Biology
Mortality rates rising for Gens X and Y too
Reduced US life expectancy is not just the Baby Boomers DURHAM, N.C. - Declining life expectancies in the U.S. include...
Peanuts that do more with less water
Peanut variety with water conservation trait sustains yield even in droughtCredit: Avat Shekoofa The beloved peanut usually grows in sandy...
Social animals have more parasite infections but lower infection-related costs
Credit: Ria Ghai Animals living in large groups tend to have more parasites than less social animals do, but according...
RNA proofreading mistakes drive group of autoimmune diseases
Discovery offers new targets to treat Singleton-Merten syndrome, Aicardi-Goutières syndrome, familial chilblain lupus and moreCredit: Courtesy of Scripps Research JUPITER,...
Getting yeast to make artificial sweets
The holiday season can be a time of excess, but low- or no-calorie sweeteners could help merry-makers stay trim. Stevia...
First steps
Scientists launch evolutionary study to explore the origins of fish that walk A new research collaboration with support from the...
MRI technique shows unique signatures of concussion in rugby players
Using MRI to study the brains of young female athletes has helped researchers develop an objective way to monitor a...
Brain confetti — why our sense of smell declines in old age
Credit: © Helmholtz Zentrum München In mammals, generation of new neurons (neurogenesis) is mainly limited to early childhood and occurs...
UNH research finds recreationists support offshore wind energy development
DURHAM, N.H.-- From boat enthusiasts to anglers, researchers at the University of New Hampshire have found surprisingly widespread support for...
Diabetes drug could be used to treat common heart failure syndrome, study suggests
Credit: iStock.com/theasis Researchers at the University of Arizona have discovered that metformin, a drug commonly used to treat type 2...
The role of calcium handling mechanisms in reperfusion injury
This article by Dr. Dimitrios A. Vrachatiets al. is published in Current Drug Delivery, Volume 24, 46 Issues, 2018 Stroke...
New research suggests forests, like humans, require a balanced diet
Credit: Greg Ellis/WVU MORGANTOWN, W. Va.-- The world's forests are on a fast food diet of carbon dioxide, which is...
E-bandage generates electricity, speeds wound healing in rats
Credit: American Chemical Society Skin has a remarkable ability to heal itself. But in some cases, wounds heal very slowly...
Eye-opening study differentiates iPS cells into various ocular lineages
Osaka University-led team reveals how stem cells can be induced to differentiate into the various cells that make up the...
Frontiers in natural product chemistry volume 4
Frontiers in Natural Product Chemistry is a book series devoted to publishing monographs that highlight important advances in natural product...
The potential of nanomaterials to activate the body's antitumor immune response investigated
Lobachevsky University scientists together with their Belgian colleagues are studying the mechanisms of cell death in photodynamic therapy of neuro-oncological...
Machine learning methods in precision medicine targeting epigenetics diseases
This article by Dr. Fanwang Meng et al. is published in Current Pharmaceutical Design, Volume 24, 46 Issues, 2018 Machine...
Carbon handprint:
New environmental indicator for evaluating the positive climate impacts of products VTT and LUT University alongside with Finnish companies have...
Game over for Zika? KU Leuven researchers develop promising vaccine
Scientists at the KU Leuven Rega Institute in Belgium have developed a new vaccine against the Zika virus. This vaccine...
How the brain reacts to loss of vision
Going blind affects all senses, and disrupts memory ability If mice lose their vision immediately after birth due to a...
