Credit: Mechanobiology Institute, Singapore A multi-disciplinary team of researchers from the Mechanobiology Institute, Singapore (MBI) at the National University of...

Credit: Photo: Jürgen Bauhus As the climate change progresses, droughts are expected to become more and more common and more...

The longitudinal study on children and adolescents conducted by the Research Centre of Applied and Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine at the...

Cleveland Clinic researchers have uncovered a biological link between gut bacteria metabolism and obesity. The team showed that blocking a...

Credit: MORI Sayoko, TOMA Tsugutaka New light has been shed on a misclassified vine species in the Ryukyu Islands of...

An influenza infection in birds gives a good protection against other subtypes of the virus, like a natural vaccination, according...

Credit: University of Seville Genome instability is the main risk factor in the development of tumours in humans. Understanding how,...

For the past week, 28 Nobel Laureates and 420 international young scientists have dedicated themselves to central topics in chemistry,...

(University of Bristol) Understanding modern biodiversity and extinction threats is important. It is commonly assumed that being large contributes to...

Credit: © IUCN Elena Osipova Gland, Switzerland, 30 June 2017 (IUCN) - Illegal fishing, logging and poaching, are impacting two-thirds...

Particle-driven diseases sound exotic and include things like silicosis and asbestos, but actually also include much more common diseases like...

Credit: Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) The field of medicine is always on the lookout for...

Credit: Portrait photo: Eva Almqvist Professionally active doctors increasingly hesitate to take on the task of tutoring students from undergraduate...

Barcelona, Spain, 30 June 2017 - The benefits of a "Mediterranean diet" (MD) are well-known when it comes to colorectal...

Barcelona, Spain, 30 June 2017 - A new study, to be presented at the ESMO 19th World Congress on Gastrointestinal...

Credit: Photo: Bielefeld University/CITEC Neuropsychologist Professor Dr. Johanna Kissler, of Bielefeld University's Cluster of Excellence Cognitive Interaction Technology (CITEC), is...

Credit: University of Konstanz The mere fact that Dr Maria Moreno-Villanueva's spontaneous application to NASA worked out should be regarded...

Credit: Foto: Peter van der Sluijs "Sport is too much like hard work." For many, that is reason enough to...

PITTSBURGH, June 30, 2017 - The majority of reproductive-age and pregnant women who use opioids for non-medical purposes also use...

Credit: (Beat Scheffold, Paleontological Institute and Museum, University of Zurich) Grisons, 241 million years ago - Instead of amidst high...