Is it okay for children to count on their fingers?
Is it OK for children to count on their fingers? Generations of pupils have been discouraged by their teachers from...
ESC Congress 2017 — Press schedule
Sophia Antipolis, 23 June 2016: The press schedule for ESC Congress 2017 is announced today. Journalists are invited to attend...
A unique amino acid for brain cancer therapy
Credit: Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) Photodynamic therapy is often used to treat brain tumors because...
MRI without contrast agents? Yes, with sugar!
In magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), contrast agents are used to enhance the imaging of tissue structures. While they enhance signals...
Special issue of Future Medicinal Chemistry explores advances in neurodegenerative disease therapy
Future Medicinal Chemistry, a leading MEDLINE indexed journal for medicinal chemists, has published two Special Focus issues on Medicinal Chemistry...
Cloud formation, infection research, ubiquitin code
FRANKFURT. The European Union is funding three new projects - Innovative Training Networks (ITN) within the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Programme -...
Leisure activities lower blood pressure in Alzheimer’s caregivers
June 23, 2017 - Going for a walk outside, reading, listening to music -- these and other enjoyable activities can...
Senate health reform proposal jeopardizes care for us all as we age, AGS experts
Credit: (C) 2017, American Geriatrics Society The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) opposes the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 (BCRA)....
Protein mingling under blue light
Credit: IBS One of the current challenges in biology is to understand rapidly-changing phenomena. Interestingly, only a small fraction of...
New research reveals impact of seismic surveys on zooplankton
Credit: Rob McCauley Marine seismic surveys used in petroleum exploration could cause a two to three-fold increase in mortality of...
NUS study: Plants sacrifice ‘daughters’ to survive chilly weather
Plants adopt different strategies to survive the changing temperatures of their natural environments. This is most evident in temperate regions...
How insulin in the brain may suppress the subjective feeling of hunger
Credit: © IDM Eating behavior and the subjective feeling of hunger are regulated by a variety of hormones. Here a...
UK Robotics Week to demonstrate the nation’s world-leading robotics and AI research
The UK's world-leading robotics research will be showcased at the second UK Robotics Week, which begins on Saturday, 24 June,...
Research investigates causes of sea level falls in Dead Sea
The causes of falling sea levels in the Dead Sea, which have significant impacts on the environment and the economy,...
Existing drugs could benefit patients with bone cancer, genetic study suggests
A subgroup of patients with osteosarcoma - a form of bone cancer - could be helped by an existing drug,...
Dietary and lifestyle recommendations for patients at risk of macular degeneration
But how often do ophthalmologists and optometrists in Sweden recommend the use of nutritional supplements, changes in diet, or smoking...
Putting others first can cost lives in emergencies
Selfless heroism isn't the best strategy in life-and-death disaster situations involving groups of people, a new study from the University...
Don’t leave baby boomers behind when designing wearable technology
Wearable devices have been heralded as one of the next great technological frontiers. They can provide all users, including older...
Scientists uncover potential mechanism for HPV-induced skin cancer
Credit: Marthaler AM, et al. (2017) Scientists have identified a molecular pathway by which some types of human papilloma virus...
Localized signaling islands in cells: New targets for precision drug design
Credit: Megan Clark and Randy Carnell/UW Medicine Research results reported this week in the journal Science overturn long-held views on...
