Plant defense mechanisms
Credit: Per Harald Olsen, NTNU A plant's defense systems help each other. When one system fails, another one can -...
Breakthrough in industrial CO2 usage
Professor Arne Skerra of the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has succeeded for the first time in using gaseous CO2...
Openscope: the first shared observatory for neuroscience
Credit: Allen Institute The Allen Institute for Brain Science, a division of the Allen Institute, today announced the launch of...
Researchers identify new arthritis severity gene
A new gene associated with disease severity in models of rheumatoid arthritis has been identified by researchers at the Icahn...
MicroRNA panel can identify malignancy in indeterminate thyroid nodules
Bottom Line: A panel of 19 microRNAs identified using next-generation sequencing could categorize indeterminate thyroid nodule samples into malignant and...
Adherence to healthy diets associated with lower cancer risk
Bottom Line: A diet that encourages both healthy eating and physical activity and discourages alcohol consumption was associated with a...
Aging overweight scuba divers at risk of underwater heart attack
Sophia Antipolis, July 26, 2018: Older, overweight scuba divers are being urged to shed pounds to avoid an underwater heart...
Surrey develops ground-breaking flexible X-ray detector
Detectors that are presently used for mammograms and for dose measurements in radiotherapy are often rigid, causing errors in screening,...
Soundwave-surfing droplets leave no traces
Credit: Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- Engineers at Duke University have developed a way to manipulate, split and mix droplets...
Certara experts highlight quantitative systems pharmacology’s role in first-in-human clinical trials
Credit: Certara PRINCETON, NJ - July 26, 2018 - Certara®, the global leader in model-informed drug development, regulatory science, market...
New study finds that aging can make it more difficult to swallow
New York, NY - As adults age, they all experience a natural loss of muscle mass and function. A new...
Riding an e-bike promotes fitness and health — already after four weeks
The role of the e-bike in promoting health and fitness is comparable to that of a conventional bicycle. This was...
Student project leads to founding of startup DIANA Biotechnologies
(Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences (IOCB Prague)) A new startup, DIANA Biotechnologies, has...
Times Higher Education Research Excellence Summit: Eurasia 2018
On 29th - 31st August 2018, Russia will host its first summit run by Times Higher Education (THE) - the...
High-precision on-site analysis of precious metals in metallurgical waste spills
Credit: Kanazawa University Precious metals come in limited supply but are in high demand. They are mainly sourced through mining,...
Solution to medical mystery may help some children avoid bone marrow transplantation
Credit: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital / Justin Veneman Researchers have helped solve a decades-old mystery about which mutations are...
Specialized approach to open heart surgery saves lives
Chicago, July 26, 2018 Patients who undergo coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) - the most common heart surgery performed -...
Researchers discover system that could reduce neurodegeneration in Huntington’s disease
Credit: Seda Koyuncu and Isabel Saez The neuroscientist Dr David Vilchez and his team at CECAD, the University of Cologne's...
New hope for rare disorder
Credit: Emel Aygören-Pürsün Hereditary angioedema (HAE) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by recurrent painful swellings of the skin and...
National Academy of Medicine and FDA announce the 2018 Tobacco Regulatory Science Fellows
July 26, 2018 - WASHINGTON -- The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) along with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's...
