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September 19, 2025

Insulin shows great potential against chronic colitis

Credit: University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Millions of people take insulin every day to treat their...

MSU-Spectrum Health researchers identify new genetic disorder

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Sept. 21, 2018 - Researchers from Michigan State University College of Human Medicine and physicians from Spectrum...

Barrow Researchers deploy novel clinical trial regimen for glioblastoma

(PHOENIX - Sept. 21, 2018) Combating glioblastoma remains a major challenge due the complex nature of these tumors, the inability...

Leopoldina Annual Assembly to discuss issues spanning ten years of science-based policy advice

In its role as German National Academy of Sciences, the Leopoldina has been advising politicians and society on key future...

New study estimates the caregiving costs for families

"Informal care" is the term used in medicine to describe unpaid care provided by family and friends. It's an important...

New findings on the muscle disease Laing early-onset distal myopathy

Credit: University of Skövde New avenues are now being opened for future treatment of Laing distal myopathy, a rare disorder...

New research reveals a mitochondrial gene that protects against Alzheimer’s disease

New research from USC has uncovered a previously unknown genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. The study...

Study: Emissions from most diesel cars in Europe greatly exceed laboratory testing levels

In September 2015, the German automaker Volkswagen was found to have illegally cheated federal emissions tests in the United States,...

FDA researchers report first evidence of ESBL producing E. Coli in US retail meat

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, September 21, 2018--A new study using antimicrobial susceptibility testing and whole...

Using viruses to fight resistant bacteria

(Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health) Dr. Li Deng of Helmholtz Zentrum München has been awarded...

Brown researchers teach computers to see optical illusions

Credit: Serre Lab/Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Is that circle green or gray? Are the center lines straight or tilted?...

New research reveals a mitochondrial gene that protects against dementia and other diseases of aging

New research from USC has uncovered a previously unknown genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. The study...

Synthetic organelle shows how tiny puddle-organs in our cells work

Credit: Georgia Tech / Rob Felt A couple of sugars, a dash of enzymes, a pinch of salt, a splash...

Researchers make major breakthrough in controlling the 3D structure of molecules

NEW YORK, September 20, 2018 -- New drug discovery has long been limited by researchers' inability to precisely control the...

100 million Arctic project will survey changes in the declining sea ice

(University of Huddersfield) Geophysicist and seasoned Arctic researcher Dr Phil Hwang join what will be the largest Arctic expedition ever...

New evidence for coordinated hedgehog and Wnt pathway activation in appendage regeneration

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, September 20, 2018-Researchers have made a significant new discovery concerning the...

Manganese plays a key role in bacterial infection

Credit: Photo by Nathan Shankar, University of Oklahoma, digital colorization by Stephen Ausmus. United States Department of Agriculture, 2009. The...

Novel biomarker found in ovarian cancer patients can predict response to therapy

Credit: Ernst Lengyel et al. Despite months of aggressive treatment involving surgery and chemotherapy, about 85 percent of women with...

What can salad dressing tell us about cancer? Think oil and vinegar

Credit: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital / Ann Margaret Hedges Researchers led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have...

Samara scientists’ inventions will allow to control ecological situation