Wastewater treatment plants are key route into UK rivers for microplastics
Water samples from UK rivers contained significantly higher concentrations of microplastics downstream from wastewater treatment plants, according to one of...
Study points to possible treatment target for aggressive liver cancer in kids
CINCINNATI - A protein in the cell nucleus already targeted therapeutically for several types of cancer has now been linked...
Montana State researcher wins major award to engineer microbial biofilms
Credit: MSU photo by Adrian Sanchez-Gonzalez BOZEMAN - Just as an entomologist studies how ants organize themselves in a colony,...
30 percent of the UK’s natural gas could be replaced by hydrogen, cutting carbon emissions
Credit: Swansea University Almost a third of the natural gas fuelling UK homes and businesses could be replaced by hydrogen,...
Otago researchers help unlock answers about leptospirosis in Africa
Credit: University of Otago. University of Otago researchers are helping lead international studies which have discovered that exposure to cattle...
Researchers identify new type of depression
Depression is a mental disorder that affects over 300 million people around the world. While treatments exist, many of them...
WuXi AppTec and Insilico Medicine link next-generation artificial intelligence and drug discovery
Credit: Insilico Medicine BALTIMORE, Maryland & SHANGHAI, China - June 11, 2018 -- Insilico Medicine, a Baltimore-based next-generation artificial intelligence...
Mangoes helped improve cardiovascular and gut health in women
Credit: UCDavis BOSTON (June 11, 2018) -- A new study conducted at the University of California, Davis found that two...
Key difference between humans and other mammals is skin deep, says study
While humans and other species share some of the same genetic information, new research found that humans are unique among...
Choice matters: The environmental costs of producing meat, seafood
Which food type is more environmentally costly to produce -- livestock, farmed seafood, or wild-caught fish? The answer is, it...
Joining forces for Nordic climate adaptation
How are the Nordic countries dealing with climate change? At the Nordic Conference on Climate Adaptation, top researchers, EU politicians...
Drug may quell deadly immune response when trauma spills the contents of our cells’ powerhouses
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (June 11, 2018) - When trauma spills the contents of our...
Enzyme found to control formation of collagen carriers and inhibit collagen secretion
Credit: Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications Researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) have identified an enzyme that controls...
30% of the UK’s natural gas could be replaced by hydrogen, cutting carbon emissions
Credit: Swansea University Almost a third of the natural gas fuelling UK homes and businesses could be replaced by hydrogen,...
Reporting and evaluating wait times for urgent hip fracture surgery in Ontario, Canada
About two-thirds of patients admitted to hospital in Ontario for hip fracture did not receive surgery during the recommended time...
Children with neuroblastoma have an elevated risk of long-term psychological difficulties
A new study reveals that pediatric neuroblastoma patients are at elevated risk for long-term psychological impairment. In addition, those who...
Mutation links bipolar disorder to mitochondrial disease
Credit: Milena Menezes Carvalho/RIKEN National Science Institute Mutations in the gene ANT1 may confer a risk for bipolar disorder through...
Erectile dysfunction means increased risk for heart disease, regardless of other risk factors
DALLAS, June 11, 2018 -- Erectile dysfunction (ED) indicates greater cardiovascular risk, regardless of other risk factors, such as cholesterol,...
Ingesting honey after swallowing button battery reduces injury and improves outcomes
Philadelphia, June 11, 2018--A team of ear, nose, and throat (ENT) specialists has demonstrated that eating honey after swallowing a...
Are you really you when you’re hungry?
WASHINGTON -- What makes someone go from simply being hungry to full-on "hangry"? More than just a simple drop in...
