Frontiers in Forests and Global Change: High-quality science for sustainable forests
A new open-access journal, Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, publishes rigorously peer-reviewed research in all major forest science disciplines...
ESHG welcomes the Council of Europe’s new protocol on genetic testing
The Council of Europe's protocol on genetic testing for health purposes* came into force yesterday (Sunday 1 July). The protocol,...
Reward and unease are closely linked in the brain
(Linköping University) Mice that lack a certain receptor in the brain are attracted to situations associated with discomfort, such as...
VTT develops piglet vaccination to reduce antibiotics use
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed a vaccine, diluted into drinking water, to treat diarrhoea on piglets being...
Mechanism leading to cortical malformation from brain-only mutations identified
Credit: KAIST Focal malformations of cortical development (FMCDs) are a heterogeneous group of brain cortical abnormalities. These conditions are the...
A new twist on how parasites invade host cells
Credit: © Isabelle Tardieux Toxoplasmosis is a widespread infection caused by the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, which multiplies within a host...
Direct conversion of non-neuronal cells into nerve cells
Credit: Image/©: Marisa Karow It was already in 2012 that a team of scientists headed by Professor Benedikt Berninger first...
Nature and science join forces to fight surgical infections
Credit: University of Adelaide South Australian researchers are embarking on a $20 million medical and manufacturing research project which could...
Climate protection: Less nitrous oxide from agriculture
Credit: (Photo: Klaus Butterbach-Bahl, KIT) Together with carbon dioxide and methane, nitrous oxide is among the most important greenhouse gases:...
UGR makes a step towards earlier diagnosis of pancreatic cancer
Credit: University of Granada A multidisciplinary team from the University of Granada has developed software that can make it easier...
Loss of cilia leads to melanoma
Credit: Daniel Zingg, Netherlands Cancer Institute Melanomas are one of the most aggressive types of tumors in humans. Despite remarkable...
World’s first animals caused global warming
The evolution of Earth's first animals more than 500 million years ago caused global warming, new research shows. Some 520-540...
Supplemental antioxidants may reduce exacerbations in cystic fibrosis
Credit: ATS July 2, 2018--An antioxidant-enriched vitamin may decrease respiratory exacerbations in people with cystic fibrosis (CF), according to new...
Partnership problems and not career planning mainly explain why women are freezing their eggs
Barcelona, 2 July 2018: Contrary to common suggestion, women are opting to freeze their eggs not to pursue education or...
Artificial intelligence accurately predicts distribution of radioactive fallout
Credit: 2018 Takao Yoshikane, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo Tokyo - When a nuclear power plant accident...
Computer algorithm maps cancer resistance to drugs, therapy
Credit: Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center New methods of studying the evolution of treatment resistance in head and neck cancer...
Compounds found in green tea and wine may block formation of toxic metabolites
A new Tel Aviv University study suggests there is hope of treating certain inborn congenital metabolic diseases -- a hope...
Chronic pain remains the same or gets better after stopping opioid treatment
Credit: WSU PULLMAN, Wash. - Stopping long-term opioid treatment does not make chronic, non-cancer-related pain worse and, in some cases,...
New sensor technology enables super-sensitive live monitoring of human biomolecules
The human body is an extremely complex molecular machine, the details of which can be followed through certain substances; so-called...
Blood test enables reading out the internal clock
(Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin) With a new blood test, researchers at the Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin can determine the state...
