New coatings make natural fabrics waterproof
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Fabrics that resist water are essential for everything from rainwear to military tents, but conventional water-repellent coatings...
Small bee ‘pollen thieves’ are not effective bumblebee substitutes, study shows
Credit: Dan Addison, University of Virginia Bumblebee populations are declining in the United States for a range of reasons -...
Regional Earth system modeling: Review and future directions
Credit: Filippo Giorgi The regional climate modeling community is actively engaged in the development of regional earth system models (RESMs),...
HKUST scientists discover autophagy inhibitory peptides from giant ankyrins
Credit: Division of Life Science, HKUST Autophagy, meaning "self-eating" in Greek, is a general metabolic mechanism adopted by nearly all...
The novel function of self-renewal factor of spermatogonial stem cells is identified
Credit: Seiji Takashima Ph.D., the Faculty of Textile Science and Technology in Shinshu University A research team found a novel...
The scent of a man: What odors do female blackbuck find enticing in a male?
Credit: NCBS At Tal Chhapar, a wildlife sanctuary in the heart of the Thar desert, a strange drama is staged...
Enzyme may get key role in drug design for breast cancer and brain condition
In recent years, researchers have focussed on the enzyme TLK2 suspecting it of playing a main role in several diseases....
Plant fossils provide new insight into the uplift history of SE Tibet
Credit: ©Science China Press The Tibetan Plateau, the highest and largest plateau in the world, is well known as 'The...
Higher doses of rifampin appear more effective in fighting TB without increasing risk of adverse events
Credit: ATS June 29, 2018--Higher daily doses of rifampin, a cornerstone of tuberculosis treatment, killed more TB bacteria in sputum...
New technology enables man to hold his granddaughter again
CLEVELAND, Ohio--In the first known study of how amputees use advanced sensory-enabled prostheses outside the lab, subjects used a mechanical...
The hidden complexity underlying a common cause of autism
Credit: Girirajan Laboratory, Penn State Genes located in a large chromosomal aberration associated with autism interact with each other to...
ClinGen Panel evaluates validity of genes reported to be associated with Brugada Syndrome
Clinical laboratories often rely on medical articles and public information on gene disease associations in determining the genes to include...
Lemurs can smell weakness in each other
Credit: David Haring, Duke Lemur Center. DURHAM, N.C. -- Some people watch the competition carefully for the slightest signs of...
Otago researchers’ discovery unlocks secrets behind cancer drug resistance
Credit: University of Otago University of Otago research provides insights into an underlying mechanism that could explain why new cancer...
Administering hormones affects DNA
The public debate on endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) - exogenous substances that have the same or similar effects as endogenous...
LOINC honors Pam Banning for contributions to advancement of health data interoperability
Credit: Timothy Yates, IU School of Medicine INDIANAPOLIS -- LOINC, the world's most widely used code system for identifying medical...
Drinking changes young adults’ metabolite profile
Credit: UEF Adolescent drinking is associated with changes in the metabolite profile, a new study from the University of Eastern...
Self-monitoring of type 2 diabetes reduces follow-up costs by more than half
Credit: UEF Self-monitoring of type 2 diabetes used in combination with an electronic feedback system results in considerable savings on...
Anti-mucositis gel developed at UGR to be widely available by 2022
Credit: CIBM Researchers from the University of Granada have developed new medication which could help to treat and prevent chemotherapy...
Researchers apply computing power to track the spread of cancer
Princeton researchers have developed a new computational method that increases the ability to track the spread of cancer cells from...
