New green solvent could help clean our air
French researchers have patented an eco-friendly liquid mixture that could help trap harmful pollutants from the air. The non-flammable solvent...
Updated assessment of the health risks posed by longer-term consumption of foods contaminated with fipronil
An average daily intake level was determined for this updated estimation. As the estimation of the risk to consumers was...
UBC researchers test new technique to help with concussion diagnosis
Credit: UBC Okanagan Sports-related concussions are a major public health concern and are notoriously difficult to diagnose. But new research...
Researchers discover cancer stem cell pathway in endometrial cancer
A team of Cleveland Clinic researchers have discovered a key pathway that leads to recurrence and treatment resistance in endometrial...
Research reveals how estrogen regulates gene expression
Credit: Yi et al, Molecular Cell, August 2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.molcel.2017.07.026/The O'Malley lab and the Chiu lab/ Baylor College of Medicine... Estrogen...
Progress with tropical maize yields highlighted for lectureship
Maize is one of the three most important crops in the world. CIMMYT (International Center for Maize and Wheat Improvement)...
New research examines avocados’ potential impact on cognitive health in older adults
MISSION VIEJO, Calif. (Aug. 24, 2017) - Consuming one fresh avocado per day may lead to improved cognitive function in...
Study explains why patients with shingles feel pain
Chickenpox is a typical childhood illness. In most cases, it is benign, and the symptoms disappear within ten days. However,...
Rapid diagnostic test helps distinguish between severe and uncomplicated malaria in Africa
Credit: Ross Boyce Chapel Hill, NC - Malaria is a leading cause of death for children living in Sub-Saharan Africa....
New receptor found on scavenger cells
Credit: Source: Marina Freudenberg, Mareike Maler Adenoviral infections have a mild disease progression in healthy people, but it can be...
The spacefaring power of… pee? (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Aug. 24, 2017 -- Space scientists have to take advantage of all the materials...
Cancer drug can reactivate HIV
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- Aug. 24, 2017 -- People living with HIV must take a combination of three or more...
NIFA invests $35 million in specialty crop research
WASHINGTON, D.C. August 24, 2017 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today...
Farming, cheese, chewing changed human skull shape
Credit: David Katz and Tim Weaver, UC Davis The advent of farming, especially dairy products, had a small but significant...
ASU/Biodesign researchers enter race for early Alzheimer’s test
Credit: Graphic by Jason Drees for the Biodesign institute According to Paul Coleman, an Alzheimer's researcher at the ASU-Banner Neurodegenerative...
Finding what fuels the ‘runaway train’ of autoimmune disease
Credit: Carroll lab/Boston Children's Hospital A newly-unveiled discovery, which has been four years in the making, has the potential to...
Potential impacts of planned Andean Amazon dams outweigh benefits, scientists say
Credit: Ian Bell New York - August 23, 2017 - An international team of scientists investigating the effects of six...
Studies explore the potential benefits of red raspberries
Lynden, WA - August 24, 2017 - Initial findings from several studies - including both human subjects and animals -...
Scientists from the MSU adjusted a microalgal technology for wast
Members of the Faculty of Biology of the Lomonosov Moscow State University have proved that under Nordic conditions wastewaters could...
New biomedical engineering grants aim at heart failure and resistant high blood pressure
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Biomedical engineering researchers will attack two banes of cardiovascular disease -- heart failure after heart...
