Cranberries join forces with antibiotics to fight bacteria
Research conducted at McGill University and INRS has found that a cranberry extract makes bacteria more sensitive to antibiotics, a ...
New cable-free brain imaging method may take social neuroscience to the next level
Researchers at Osaka University develop a cable-free recording method that can be used to measure brain activity associated with social ...
Researchers wonder if ancient supernovae prompted human ancestors to walk upright
Credit: NASA LAWRENCE -- Did ancient supernovae induce proto-humans to walk on two legs, eventually resulting in homo sapiens with ...
NTU and NEA launch unique S$40 million Waste-to-Energy Research Facility
Credit: NTU Singapore Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and the National Environment Agency (NEA) have launched a new Waste-to-Energy ...
GWAS identifies new risk loci for harmful alcohol use
A unique sample of African-American and European-American participants provides insight into the genetics of alcohol use Philadelphia, May 28, 2019 ...
Thirty years after anorexia onset, fewer ill than healthy
Credit: Photo by Johan Wingborg A study that started in 1985 followed some 50 people who had become anorexic in ...
Imperfection is OK for better MOFs
Credit: © 2019 KAUST; Xavier Pita Perfect crystals are not necessarily the most useful. Defects in the ordered crystalline structure ...
First study to see if de-prescribing commonly used drug class prevents or delays dementia
Regenstrief researcher receives $3.3 million NIA award for cause and effect studyCredit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS - Regenstrief Institute research scientist ...
Genethon emphasizes its decisive role in the first gene therapy for a neuromuscular diseas
On May 24, the Food and Drug Administration approved Zolgensma®, a gene therapy drug for the treatment of spinal muscular ...
Stem cell study determines most harmful vape liquids
Credit: Sun Czar Belous PHOENIX - Your favorite vape flavor may be more harmful than the nicotine itself. Using stem ...
New tool for understanding cells in health and disease
A first-of-its-kind data analysis platform is helping make sense of the overwhelming amounts of data generated by single-cell researchCredit: Walter ...
Epigenetic study provides new approaches to combination therapies for aggressive cancers
(Vienna, 27 May 2019) Epigenetic processes enable cells to respond to changes in their environment by regulating the activity of ...
Researchers advance search for laboratory test to predict spread of breast cancer
Credit: Christopher L. Yankaskas Researchers at The Johns Hopkins University and other institutions report that a new laboratory test that ...
Scientists evaluated the effects of different chemical treatments to tissue transplants
The study will help to select the cross-linking agents for transplants more accuratelyCredit: Grebenik, EA, Istranov, LP, Istranova, EV, et ...
Does being seen really make cyclists safer on the road?
UBC researcher says high-visibility clothing only part of the solutionCredit: UBCO Researchers from UBC Okanagan have determined motorists tended to ...
Coming soon: A home blood test to better monitor chronic illnesses
Université de Montréal's Laboratory of Biosensors & Nanomachines, in partnership with Montreal company Nanogenecs Diagnostics, has just been awarded a ...
New evidence supports surgery for rare type of brain lymphoma
Comprehensive review of published studies suggests surgery beneficial for one type of primary central nervous system lymphomaCredit: Alicia Ortega, M.S. ...
Steroids can reduce lung cancer risk in COPD patients
Credit: Justin Ohata/UBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences For many people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD, a steroid inhaler ...
Rice U. lab grows stable, ultrathin magnets
Rare iron oxide could be combined with 2D materials for electronic, spintronic devicesCredit: Lou Group/Rice University Rice University researchers have ...
Comet inspires chemistry for making breathable oxygen on Mars
Reaction turns carbon dioxide into molecular oxygenCredit: Caltech Science fiction stories are chock full of terraforming schemes and oxygen generators ...
