Healthy red blood cells owe their shape to muscle-like structures
Credit: Fowler Lab, The Scripps Research Institute LA JOLLA, CA - April 4, 2018 - Red blood cells are on ...
How did gonorrhea become a drug-resistant superbug?
Credit: Nicholas Lab, UNC School of Medicine CHAPEL HILL, NC - The bacterium that causes the sexually transmitted disease gonorrhea ...
Visually appealing solar modules as architectural elements in building facades
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and Metropolia University of Applied Sciences together with the industrial partners are investigating opportunities ...
Algae, impurities darken Greenland ice sheet and intensify melting
Credit: A. Hubbard/J.Ryan The Dark Zone of Greenland ice sheet is a large continuous region on the western flank of ...
Frankfurt University Library joins the Biodiversity Heritage Library
Frankfurt am Main, April 2018. The University Library Johann Christian Senckenberg (UB JCS) in Frankfurt am Main just joined the ...
Study: Climate change could impact critical food supplies for migratory birds
Ithaca, NY--Climate change could disrupt a critical fueling-up stage for migratory birds just as they're preparing to depart on their ...
How genes shape behavior
Credit: Andres Bendesky NEW YORK -- Some species of roundworms are just one millimeter long. Their brains have only 302 ...
From car engines to exoplanets
Credit: ESO/L. Calçada Chemical models developed to help limit the emission of pollutants by car engines are being used to ...
Mental disorder rates differ by immigration status and ethnicity of American adolescents
Immigrant youth from specific racial-ethnic groups in the USA tend to have lower rates of certain mental disorders compared to ...
Tough situation after giving birth for women with type-1 diabetes
(University of Gothenburg) Holding a newborn baby -- and, at the same time, dealing with a blood sugar level that ...
Shaping behavior, not changing minds, more effective in boosting vaccination rates
AURORA, Colo. (April 4, 2018) - A comprehensive review of scientific literature surrounding the psychology of vaccinations has shown that ...
Marker for cancer stem cells
Cells with stem-cell characteristics appear to be especially important in the formation and metastasis of tumors. Scientists have now developed ...
New study examines prescribing antipsychotic medication for children with autism
A new study by Swansea University has suggested that children with intellectual difficulty or autism are more likely to be ...
Nanoparticles may cause DNA damage to brain cells across a cellular barrier
New research by scientists shows that when cellular barriers are exposed to metal nanoparticles, cellular messengers are released that may ...
Robotics takes mass spec to the third dimension for forensics, pharma applications
Credit: American Chemical Society Within the past decade, many advancements have been made in the 3-D market from printing to ...
TrueBrainConnect: Predicting brain disorders
(Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin) Hosted by Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, the TrueBrainConnect project aims to systematically study connections between different areas ...
In promoting vaccination, behavioral strategies more effective than persuasion
Faced with outbreaks of influenza and other vaccine-preventable diseases, parents, educators, healthcare providers, and policymakers around the world often want ...
Connecting hearing helper molecules to the ear bone
Hearing loss is a common affliction associated with advancing age and exposure to very loud noises, affecting two-thirds of adults ...
Lighting the way to targeted therapies and fewer side effects
Side effects from drugs working in non-target locations within the body can cause debilitating symptoms, often resulting in patients stopping ...
Using lung MRI to see where and why Canadians with asthma have poor disease control
Researchers at Western University and McMaster University are developing an innovative lung imaging method that provides a unique window on ...
