Filter may be a match for fracking water
Credit: ESRI at Swansea University A new superhydrophilic filter has proven able to remove greater than 90 per cent of...
Researchers aim to improve gut health of livestock animals
Credit: Evan Krape/ University of Delaware Researchers at the University of Delaware are looking into what causes that gut feeling...
Penguin-mounted video captures gastronomic close encounters of the gelatinous kind
Credit: Ecological Society of America Footage from penguin-mounted mini video recorders shows four species of penguin eating jellyfish and other...
Researchers identify gene variants linked to a high-risk children’s cancer
Credit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Pediatric researchers investigating the childhood cancer neuroblastoma have identified common gene variants that raise the...
Can stevia help treat metabolic syndrome?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, September 25, 2017--Increasingly popular as a calorie-free sweetener, steviol, as well...
Three or more cups of coffee daily halves mortality risk in patients with both HIV and HCV
Credit: Journal of Hepatology Amsterdam, The Netherlands, September 25, 2017 - Patients infected by both human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and...
Role of microorganisms in the formation of unique iron ore caves
Credit: The University of Akron The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $400,00 to three researchers in the Department of...
Prenatal weight talks are easier with props
Allina Health study shows prenatal weight talks are easier with props Significant improvements in communication between providers and patients surrounding...
UW to host $15.6M NSF-funded center for innovation, education in materials science
Credit: Matt Hagen/UW Clean Energy Institute The University of Washington is home to a new national center of excellence for...
UW to host $15.6 million NSF-funded center for innovation, education in materials science
Credit: Matt Hagen/UW Clean Energy Institute The University of Washington is home to a new national center of excellence for...
Lactation hormone also helps a mother’s brain
The same hormone that stimulates milk production for lactation, also acts in the brain to help establish the nurturing link...
Fish have complex personalities, research shows
Credit: University of Exeter Scientists from the University of Exeter studied how guppies behaved in various situations, and found complex...
Discovery of a new group of sponges could help measure impact of deep-sea mining
Credit: Adrian Glover, Thomas Dahlgren, Helena Wiklund A completely new group of sponges has been discovered, which scientists believe could...
Discovery of a new genetic syndrome which predisposes the body to cancer
(Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona) A new syndrome caused by biallelic mutations -- those produced in both gene copies inherited from...
Novel assay shows promise for non-invasive detection of PD-L1 on circulating tumor cells
Future Science Group (FSG) today announced the publication of an article in Future Science OA presenting early data from a...
Russian scientists have studied the genes that allow cancer cells to resist drugs
Researchers from the People's Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University) have studied the mechanism of drug resistance for ovarian and...
Positive, negative or neutral, it all matters: NASA explains space radiation
Credit: NASA Charged particles may be small, but they matter to astronauts. NASA's Human Research Program (HRP) is investigating these...
Forgoing chemo linked to worse survival in older patients with advanced colon cancer who had dementia
Bottom Line: A pre-existing diagnosis of dementia was associated with increased risk of death for older patients with advanced colon...
NIST’s quick test may speed antibiotic treatment and combat drug resistance
Credit: Burrus/NIST BOULDER, Colo.--Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated a potential new tactic for...
Yale announces collaboration with WBCSD to improve corporate reporting
Recognizing the critical role that private capital flows will play in moving society toward a more sustainable future, Yale University...
