Young cancer survivors have twice the risk of suicide
Credit: Kim E. Andreassen This is the result of a national cohort study by researcher and medical doctor Maria Winther...
Vital vaccine could ‘reduce burden’ of dengue disease in hardest-hit regions
The first licensed vaccine for the potentially life-threatening dengue virus should only be used in moderate-to high impacted regions, new...
Zika and glaucoma linked for first time in new study
New Haven, Conn. -- A team of researchers in Brazil and at the Yale School of Public Health has published...
Peptides as tags in fluorescence microscopy
Credit: (Picture: Franziska Neubert & Soeren Doose) Fluorescence microscopy visualizes the molecular elements of cells. Proteins of nerve cells, for...
Microbubbles and ultrasound open the blood-brain barrier to administer drugs
Credit: UEIL, C. Sierra et al. The impassable blood-brain barrier prevents microorganisms from entering our brain, however it also blocks...
Scientists find a molecule to fight chemoresistant cancer
Credit: MIPT's Press Office A team of scientists from N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry of the Russian Academy...
Prescribing of baclofen for alcohol dependence ‘should be reconsidered’
The drug baclofen has received high visibility as a possible breakthrough treatment for alcohol dependence*. Now a new randomised controlled...
Genomics technique could accelerate detection of foodborne bacterial outbreaks
Credit: Credit: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention A new testing methodology based on metagenomics could accelerate the diagnosis of...
Big data analytics — nostradamus of the 21st century
With much of the debate as to whether Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton would win the election taking place online,...
Publishing platform ARPHA partners with Altmetric to track online attention to research
Credit: ZooKeys With a research output mentioned online every 1.8 seconds, it only makes sense for the science community to...
NTU and Stratasys 3iD print operational ULTEM drone with embedded electronics
Loading video... Credit: NTU Singapore Researchers at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have 3D printed a ready-to-fly drone with...
Towards therapeutic applications of mRNA: New insights into translation and decapping
Credit: Source: Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw Gene therapy gives hope to millions of patients. Researchers from the University...
World-first research sheds light on the origin of the baleen whale
Credit: Ben Healley Monash University scientists have played a key role in discovering the origin of filter feeding in baleen...
Walking a tight line to study the properties of soft materials
Credit: Inoue D. et al., Nature Communications, October 3, 2016 The researchers employed a concept that is a part of...
Military environment
Credit: Jeffrey Chase/University of Delaware Military installations in the United States are home to a surprisingly large number of threatened...
Synchronized swimming: How startled fish shoals effectively evade danger
Credit: Amanda Chicoli/University of Maryland Washington, D.C., Nov. 29, 2016 -- As panic spreads, an entire shoal (collective) of fish...
Prominent geophysicist Marcia McNutt named 30th DRI Nevada Medalist
RENO, Nev. (Nov. 30, 2016) - The Desert Research Institute (DRI) proudly announces the selection of Dr. Marcia McNutt, president...
Inflammatory complications of immunodeficiency disease may benefit from imaging technique
Credit: (c) S.Jolles, University Hospital of Wales A new proof of concept study has shown that an imaging technique more...
Sedentary lifestyle may impair academic performance in boys
Credit: Eero Haapala A sedentary lifestyle is linked to poorer reading skills in the first three school years in 6-8...
Tailor-made membranes for the environment
Credit: Forschungszentrum Jülich In technical systems, membranes can be used to separate gases - in a manner that is more...
