Biology
Researchers develop spectroscopic ‘science camera’ system for smartphones
Credit: Micro and Nanotechnology Lab, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign The latest versions of most smartphones contain at least two...
Study clears important hurdle towards developing an HIV vaccine
An international team of researchers has demonstrated a way of overcoming one of the major stumbling blocks that has prevented...
CU Boulder to create digital archive of 1.7 million Rocky Mountain botanical specimens
University of Colorado Boulder researchers and collaborating institutions have been awarded $2.9 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to...
Gonorrhoea strains across Europe becoming more susceptible to main treatment options
Credit: ECDC According to test results from the annual European Gonococcal Antimicrobial Surveillance Programme (Euro-GASP), resistance levels to the main...
New tool for cell-free therapy based on artificial membrane vesicles
Scientists at Kazan Federal University's Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, led by Professor Albert Rizvanov, have shown that artificial...
Engineering Research Center will help expand use of therapies based on living cells
Credit: Credit: Georgia Tech The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded nearly $20 million to a consortium of universities to...
Preeclampsia may boost heart disease risk by altering blood vessels
Preeclampsia may permanently change the blood vessels of women who experience the condition during pregnancy, boosting their lifelong risk for...
Ornithologists at Yelabuga Institute share details of their latest work
Credit: Kazan Federal University Bird Protection and Monitoring Lab was established at the Yelabuga Institute in 2014. Its head is...
Tomatoes’ crystal ball reveals evolutionary secrets
EAST LANSING, Mich. - Michigan State University's Robert Last studies tomatoes. Specifically, he researches their hair, or trichomes. For this...
NIH awards $15 million to support development of 3-D human tissue models
More than 60 percent of investigational drugs fail in human clinical trials due to a lack of effectiveness, despite promising...
Soil erosion in European Russia studied in a grant-funded project
The team comprises employees of the Institute of Environmental Sciences and the Space Ecology Lab (Institute of Physics). The method...
Historic legacies affect climate change survival in Caribbean
Caribbean societies are among the least responsible for causing climate change but are among the most exposed to its negative...
Russian Science Foundation grant winners: Neuronal networks of the hippocampus
The results can be used to understand the nature of neurodegenerative diseases characterized by dementia. Inhibition in neuronal networks is...
Magnetic cellular ‘Legos’ for the regenerative medicine of the future
By incorporating magnetic nanoparticles in cells and developing a system using miniaturized magnets, researchers at the Laboratoire Matière et Systèmes...
Russian Science Foundation grant winners: Contrast agents for MRI quality enhancement
The project titled «Development of new contrast agents for MRT based on nanosized rare earth fluorides» is headed by Senior...
UltraSOL CurcuMIN line & CurcuWIN granted patent for sports performance benefits
Morristown, N.J., September 12, 2017 - OmniActive Health Technologies has been granted a US patent (Patent No: US 9724311) for...
USDA announces more than $8.6 million to support community food projects
WASHINGTON, D.C September 12, 2017 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today...
Exposure to head impacts in youth football practice drills
Credit: Credit: © 2017 AANS. CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (SEPTEMBER 12, 2017). Researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center examined differences in...
Russian Science Foundation grant winners: Dry storage of biomaterials
KFU Extreme Biology Lab works on the project together with Institute of Agrobiological Sciences (Tsukuba, Japan). The work is handled...
‘Missing link’ explains how viruses trigger immunity
A discovery by Melbourne researchers has solved a longstanding mystery of how viruses trigger protective immunity within our body. The...