Multi-site study explores new approach to upper limb dysfunction after spinal cord injury
Credit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, NJ - March 16, 2018 - Kessler Foundation has been awarded an $857,600 sub-award from...
Coral reefs suffering in Philippines despite outlawing damaging fishing ptactices
Credit: Jennifer Selgrath Some of the fishing methods used in today's small-scale fisheries are causing more damage to coral reefs...
Americans slow down the clock of age
Americans may be aging more slowly than they were two decades ago. A new study by University of Southern California...
New solution to harmful algal blooms raises hope of economic and environmental benefits
Credit: Dr Martin Rejzek - John Innes Centre A cheap, safe and effective method of dealing with harmful algal blooms...
Long-term monitoring is essential to effective environmental policy
Credit: Photo: Jordan Jessop) (Millbrook, NY) Environmental policy guided by science saves lives, money, and ecosystems. So reports a team...
Bees: How royal jelly prevents royal offspring from falling out of their cells
Credit: Pixabay.com / PollyDot Defying gravity: A special mixture of proteins in the larval food of bees ensures that future...
Coral reefs suffering in Philippines despite outlawing damaging fishing practices
Credit: Jennifer Selgrath Some of the fishing methods used in today's small-scale fisheries are causing more damage to coral reefs...
Reefs help protect vulnerable Caribbean fish from climate change
New research from UBC's Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries suggests that larger reef areas may help protect the Caribbean's...
With new ‘shuffling’ trick, researchers can measure gene activity in single cells
For biologists, a single cell is a world of its own: It can form a harmonious part of a tissue,...
New understanding of Kenyan paleoenvironments opens window on human evolution in the area
Credit: A.K. Behrensmeyer Boulder, Colo., USA: Interest in human evolution has stimulated new geological work in the southern rift valley...
Elusive venomous mammal joins the genome club
Credit: Eladio Fernandez, Caribbean Nature Photography. Published today, in the open-access journal GigaScience, is an article that presents a draft...
Smart software can diagnose prostate cancer as well as a pathologist
Copenhagen: Chinese scientists and clinicians have developed a learning artificial intelligence system which can diagnose and identify cancerous prostate samples...
Researchers advise the use of anaesthesia in foetuses from 21 weeks of gestation
Credit: University of Seville / Hospital Virgen del RocÃo Although the problem of whether foetuses are able to feel pain...
Mice change their appearance as a result of frequent exposure to humans
Credit: Linda Heeb Dogs, cows, sheep, horses, pigs, and birds - over the past 15,000 years, our ancestors domesticated dozens...
Pediatric Orthodontics: Theory and Practice
Orthodontics has made remarkable progress in their understanding of growth, tissue response, increasingly sophisticated diagnostic techniques, available materials, and information....
Mobile application detecting atrial fibrillation reduces the risk of stroke
Credit: Hanna Oksanen / University of Turku A new application developed at the University of Turku, Finland, can detect atrial...
Near-infrared photoactivatable oxygenation catalysts of amyloid peptide
Credit: The University of Tokyo A new, biocompatible photooxygenation catalyst that can selectively oxygenate and degrade the pathogenic aggregation of...
Study casts doubt on ketamine nasal sprays for depression
Nasal spray devices have been touted as a promising way to deliver ketamine to patients with treatment-resistant depression, with this...
Climate change promotes the spread of mosquito and tick-borne viruses
Spurred on by climate change, international travel and international trade, disease-bearing insects are spreading to ever-wider parts of the world....
Blood vessels also affected by Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: INc-UAB Researchers from the Institute of Neuroscience at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (INc-UAB) demonstrate for the first time...
