New class of menopause drugs reduces number and severity of hot flushes
A new class of experimental drugs reduces hot flushes in menopausal women by almost three-quarters in just three days. The...
Preeclampsia screening method found superior to current tests
New research highlights a more accurate way to screen for preeclampsia in pregnant women than currently recommended methods. Published early...
Smoke-damaged airway tissue restored on switching to glo
Credit: British American Tobacco A new lab-based study has shown that when airway cells damaged by cigarette smoke are exposed...
New research solves the 60-year-old paleontological mystery of a ‘phantom’ dicynodont
Credit: Adrian Smith & Christian Kammerer; North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences A new study has re-discovered fossil collections from...
Artificial and biological cells work together as mini chemical factories
Credit: Imperial College London Researchers have fused living and non-living cells for the first time in a way that allows...
‘Body on a chip’ could improve drug evaluation
Credit: Felice Frankel CAMBRIDGE, MA -- MIT engineers have developed new technology that could be used to evaluate new drugs...
Are palaeontologists naming too many species?
Credit: James McKa A comprehensive new study looking at variations in Ichthyosaurus, a common British Jurassic ichthyosaur (sea-going reptile) also...
Removing heavy metals from water
Credit: Wendy Lee Queen/EPFL According to the World Health Organization almost 1 billion people do not have access to clean...
Nanospears deliver genetic material to cells with pinpoint accuracy
In a step toward accelerating the production of new gene therapies, scientists report in ACS Nano that they have developed...
Removing heavy metals from water with MOFs
Credit: American Chemical Society An estimated 1 billion people do not have access to clean drinking water, a problem expected...
Elevated lead in private wells could pose health risks
Since the Flint Water Crisis in Michigan, concern in the U.S. over lead in drinking water has increased. Information about...
Pairing mobile phone reminders with incentives to help prevent diseases
Credit: Sanjay Jain and team In a study conducted in rural India, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers working in collaboration with...
American Federation for Aging Research experts featured in PBS special: Incredible Aging
March 14, 2018 (New York, NY) --"Aging is the big enchilada ... if we could do something about slowing the...
NIH scientists search for the clocks behind aging brain disorders
To understand the link between aging and neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, NIH scientists compared the genetic clocks that...
WSU/UI team to lead national milk conference
PULLMAN, Wash. - A team of researchers from Washington State University and the University of Idaho has received a $50,000...
One in four Americans suffer when exposed to common chemicals
University of Melbourne research reveals that one in four Americans report chemical sensitivity, with nearly half this group medically diagnosed...
‘Lazy lawn mowers’ can help support suburban bee populations and diversity
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - Homeowners concerned about the decline of bees, butterflies and other pollinating insects need look...
Tim Julius Schulz awarded the prize for work on adipocyte biology
FRANKFURT am MAIN. Professor Tim J. Schulz from the German Institute of Human Nutrition (DIfE) in Potsdam-Rehbruecke will today receive...
Paul Ehrlich Prize for Anthony Cerami and David Wallach
FRANKFURT am MAIN. Anthony Cerami from the United States and David Wallach from Israel will today receive the Paul Ehrlich...
Treatment for male anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis patients
Anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis is an acute disease occurring when antibodies produced by the body's own immune system attack N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA)...
