Biology
New class of drugs could help tackle treatment-resistant cancers
Researchers have discovered a new class of drug that has the potential to help cancer patients who no longer respond...
Scientists record brain activity of free-flying bats
Credit: Dave Schmelick and Len Turner/Johns Hopkins University Johns Hopkins University researchers have developed a way to study the brain...
Cheaper, less toxic and recyclable light absorbers for hydrogen production
Mimicking photosynthesis in plants, using light to convert stable and abundant molecules like water and CO2 into a high energy...
A tool based on the use ofcarbon nanoparticles enables detection of antidepressants in urine samples
Credit: University of Cordoba A University of Cordoba research group has designed a tool that enables detection of antidepressants in...
Coming into focus: Pitt researcher studies how the brain perceives moving objects
Credit: Shutterstock Our local environments are full of moving objects, but when we look at them, our brains can take...
Scientists uncover details of viral infections that drive environmental, human health
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Below the surface of systems as large and ancient as an ocean and as small and new...
Waves of touch
Touch: We use it all the time to interact with the world around us. Yet the sense of touch is...
Researchers find doubling shelter cats’ space radically reduces upper respiratory disease
Feline upper respiratory infection in shelter cats can be dramatically decreased by doubling cage sizes and providing cats with two...
New study reveals that the center of the world’s marine biodiversity is in danger
Credit: Dr. Richard Unsworth Research led by Swansea University's Bioscience department have found that the world's centre of biodiversity is...
Why you can’t buy fresh olives (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, April 10, 2018 -- Olives grow on trees. So why have you never seen...
The search is on for a treatment target for acute kidney injury
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (April 10, 2018) - When you have diabetes then get an...
Bugs, microbes and death can inform the living
EAST LANSING, Mich. - It's been said that people can be judged by the company they keep. New research from...
UTSA researchers explore little-known, deadly fungal infections
A new study by Althea Campuzano, Ph.D. a student at The University of Texas at San Antonio, and Floyd Wormley,...
How cheetahs outsmart lions and hyenas
Credit: Anne Hilborn Cheetahs in the Serengeti National Park adopt different strategies while eating to deal with threats from top...