Celiac disease might be cured by restoring immune tolerance to gliadin
Credit: Tobias Freitag, University of Helsinki Celiac disease affects 0.3-2.4% of people in most countries world-wide, and approx. 2% in ...
Rare lizard fossil preserved in amber
Researchers at the University of Bonn are investigating the conservation status of the reptile, which is up to 20 million ...
Researchers combine advanced spectroscopy technique with video-rate imaging
Imaging technology poised to enhance spectral analysis for food, agricultural and pharmaceutical applicationsCredit: Pedro Martín-Mateos, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid ...
Eco-friendly biodiesel from palm oil?
Research led by University of Göttingen questions whether palm-oil biodiesel can reduce greenhouse gas emissionsCredit: Ana Meijide, University of Göttingen, ...
Tying up molecules as easily as you tie up your laces
UNIGE researchers have succeeded in tying molecules together, thereby modifying their intrinsic mechanical propertiesCredit: © UNIGE Knots are all around ...
Citizen science and paddle surf to study microplastic pollution in Barcelona’s coastline
Study in Prat and Barceloneta beachesCredit: Anna Sanchez-Vidal, UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA A team of the University of Barcelona has studied ...
Risk of recurrent fractures lowered by new care routines
Credit: Photo by Elin Lindstrom Older people's risk of recurrent fractures decreases by 18 percent if the care they receive ...
Research project aims to make experiments on red blood cells more realistic
Credit: Saarland University/Thorsten Mohr Red blood cells (erythrocytes) are the pack animals of the human circulatory system. They transport oxygen ...
New method converts carbon dioxide to methane at low temperatures
Credit: Sekine Laboratory, Waseda University A new method developed by a team of Waseda University scientists led by Professor Yasushi ...
A tadpole with a twist: Left-right asymmetric development of Oikopleura dioica
Researchers at Osaka University find that a tadpole-like tunicate with nonconventional left-right patterning lacks the Nodal gene found in other ...
Sensor cube helps keep fish farming afloat
Credit: © 2020 KAUST Solar-powered water quality sensors could help fish farmers protect their aquatic assets and safeguard the future ...
Metals could be the link to new antibiotics
Credit: Angelo Frei, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, UQ Compounds containing metals could hold the key to the next generation of ...
KIER raised possibilities for urban use of ultralight flexible CIGS thin film solar cell
Identification of efficiency enhancement mechanism of polymer substrate flexible CIGS thin film solar cell; research results published in 'Nano Energy', ...
Otago researchers part of world-first trial to prevent tuberculosis in diabetics
Credit: University of Otago Otago researchers are playing a leadership role in an Euro €4.8 million international project to conduct ...
Bacteria loop-the-loop
Research team with participation from the University of Göttingen analyses flagellar locomotionCredit: Sarah Mohammadinejed, University of Göttingen The magnetotactic bacterium ...
Bifunctional nanobodies protect against botulinum neurotoxins including Botox
Expanded use and potential misuse of botulinum neurotoxins increases health risksCredit: UCI School of Medicine Irvine, Calif. - February 27, ...
Roadmap to a win-win against invasive weeds
Combining big data with citizen science provide answers to problems with terrestrial invasive species.Credit: Blair Cowie/Wits University Researchers at Wits ...
How enzymes build sugar trees
Credit: Joël Bloch / ETH Zurich Many of the membrane proteins in eukaryotic cells are decorated with complex sugar trees ...
New radiopharmaceutical shows promise for improved detection of neuroendocrine tumors
Credit: Images created by T.L. Andersen, Dept. of Nuclear Medicine, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark. The newly developed 55Co-DOTATATE imaging ...
Two neuroplasticity breakthroughs come together for a synergistic impact in brain health
Abilities Neurological Rehabilitation, Surrey Neuroplasticity Clinic and ABI Wellness join forces to offer innovative neuro-rehabilitation program for individuals with chronic ...
