Mystery solved: The bacterial protein that kills male fruit flies
In the fifties, geneticists were faced with a mystery: when two strains of the same fruit fly species (Drosophila) crossed,...
Sylentis announces the results of tivanisiran for dry eye syndrome
Sylentis, Pharmaceutical Company belonging to the PharmaMar Group, has presented results from the clinical studies carried out with tivanisiran for...
Women should have right to reject pregnancy
Laws should not force women to risk death and injury by having a baby, according to a QUT legal academic...
New research uncovers ‘stability protein’ for cancer treatment
Researchers from the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences have characterised...
Crocodiles listen to classical music in MRI scanner
Credit: RUB, Marquard What happens in a crocodile's brain when it hears complex sounds? An international research team headed by...
Brain stimulation reduces suicidal thinking in people with hard-to-treat depression
TORONTO, MAY 3, 2018 - A specific kind of brain stimulation is effective in reducing suicidal thinking in a significant...
Engineers upgrade ancient, sun-powered tech to purify water with near-perfect efficiency
Credit: Credit: Huaxiu Chen BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The idea of using energy from the sun to evaporate and purify water...
Purdue researchers create instrument to rapidly test if drugs contain trace crystallinity
Credit: (Image provided) Researchers at Purdue University have created a device that can quickly and inexpensively determine whether new pharmaceutical...
Mercury rising: Are the fish we eat toxic?
Credit: Université de Montréal The amount of mercury extracted from the sea by industrial fishing has grown steadily since the...
Decoding the brain’s learning machine
In studies with monkeys, Johns Hopkins researchers report that they have uncovered significant new details about how the cerebellum --...
Frontiers in Big Data: A new open-access journal to lead the big data revolution
Big data is at the heart of the 4th industrial revolution -- and a new Open Access, rigorously peer-reviewed journal...
Early HIV treatment key to avoiding brain atrophy
Credit: Ryan Sanford While the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has largely dropped from news headlines since the 1990s, at the...
Weekday for operation does not affect survival from lung cancer
The day of the week on which a patient has a lung cancer operation has no significance for their survival....
Students create exoskeleton app for patient with muscular dystrophy
Credit: Courtesy of MSU EAST LANSING, Mich. - Zach Smith has Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a genetic disorder marked by progressive...
The brain’s ‘rising stars’: New options against Alzheimer’s?
A study by scientists of the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) points to a novel potential approach against Alzheimer's...
PET imaging agent could provide early diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis
Credit: Seoul National University and Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea RESTON, VA -- A novel PET tracer developed by...
Researchers defy biology: Mice remain slim on burger diet
We are our own worst enemy when it comes to developing obesity. The body is naturally geared to assimilate energy...
Pediatric Academic Societies 2018 Meeting features cutting-edge research in pediatrics
TORONTO, May 2, 2018 -Pediatricians, research scientists, health care providers and policy makers from around the world will convene in...
Penn performs first-in-world robot-assisted spinal surgery
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - Noah Pernikoff is back to his life in New York City after becoming the first...
Optimizing personalized treatment strategies for stroke patients
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin is hosting a new EU collaborative project. Funded via the European 'Horizon 2020 Framework Programme for...
