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Some pharmacists missing mark on therapeutic guidelines: QUT study
As the role of pharmacies in providing front-line public health services grows, a QUT study has raised concerns that some...
Rolls-Royce and NTU extend their research partnership with new $88 million investment
Singapore's first Corporate Lab, the Rolls-Royce@NTU Corp Lab has successfully completed phase one with 53 joint projects Singapore's first corporate...
A better avenue for neurosurgery to improve outcomes
Changing the route of entry for minimally invasive neurosurgery provides better outcomes for a wide range of interventions, and is...
Diabetes medications masking surgical complication
A new class of diabetes medications is masking the potentially dangerous condition of ketoacidosis at the time of surgery. Testing...
Illinois study advances possibility of genetic control for major agricultural weeds
Credit: Lauren D. Quinn, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - Waterhemp and Palmer amaranth, two aggressive weeds that threaten the...
Algae-killing viruses spur nutrient recycling in oceans
Rutgers-led team confirms an important role for viruses that infect algae in marine watersCredit: Jeffrey Krause and Eric Lachenmyer Scientists...
ASHG to launch Human Genetics and Genomics Advances, a new open access journal
ASHG's flagship publication The American Journal of Human Genetics reaffirms commitment to reflect full breadth and reach of field ROCKVILLE,...
Tiny vibration-powered robots are the size of the world’s smallest ant
Credit: Allison Carter, Georgia Tech Researchers have created a new type of tiny 3D-printed robot that moves by harnessing vibration...
What makes some people more receptive to the idea of being vaccinated against infectious disease?
Three factors are identified as the primary motivators, according to new research published in Heliyon London, July 18, 2019 -...
Perot Museum of Nature and Science to debut Origins: Fossils from the Cradle of Humankind
Public to experience 'one of the greatest fossil discoveries of the past half century' when specimens of two ancient human...
Adding a polymer stabilizes collapsing metal-organic frameworks
Credit: Li Peng (EPFL) Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are a special class of sponge-like materials with nano-sized pores. The nanopores lead...
Identification of autophagy gene regulation mechanism related to dementia and Lou Gehrig’s disease
Credit: @ Korea brain Research Institute Korea Brain Research Institute (KBRI, President Seo Pan-ghill) announced on July 10 that the...
Genetic differences between strains of Epstein-Barr virus can alter its activity
Genetic differences between the two main strains of the blood cancer-triggering virus have been shown to change the way the...
Homo naledi and Australopithecus sediba to be exhibited in Perot Museum
South Africa's greatest fossil discoveries in modern times to be showcased for the first time at the Perot Museum in...
Improving the signal-to-noise ratio in quantum chromodynamics simulations
A new Monte Carlo based simulation method enables more precise simulation for ensembles of elementary particles Over the last few...
Rising CO2, climate change projected to reduce availability of nutrients worldwide
Protein, iron, zinc to be 19.5%, 14.4%, and 14.6% lower, respectively, than without climate change July 17, 2019 - One...
The art of sensing within the skin
Dermal tattoo sensors for the detection of blood pH change and metabolite levels The art of tattooing may have found...
Deciphering brain somatic mutations associated with Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers have found a potential link between non-inherited somatic mutations in the brain and the progression of Alzheimer's diseaseCredit: KAIST...
Biochemistry: Versatile recycling in the cell
New insights into ribosome recycling with enzyme ABCE1Credit: T. Cordes, LMU Munich Ribosomes are molecular machines that produce proteins in...
Species on the move
Social media posts help researchers to discover climate change is to blame for displacement of 55 species in UKCredit: (c)...
