One of the central tenets of biology is that information flows from DNA to RNA in order to encode proteins,...

Credit: Mount Sinai Innovation Partners Technology for identifying at-risk atrial fibrillation (AFib) patients was chosen as the winner of the...

Credit: Malika Belhbib, HCP ALEXANDRIA, Va., USA (July 18, 2017) -Prominent British statistician Sir David Cox was awarded with the...

WASHINGTON - The Gulf Research Program (GRP) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and the Robert Wood...

An odour can trigger a memory, cause disgust or even save our lives. Nonetheless, although it is so important for...

Credit: Monash University Bacteria or 'superbugs' that have adapted to resist multiple antibiotics are responsible for around 700,000 deaths globally...

Traces of biomolecules such as DNA can be detected with a new "dynamic" technique based on the observation of association...

What would a celebration be without alcohol, whether we are talking about a private or professional event? Drinking alcohol, is...

In this study, researchers from the University of Surrey, in collaboration with groups in South Africa, Brazil, Colombia and the...

The current measure of 'auditory fitness-for-duty' used in British military medical examinations is 'pure-tone audiometry', which assesses the ability to...

Credit: University of Plymouth Social prescribing has the potential to address many of the factors that perpetuate illness, decrease quality...

A new article addresses ongoing conversations about bridging the gap between practice and research within the field of family therapy....

Credit: Photo: team Gessler The blood-brain barrier is a crucial protection mechanism: It is a highly selective physical barrier that...

July 18, 2017, Copenhagen, Denmark and Beijing, China - The Global Ant Genomics Alliance (GAGA; http://antgenomics.dk/), an international collaboration of...

San Diego, July 18, 2017 -- Novogene announced today it plans to use Pacific Biosciences SMRT® technology to build a...

Wheat blast fungus is a pathogen that has been devastating wheat crops in South America since the mid-1980s and recently...

New research published today, conducted by a research team from the University of Liverpool and Alder Hey Children's Hospital, aims...

Credit: Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) Revealing the origin and evolutionary history of the world's manifold...

Credit: (c) Stephan Wagner Nothing works without fuel: plants also depend on fuel for growth and development. In living organisms,...

Credit: ESRF/P. Jayet Enzyme activity is determined by the structure of a particular region of the protein called the active...