Germany was covered by glaciers 450,000 years ago
Credit: MPI f. Evolutionary Anthropology The timing of the Middle Pleistocene glacial-interglacial cycles and the feedback mechanisms between climatic shifts...
NUS and RCO-LIPI scientists embark on deep-sea biodiversity expedition in West Java
A team of 30 researchers and support staff led by scientists from Singapore and Indonesia will embark on a 14-day...
Monitor climate change, not predators, to protect lake diversity: Study
Climate change and other environmental factors are more threatening to fish diversity than predators, according to new research from the...
New accreditation program sets framework for rectal cancer care in the US
Credit: American College of Surgeons CHICAGO (March 23, 2018): For many years in the U.S., there has been tremendous variability...
Team discovers a significant role for nitrate in the Arctic landscape
Credit: Allen Chartier WOODS HOLE, Mass. -- Nitrogen, an essential plant nutrient, is most readily absorbed by plants in its...
Older adults who have slower walking speeds may have increased risk for dementia
As of 2015, nearly 47 million people around the world had dementia, a memory problem significant enough to affect your...
Helping prevent falls in older adults with dementia
Annually, about one-third of all American adults aged 65 or older experience a fall. Falls are a major cause of...
Is knee pain linked to depression?
In the U.S., about 13 percent of women and 10 percent of men aged 60 or older have knee pain...
Higher-dose RT lowers risk of recurrence but does not improve survival for men with prostate cancer
Results of a recent NRG Oncology study, NRG Oncology/RTOG 0126, show that high-dose radiotherapy did not improve survival for men...
Opioid prescribing patterns of oral and maxillofacial surgeons: A nationwide survey
Alexandria, VA, USA - At the 47th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Dental Research (AADR), held in conjunction...
Effect of an opioid prescribing protocol on provider prescribing behavior
Alexandria, VA, USA - At the 47th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Dental Research (AADR), held in conjunction...
First proof a synthesized antibiotic is capable of treating superbugs
A "game changing" new antibiotic which is capable of killing superbugs has been successfully synthesised and used to treat an...
Gene boosts rice growth and yield in salty soil
Credit: Jianzhong Lin Around 20% of the world's irrigated land is considered to contain elevated concentrations of salt, and the...
Montana State University researchers publish study
BOZEMAN -- Researchers at Montana State University in Bozeman have published a study showing how access to high-quality fruits and...
Research discovers how some cancers resist treatment
Credit: LSU Health New Orleans New Orleans, LA - An international team of researchers led by Lucio Miele, MD, PhD,...
New innovations in cell-free biotechnology
A Northwestern University-led team has developed a new way to manufacture proteins outside of a cell that could have important...
Basic cardiovascular science congress set to stimulate public discussion on genome editing
Sophia Antipolis 23 March 2018. The European Society of Cardiology's (ESC) basic science congress is set to stimulate public discussion...
Heart health will be promoted by health professionals at EuroPrevent 2018
Sophia Antipolis 23 March 2018. The impact of nutrition and lifestyle on cardiovascular health will be key elements discussed by...
Internists encouraged by increased funds for healthcare programs in spending bill
Washington, DC (March 23, 2018) -- The American College of Physicians (ACP) is encouraged that the spending bill passed by...
Life-extending drug for ovarian cancer made available in Europe
Cancer patients in Europe can now receive a life-extending drug invented and developed by scientists at Newcastle University. Women with...
