Cancer drug stimulates tripolar mode of mitosis
(Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health) Taxanes inhibit cell division and make cancer cells sensitive to...
Air quality in ‘green’ housing affected by toxic chemicals in building materials
Newton, Mass. (September 12, 2017) - Indoor air pollution can be a problem in many homes, even in eco-friendly buildings....
Running group helps half its graduates quit smoking
Credit: Run to Quit Joining a running group can help you quit smoking. That's the conclusion of a new UBC...
HRT can slow decline in lung function for middle-aged women
Milan, Italy: Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can slow the decline in lung function in middle-aged women, according to new research...
Exposure to head impacts in youth football practice drills
Credit: Credit: © 2017 AANS. CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (SEPTEMBER 12, 2017). Researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center examined differences in...
Explaining bursts of activity in brains of preterm babies
The source of spontaneous, high-amplitude bursts of activity seen in the brains of preterm babies, which are vital for healthy...
Sexually aroused male flies unable to sleep after close encounters with females
The urge to mate appears to override the need to sleep in flies, according to new research that hints at...
A new tool for tracking biological age at every level — Young.AI beta
Credit: Insilico Medicine,Inc. Tuesday, September 12th, 2017, Basel, Switzerland - Insilico Medicine, a Baltimore-based next-generation artificial intelligence company specializing in...
New research to treat acute malnutrition
Credit: Kim Fleischer Michaelsen Researchers from the University of Copenhagen and humanitarian organizations have conducted a large study in Burkina...
Your stools reveal whether you can lose weight
Credit: Lizette Kabré WEIGHT LOSS - Something as simple as a faeces sample reveals whether you can lose weight by...
Scientists find that nanoparticles from tattoos travel inside the body
Credit: Credits: ESRF/Ines Schreiver The elements that make up the ink in tattoos travel inside the body in micro and...
‘Keep it local’ approach more effective than government schemes at protecting rainforest
Conservation initiatives led by local and indigenous groups can be just as effective as schemes led by government, according to...
Modular drop-in fuel technology to boost bio-share of oil refineries
PRESS RELEASE: Modular drop-in fuel technology to boost bio-share of oil refineries EU-funded project COMSYN aims to develop a production...
Bid to tackle widespread cattle disease may aid African farmers
Scientists are beginning a £2 million project to better understand a livestock disease that causes widespread economic hardship in sub-Saharan...
New tool for cell-free therapy based on artificial membrane vesicles
Scientists at Kazan Federal University's Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, led by Professor Albert Rizvanov, have shown that artificial...
Ornithologists at Yelabuga Institute share details of their latest work
Credit: Kazan Federal University Bird Protection and Monitoring Lab was established at the Yelabuga Institute in 2014. Its head is...
Soil erosion in European Russia studied in a grant-funded project
The team comprises employees of the Institute of Environmental Sciences and the Space Ecology Lab (Institute of Physics). The method...
Russian Science Foundation grant winners: Neuronal networks of the hippocampus
The results can be used to understand the nature of neurodegenerative diseases characterized by dementia. Inhibition in neuronal networks is...
Russian Science Foundation grant winners: Contrast agents for MRI quality enhancement
The project titled «Development of new contrast agents for MRT based on nanosized rare earth fluorides» is headed by Senior...
Russian Science Foundation grant winners: Dry storage of biomaterials
KFU Extreme Biology Lab works on the project together with Institute of Agrobiological Sciences (Tsukuba, Japan). The work is handled...
