Telerehabilitation through internet improve life of women suffering breast cancer
(University of Granada) Researchers from the University of Granada (UGR) and from hospitals Virgen de las Nieves and San Cecilio ...
The importance of the glutamine metabolism in colon cancer
Credit: Osaka University The importance of glutamine metabolism for colon cancer was revealed by Masamitsu Konno, Ph.D, Masaaki Miyo, M.D. ...
People with early-onset Parkinson’s disease may benefit from boosting niacin in diet
Credit: University of Leicester Team studied fruit flies with a mutation that mimics the human disease Niacin/Vitamin B3 is found ...
Study shows biological changes that could underlie higher psychosis risk in immigrants
TORONTO, Jan. 10, 2017 - A new study could explain how migrating to another country increases a person's risk of ...
Identification of autophagy-dependent secretion machinery
Credit: Osaka University Autophagy has long been considered as a physiological process solely for degradation, but its secretory role has ...
Testing how species respond to climate change
Predicting how species will respond to climate change is a critical part of efforts to prevent widespread climate-driven extinction, or ...
An ordered route to improved performance
Silicon is the dominant material in the production of solar cells. However, perovskites are catching up: they are cheap, flexible ...
Review shows limited progress in digitizing NHS records
Health scientists at the University of York have shown that in the 25 years since the NHS was tasked with ...
Surf and Earth: How prawn shopping bags could save the planet
Credit: University of Nottingham Bioengineers at The University of Nottingham are trialling how to use shrimp shells to make biodegradable ...
Neurons modulate the growth of blood vessels
Credit: Bild: le Noble/KIT A team of researchers at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) shake at the foundations of a ...
Wearable sensor device helps visually impaired to sense their environment
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed a wearable assistive device for the visually impaired, which enables them to ...
Future now — applying lasers in 3-D printing and manufacturing
Credit: World Scientific, 2017 With the rapid advancement of technology in the manufacturing arena, 3D printing is fast becoming a ...
2-D materials enhance a 3-D world
Credit: Christopher Petoukhoff In the past decade, two-dimensional, 2D, materials have captured the fascination of a steadily increasing number of ...
Noninvasive screening method reveals important properties of pharmaceutical tablets
Information on significant properties of pharmaceutical tablets, such as their mechanical strength and dissolution, can now be obtained without resorting ...
Retroviruses ‘almost half a billion years old’
Retroviruses - the family of viruses that includes HIV - are almost half a billion years old, according to new ...
Gravitational biology
Credit: Tokyo Institute of Technology Space travel in a reduced gravity environment can have lasting effects on the body. For ...
How to control the unknown: Novel method for robotic manipulation
A simple, linear robot is easy to control. With known goals and a clear understanding of variables, a controller tells ...
Rise of personal technology in criminal proceedings poses risks to individuals’ rights
Personal technology such as fitness trackers and smartphones that record users' daily activities are likely to be used increasingly in ...
Science DMZ is focus of latest library of network training videos aimed at global audience
Credit: NSRC For members of the established research and education (R&E) networking community, attending conferences or sitting in on workshop ...
The problem and potential solution of combining drugs
Chemotherapy and anti-nausea pills; Advil and multivitamins; blood pressure medication and anti-depressants - drugs can be combined in endless ways. ...
