Data-sharing website may speed the response to new illegal drugs
Credit: German Federal Police (BKA) The drug overdose epidemic currently gripping the nation is so tenacious in part because it's...
Potential new drug for two life-threatening diseases
Derived from nature, a potential new drug to treat two life-threatening tropical diseases has been discovered as a result of...
Revving up innate control of viral infection requires a three-cell ignition
(PHILADELPHIA) -- One of the most important cell types for controlling certain viral infections are natural killer (NK) cells. As...
£2 million awarded to fight disease in East Africa
(University of Warwick) The University of Warwick has been awarded £2 million to tackle the spread of viruses in East...
Described 28 years post collection, new grass species makes a strong case for conservation
Credit: Alice R. Tangerini Originally collected 28 years ago in Ecuador, new species Poa laegaardiana has been just described, only...
Texas A&M AgriLife study shows BPA risk factor for inflammatory bowel disease
Credit: Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences COLLEGE STATION - A recent study in a preclinical model of...
Hydrangeas and the science of do-overs (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, July 5, 2018 -- In a previous video, the Reactions team attempted to demonstrate...
Researchers links coastal nuisance flooding to special type of slow-moving oce
Credit: UCF: Karen Norum A team of international researchers has found a link between seasonal fluctuations in sea level to...
Cost-effectiveness study of risk-based screenings for breast cancer
Bottom Line: A cost-effectiveness study used a hypothetical group of women in the United Kingdom to compare risk-based breast cancer...
Prostate cancer ultrasound treatment as effective as surgery or radiotherapy
Using high energy ultrasound beams to destroy prostate cancer tumours may be as effective as surgery or radiotherapy, but with...
New receptor involved in symbiosis between legumes and nitrogen-fixing rhizobia identified
Credit: Simona Radutoiu Legumes are able to grow in nitrogen-poor soils due to their ability to engage in symbiosis with...
New small molecules pave the way for treating autoinflammatory disease
The innate immune system is the first line of defense, with cells that quickly identify "foreign" motifs from viruses and...
Hi-res image of Structure of the origin recognition complex bound to DNA revealed
Credit: Division of Life Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology How did life begin on this planet?...
Supercoil me! The art of knotted DNA maintenance
Credit: Lucia Coronel, Antonio Suma, Cristian Micheletti Even living cells have their own tangled problems to solve. They involve knots...
New method discovered to view proteins inside human cells
Credit: University of Warwick Scientists develop tagging device using Ferritin Proteins can be viewed on the nanoscale Scientists at the...
Shining new light on the pineal gland
Credit: Theresa Schredelseker When zebrafish lack a specific protein, the two hemispheres of the brain develop symmetrically, and the sleep...
A new study to improve seabird conservation in Patagonian ecosystems
Credit: Massimiliano Drago, UB-IRBio Preserving a 300,000 square km area in Patagonian waters could improve the conservation of 20 %...
Greater concentration on wound care will save NHS millions argues prof of vascular surgery
Credit: University of Huddersfield IT is estimated that annually the NHS treats over two million wounds at a cost of...
Some of the world’s poorest people are bearing the costs of tropical forest conservation
Credit: © S. Rakotonarivo Tropical forests are important to all of us on the planet. As well as being home...
New study: Oxygen loss in the coastal Baltic Sea is ‘unprecedentedly severe’
Credit: European Geosciences Union The Baltic Sea is home to some of the world's largest dead zones, areas of oxygen-starved...
