diagnosis and save the NHS money
Rapid blood tests used by the NHS are unable to rule out tuberculosis (TB) and should be replaced with a...
Many hepatitis infections go undiagnosed in cancer patients
Credit: SWOG Cancer Research Network Results from the largest study of hepatitis B and C and HIV infection prevalence in...
Molecular machinery that makes potent antibiotic revealed after decades of research
Discovery by Rutgers and other scientists could lead to new antibiotics and anticancer drugsCredit: Dmitry Ghilarov Scientists at Rutgers and...
