Poorest dying nearly 10 years younger than the rich in ‘deeply worrying’ trend for UK
The gap between the life expectancy of the richest and poorest sectors of society in England is increasing, according to...
When working ants take a sick day, the whole colony benefits
Scientists have shown that the social insect Lasius niger (or black garden ant) changes its behavior following exposure to a...
Brain-computer interface enables people with paralysis to control tablet devices
Credit: BrainGate Collaboration PROVIDENCE, R.I., BOSTON, MASS. and STANFORD, CALIF. -- Tablets and other mobile computing devices are part of...
Making an eye for you
Credit: Kyoto University/Eiraku Lab Kyoto, Japan -- If you want to build an organ, such as for transplant, you need...
Electronic glove gives robots a sense of touch
Credit: Video courtesy of the Bao Lab Stanford engineers have developed an electronic glove containing sensors that could one day...
UChicago researchers find simple way to massively improve crop loss simulations
Credit: Library of Congress Droughts or heat waves have consequences that spread beyond farmers anxiously watching their fields; these fluctuations...
Helping to transport proteins inside the cell
Credit: Image: ?ukasz Opali?ski, Becker research lab The research labs of the associate professor (Privatdozent) Dr. Thomas Becker and Prof....
Sugar supplement slows tumor growth and can improve cancer treatment
Mannose sugar, a nutritional supplement, can both slow tumour growth and enhance the effects of chemotherapy in mice with multiple...
MIT engineers fly first-ever plane with no moving parts
Since the first airplane took flight over 100 years ago, virtually every aircraft in the sky has flown with the...
Capturing the frugal beauty of complex natural tessellations
Credit: Courtesy: SIGGRAPH ASIA Surface tessellations are an arrangement of shapes which are tightly fitted, and form repeat patterns on...
New insight into molecular processes
Credit: Illustration: Lukas Bruder A research team headed by Prof. Dr. Frank Stienkemeier and Dr. Lukas Bruder of the University...
Wild coffee plants, Christmas trees and chocolate’s tree are surprisingly poorly protected
Credit: Neil Palmer Headlines about threatened plant species often focus on hardwood plundered from the Amazon or obscure plants known...
Scientists developed enzymes with remote control
Credit: ITMO University Scientists developed a method to enhance the activity of enzymes by using radio frequency radiation. The method...
‘Longevity Protein’ rejuvenates muscle healing in old mice
Credit: Sahu et al. (2018), Nature Communications PITTSBURGH, Nov. 21, 2018 - One of the downsides to getting older is...
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