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Dinosaurs’ loss was frogs’ gain: The upside of a mass extinction
Credit: Image courtesy of Peng Zhang, Sun Yat-Sen University. Most of the frogs alive today owe a big thank you...
‘Brain training’ app found to improve memory in people with mild cognitive impairment
Credit: Sahakian Lab, University of Cambridge A 'brain training' game developed by researchers at the University of Cambridge could help...
UNIST receives funding for $4.5 million ITRC project
Credit: UNIST The farm-based outbreaks of AI are still occurring constantly in a number of countries around the world, including...
Milking it: A new robot to extract scorpion venom
A new scorpion-milking robot designed to extract venom could replace the traditional manual method. Scorpion venom is used in medical...
Two knees or not two knees: The curious case of the ostrich’s double kneecap
Credit: Ms Sophie Regnault Ostriches are the only animals in the world to have a double-kneecap, but its purpose remains...
Delivery rates in IVF are affected by the age of the male partner
Geneva, 3 July 2017: Men, unlike women, do not have a menopause or a predictable and detectable decline in their...
The secret connection between anxiety and sleep
Credit: Univetsity of Tsukuba You may have experienced sleepless nights when you were anxious, stressed or too excited. Such emotions...
Right-sided colorectal tumors: An internal radiation advantage
Barcelona, Spain, 1 July 2017 - For patients with colorectal cancer that has metastasized to the liver, having a primary...
SmartPractice donates $50,000 toward TGen liquid biopsy research
PHOENIX, Ariz. -- June 30, 2017 -- In support of efforts to find better ways of diagnosing and monitoring breast...
New insight into how telomeres protect cells from premature senescence
Researchers at the Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) and Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) have further uncovered the secrets of...
Colon cancer nuclear pore dynamics are captured by HS-AFM
Credit: Kanazawa University One of the key reasons for cancer mortality is caused by the highly invasive behaviour of cancer...
Subtle molecular changes along the upper digestive tract could guide cancer therapy
WASHINGTON (June 30, 2017) -- Based on a new molecular study of tissues biopsied from various parts of the upper...
Doctors divided about tutoring future colleagues
Credit: Portrait photo: Eva Almqvist Professionally active doctors increasingly hesitate to take on the task of tutoring students from undergraduate...
The black forest and climate change
Credit: Photo: Jürgen Bauhus As the climate change progresses, droughts are expected to become more and more common and more...
Overactive scavenger cells may cause neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s
Similar to other neurodegenerative disorders, Alzheimer's is a disease in which the cognitive abilities of afflicted persons continuously worsen. The...
Miniature technology, big hope for disease detection
Credit: Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) The field of medicine is always on the lookout for...
Singapore scientists uncover how the liver unclogs itself
Credit: Mechanobiology Institute, Singapore A multi-disciplinary team of researchers from the Mechanobiology Institute, Singapore (MBI) at the National University of...
Wilderness areas are being destroyed but the World Heritage Convention can protect them
Credit: Gregoire Dubois A University of Queensland-led international study published today urges the UNESCO World Heritage Convention to better conserve...
Older Americans don’t get — or seek — enough help from doctors & pharmacists on drug costs
Credit: University of Michigan ANN ARBOR, MI - The majority of Americans over age 50 take two or more prescription...
New clues found to common respiratory virus
Credit: Daisy Leung By age 2, most children have been infected with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), which usually causes only...
