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Supercoil me! The art of knotted DNA maintenance
Credit: Lucia Coronel, Antonio Suma, Cristian Micheletti Even living cells have their own tangled problems to solve. They involve knots...
New method discovered to view proteins inside human cells
Credit: University of Warwick Scientists develop tagging device using Ferritin Proteins can be viewed on the nanoscale Scientists at the...
Shining new light on the pineal gland
Credit: Theresa Schredelseker When zebrafish lack a specific protein, the two hemispheres of the brain develop symmetrically, and the sleep...
A new study to improve seabird conservation in Patagonian ecosystems
Credit: Massimiliano Drago, UB-IRBio Preserving a 300,000 square km area in Patagonian waters could improve the conservation of 20 %...
Greater concentration on wound care will save NHS millions argues prof of vascular surgery
Credit: University of Huddersfield IT is estimated that annually the NHS treats over two million wounds at a cost of...
Some of the world’s poorest people are bearing the costs of tropical forest conservation
Credit: © S. Rakotonarivo Tropical forests are important to all of us on the planet. As well as being home...
New study: Oxygen loss in the coastal Baltic Sea is ‘unprecedentedly severe’
Credit: European Geosciences Union The Baltic Sea is home to some of the world's largest dead zones, areas of oxygen-starved...
Vitamin D deficiency affects many pregnant women
One in three pregnant women in Norway has a vitamin D deficiency at the end of her pregnancy, a major...
Bacteria-powered solar cell converts light to energy, even under overcast skies
University of British Columbia researchers have found a cheap, sustainable way to build a solar cell using bacteria that convert...
Stem cell therapy drug may protect against smoke-related COPD symptoms
Rockville, Md. (July 5, 2018)--A drug used in stem cell therapy to treat certain cancers may also protect against cigarette...
Mothers who follow five healthy habits may reduce risk of obesity in children
Boston, MA - Children and adolescents whose mothers follow five healthy habits--eating a healthy diet, exercising regularly, keeping a healthy...
What you eat while pregnant may affect your baby’s gut
A mother's diet during pregnancy may have an effect on the composition of her baby's gut microbiome - the community...
German Research Foundation Funding Atlas – TU Dresden has moved up to 6th place
The freshly printed German Research Foundation (DFG) Funding Atlas landed on the desk of TU Dresden's Rector on July 5th....
Berry-gorging bears disperse seeds through scat and feed small mammals
CORVALLIS, Ore. -- New research shows that mice and voles scurry to bear scats to forage for seeds, finding nutritional...
ESMO and ASCO call on governments to improve cancer services and reduce cancer deaths
Lugano, Switzerland, 5 July 2018 - The European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) (1) and the American Society of Clinical...
Figures reveal £1.77bn mental health treatment gap for children and young people
(University of Birmingham) A radical new Government Strategy focused on preventing, and not just treating, mental ill health in young...
Inferior vena cava filter trends over 2 decades
Inferior vena cava (IVC) filter placement and retrieval procedures have markedly declined over the last decade from previous large growth...
Study reveals privacy issues in smartphone headache apps
Headache diaries are a mainstay of migraine management, and many commercial smartphone apps have been developed to help people track...
A molecular label: traceability for medical implants
A team of researchers at CNRS, Aix-Marseille Université and Université Paris 13 has demonstrated effective molecular labelling to unequivocally identify...
Extended tamoxifen therapy may increase risk of endometrial cancer
There is clear evidence that extended adjuvant tamoxifen therapy for 10 years reduces local recurrence and improves breast cancer-free survival...
