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TV coverage of cycling races can help document the effects of climate change
Analysing nearly four decades of archive footage from the Tour of Flanders, researchers from Ghent University have been able to...
Deadly amphibian fungus has its origins in East Asia
Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), known as chytrid fungus, has long been known to cause the decline and extinction of numerous species...
Study examines the impact of thawing frozen carbon on the Arctic Ocean
Credit: Northumbria University A major investigation into the impact of thawing permafrost and the subsequent release of frozen carbon on...
Testicular cancer study reveals highest risk symptoms to aid diagnosis
A new study has identified the highest risk symptoms that can indicate testicular cancer, in research that aims to improve...
More than 8 million babies born from IVF since the world’s first in 1978
Barcelona, 3 July 2018: Forty years after the birth of Louise Brown, the world's first test-tube baby, an international committee...
Testosterone increases men’s preference for status goods
Fontainebleau (France), Singapore, Abu Dhabi, 3 July, 2018: A recent study conducted by a research team around Hilke Plassmann, the...
Pelvic exams do not help diagnose STDs in adolescent girls, study says
WASHINGTON, DC -- A pelvic exam does not improve a physician's ability to diagnose certain sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in...
Sound waves could provide ‘liquid biopsies’
Credit: Kara Manke, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- Using sound waves, an international team of researchers has developed a gentle,...
Neuroscientists uncover secret to intelligence in parrots
University of Alberta neuroscientists have identified the neural circuit that may underlay intelligence in birds, according to a new study....
Researchers gather in New Delhi to kick off observational study for newborns with sepsis
Over 80 researchers from 11 countries are meeting in New Delhi today to kick off an observational study to understand...
Consciousness is partly preserved during general anaesthesia
When people are administered an anaesthetic, they seem to lose consciousness - or at least they stop reacting to their...
Feeling young could mean your brain is aging more slowly
While everyone gets older, not everyone feels their age. A recent study finds that such feelings, called subjective age, may...
Bentham Science co-distributing publications by Focus Medica and Panther Publishers
Bentham Science has agreed to co-distributing publications published by Focus Medica and Panther Publishers. The agreement expands Bentham's portfolio of...
UC Davis receives $2.7 million to map brain’s attention network
From moment to moment, the brain processes millions of pieces of information. When people need to focus on a critical...
Testosterone causes men to desire luxury goods
Some men, it seems, can't get enough of luxury goods like European sports cars or designer jeans. Now, scientists have...
Survey shows Australian GPs cautiously supportive of medicinal cannabis access
Credit: University of Sydney A majority of Australian GPs support medicinal cannabis being available on prescription, with their preferred "access...
AOSSM presents prestigious research awards and grants
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) Presents Prestigious Research Awards and Grants at Annual Meeting SAN DIEGO, CA -...
Commonly used preventive therapy for recurrent miscarriage proved ineffective in large trial
Barcelona, 3 July 2018: An immune response to pregnancy (in which the uterus rejects the embryo or foetus) is said...
Expecting a stressful day may lower cognitive abilities throughout the day
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- There may be some truth to the saying "getting up on the wrong side of the...
Breakthrough synthesis strategy could mean wave of new medicinal compounds
Credit: Benjamin Moten TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- In pharmacology, not all molecular structures are created equal. Some frameworks are overrepresented in...
