Alzheimer’s disease proteins could be at fault for leading cause of vision loss among older people
Research from the University of Southampton gives new insight into possible causes of Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD), a leading cause...
A(H5N8) risk to humans is very low
Eight European countries have reported highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5N8) viruses in wild birds, zoo birds and poultry holdings....
New research links genetic defects in carbohydrate digestion to irritable bowel syndrome
Credit: Dr Mauro D'Amato Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) affects a large portion of the general population. New research coordinated by...
Our brains have a basic algorithm that enables our intelligence, scientists say
Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (Nov. 21, 2016) - Our brains have a basic algorithm that enables us to not...
Most women unaware of breast density’s effect on cancer risk, Uva. study finds
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Nov. 21, 2016 - Most women don't know that having dense breasts increases their risk for breast cancer...
Current climate data rescue activities in Australia
Credit: The State Library of Victoria Long-term weather data is the backbone of almost all research into climate change and...
Protein packaging may cause the immune attacks of type 1 diabetes
Credit: EPFL Type-1 diabetes occurs when immune cells attack the pancreas. EPFL scientists have now discovered what may trigger this...
El Niño conditions in the Pacific precedes dengue fever epidemics in South Asia
(Umea University) Researchers have found a strong association between El Niño-Southern Oscillation conditions in the Pacific to observed weather and...
Only half of a chromosome is DNA, 3-D imaging study shows
DNA makes up only half of the material inside chromosomes -- far less than was previously thought -- a study...
‘Minimal’ shoes may reduce running injuries
Runners who wear trainers with no cushioning and land on the ball of their foot rather than the heel put...
Reason for pancreatic cancer’s resistance to chemotherapy found
A pioneering University of Liverpool research team have published a study that identifies the mechanism in the human body that...
The decline in emissions also has negative implications
Credit: UFZ / André Künzelmann Due to the burning of biomass and fossil fuels and, above all, due to agriculture,...
Flavors influence appeal and use of most tobacco products, especially for youth
CHAPEL HILL -- Tobacco products like cigarettes and e-cigarettes are more appealing and are considered less harmful, especially to younger...
Frontline attack against HIV infection is closer to reality
Credit: The Hospital Research Foundation. Researchers have made significant progress in the development of a potential vaccine to protect against...
How to monitor global ocean warming — without harming whales
Credit: Zhongxiang Zhao/University of Washington Most of the extra heat trapped by human-generated emissions is ending up in the oceans....
NEJM Group expands to engage with medical community in China via new digital platform
Credit: NEJM Group/JMRE NEJM Group, publisher of the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), today took important steps to strengthen...
Among antidementia drugs, memantine is associated with the highest risk of pneumonia
A recent study from the University of Eastern Finland shows that among users of antidementia drugs, persons using memantine have...
Researchers reveal new test for cocaine in urine and oral fluid
Credit: Advion Academics in the University of Surrey's Department of Chemistry have developed a new diagnostic test for cocaine and...
The end of biotechnology as we know it
Credit: acib If there were no biotechnology, the world would stand still. "Biotechnologically derived drugs dominate therapy with eight of...
Family ties: Immune response size controlled by cell ‘inheritance’
Credit: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Australia Australian and Irish researchers have gained previously unachievable insights into how the size...
