Health
Malaria deaths could be reduced thanks to Warwick engineers
Credit: University of Warwick Since 2015 Malaria has resurged and typical bednets treated with insecticide are losing their efficiency due...
Bushmeat may breed deadly bacteria
Credit: Robab Katani, Penn State UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- People who eat wildebeests, wart hogs and other wild African animals...
Designing and repurposing cell receptors
Credit: Daniel Keri, EPFL Called the "second secret of life", allostery is one of the most fundamental processes of biology...
New 5G-based system for sanitary emergency situations
Credit: IMDEA Networks Institute 5TONIC, the open research and innovation laboratory on 5G technologies, founded by Telefónica and IMDEA Networks,...
A new therapeutic target against diseases caused by lipid accumulation in cells
Study with the CRISPR/Cas9 editing technologyCredit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA Researchers from the University of Barcelona (UB) and the August Pi...
Facial deformity in royal dynasty was linked to inbreeding, scientists confirm
First study to indicate a direct relationship between inbreeding and facial morphologyCredit: Don Juan Carreño de Miranda The "Habsburg jaw",...
Research affirms imaging technique’s ability to characterize healthy and non-healthy tissue
The research, published in the SPIE Journal of Biomedical Optics, cites 92 studies that assert intra-surgery feasibility of diffuse reflectance...
How do scars form? Fascia function as a repository of mobile scar tissue
Credit: © Helmholtz Zentrum München / Donovan Correa -Gallegos Abnormal scarring is a serious threat resulting in non-healing chronic wounds...
Most shoppers unaware of major risk factor for most common form of glaucoma in UK
Study suggests that only a fifth of shoppers have knowledge of their intraocular pressure, with high pressure a major risk...
Scholars find that irregularly shaped parks reduce mortality risk
Credit: Texas A&M University Some community parks are square, a reflection of the city block where they're located -- but...
Can obesity limit antiarrhythmic drug effectiveness?
Some AFib medications are less effective in obese patientsCredit: UIC/Jenny Fontaine Atrial fibrillation, also known as AFib, is the most...
Scientists develop first implantable magnet resonance detector
A new miniature NMR implant measures neuronal activityCredit: whitehoune - stock.adobe.com, MPI f. Biological Cybernetics, University of Stuttgart. Compositing: Martin...
The molecule that can AUTAC bad proteins
Credit: Tohoku University Tohoku University researchers have developed a strategy that could help cells get rid of disease-related debris. Further...
Discovery by Hebrew University scientists could revolutionize chemotherapy
New technique targets cancer cells and leaves healthy ones alone; patients would receive less chemo and fewer side effectsCredit: Hadas...
Screening tech advances early detection of Parkinson’s disease
Pioneering technology can spot Parkinson's when there are no obvious symptomsCredit: RMIT University Screening technology to catch Parkinson's disease in...
New winter mountaineering project for Simone Moro and Tamara Lunger
A Eurac research study on acclimatisation and de-acclimatisation will take place in the terraXcube center for the simulation of extreme...
Helper protein worsens diabetic eye disease
Blocking second protein could lead to better treatmentCredit: Akrit Sodhi In a recent study using mice, lab-grown human retinal cells...
Artificial intelligence-based algorithm for intensive care of traumatic brain injury
Credit: Rahul Raj, University of Helsinki Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a significant global cause of mortality and morbidity with...
Mental practice may improve golfers’ putting performance
Science backs-up Arnold Palmer's golf theoryCredit: Photo by Alan Place Researchers from Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for...
Kessler Foundation receives NIH sub-award to test new treatment for hand paralysis
Stroke rehabilitation researchers test new electrical stimulation therapy for improving for hand function after stroke, as part of multi-site study...
