Biology
New dynamic probes for ions interacting with biomolecules
Credit: MBI Berlin Pairs of negatively charged phosphate groups and positive magnesium ions represent a key structural feature of DNA...
New review shows plant-based diets benefit athletes' heart health, endurance, recovery
WASHINGTON--Meat-free athletes--from tennis champion Venus Williams to Formula 1's Lewis Hamilton to Derrick Morgan of the NFL's Tennessee Titans--have already...
Murky water keeps fish on edge
A study led by researchers at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies found fish become anxious and...
NUS scientists harness machine learning to uncover new insights into the human brain
Study uses non-invasive neuroimaging data to reveal cellular properties of different brain regions, providing a new avenue to examine neurological...
How compostable plastic works (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 2019 -- Due to the demands of eco-conscious consumers, manufacturers are making...
AI approach outperformed human experts in identifying cervical precancer
Algorithm could revolutionize cervical cancer screening, especially in low-resource settings A research team led by investigators from the National Institutes...
Mobile, instant diagnosis of viruses
Credit: © D. Filloux, Cirad A new high-throughput, miniature, portable sequencing technique* has been developed in recent years, for human...
Cardiovascular diseases and nutrition in Europe: A lot of premature deaths preventable
Credit: MLU Of the 4.3 million cardiovascular deaths in Europe in 2016, 2.1 million were the result of poor nutrition....
Speeding up genetic diagnosis of Huntington's disease
Researchers funded by the SNSF have developed a method to measure the gene for Huntington's disease quickly and easily People...
Award for Göttingen agricultural scientist, Matin Qaim
Professor Matin Qaim honoured as fellow of the Agricultural & Applied Economics AssociationCredit: University of Göttingen The agricultural scientist Professor...
Neuroimaging shows social exclusion spurs extremism in those vulnerable to radicalisation
A study led by researchers from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) and the Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute...
Turbocharger for the cell machinery
Credit: DCB, University of Bern. The classic molecular-biological narrative has a simple form: Gene-RNA-protein. This is what we learned in...
FAU creates Florida's first NSF-funded AI and deep learning laboratory
Credit: Alex Dolce, Florida Atlantic University Florida Atlantic University's College of Engineering and Computer Science, in collaboration with researchers from...
IDIBELL researchers identify a new leukodystrophy in children and its potential cure
The gene that causes the disease is called DEGS1 and its defect may be counteracted with fingolimod, a drug currently...
New research shows that women with IBD are at greater risk of mental illness
For every 43 pregnancies, there is one extra case of mental illness in a woman with inflammatory bowel disease OTTAWA,...
Sex differences in 'body clock' may benefit women's heart health
Female mice still regulate blood pressure properly, even with lack of a circadian clock gene Rockville, Md. (January 10, 2019)--Research...
CNIO researchers confirm links between aggressive prostate cancer and hereditary breast cancer
Credit: CNIO Aggressive prostate cancer, one of the leading causes of cancer deaths in men, is associated with BRCA2 mutations,...
2019 Bernard M. Gordon Prize awarded to Georgia Tech and Emory University educators
2019 Bernard M. Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education awarded to Georgia Tech and Emory University educators...
Scientists develop universal Ebola treatment effective in single dose
GALVESTON, Texas - There is a new medication that in one dose successfully protected nonhuman primates against a lethal infection...
How trees and turnips grow fatter
Researchers unlock the secrets of radial growth Two international research teams have identified key regulatory networks controlling how plants grow...
