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New solution to harmful algal blooms raises hope of economic and environmental benefits
Credit: Dr Martin Rejzek - John Innes Centre A cheap, safe and effective method of dealing with harmful algal blooms...
Climate change promotes the spread of mosquito and tick-borne viruses
Spurred on by climate change, international travel and international trade, disease-bearing insects are spreading to ever-wider parts of the world....
3-D tissue model of developing heart could help drug safety testing for pregnant women
The heart is the first organ to develop in the womb and the first cause of concern for many parents....
Long-term monitoring is essential to effective environmental policy
Credit: Photo: Jordan Jessop) (Millbrook, NY) Environmental policy guided by science saves lives, money, and ecosystems. So reports a team...
Blood vessels also affected by Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: INc-UAB Researchers from the Institute of Neuroscience at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (INc-UAB) demonstrate for the first time...
Chemical peels are safe for people with darker skin, result in few side effects and complications
BOSTON-- Results from a new study led by Boston Medical Center (BMC) indicate that, when performed appropriately, chemical peels can...
Bees: How royal jelly prevents royal offspring from falling out of their cells
Credit: Pixabay.com / PollyDot Defying gravity: A special mixture of proteins in the larval food of bees ensures that future...
Signaling pathways to the nucleus
Credit: Source: Institute of Biology II/University of Freiburg A team of researchers from the University of Freiburg have discovered how...
80 percent cut in liver metastasis by restricting the blood vessels supplying it
Credit: (UPV/EHU) Metastasis is the process whereby a tumour that grows in one organ breaks away from it and travels...
Coral reefs suffering in Philippines despite outlawing damaging fishing practices
Credit: Jennifer Selgrath Some of the fishing methods used in today's small-scale fisheries are causing more damage to coral reefs...
80% cut in liver metastasis by restricting the blood vessels supplying it
Credit: (UPV/EHU) Metastasis is the process whereby a tumour that grows in one organ breaks away from it and travels...
Development of an enzymatic cycling method using pyruvate kinase
Credit: Dr. Shigeru Ueda et al., Bentham Science Publishers Pyruvate kinase (PK), an omnipresent and functionally important enzyme, catalyzes the...
Reefs help protect vulnerable Caribbean fish from climate change
New research from UBC's Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries suggests that larger reef areas may help protect the Caribbean's...
Scientists mimic neural tissue in Army-funded research
Credit: Courtesy RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. (March 15, 2018) - U.S. Army-funded researchers at Brandeis University have discovered a process...
Human ‘chimeric’ cells restore crucial protein in Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Cells made by fusing a normal human muscle cell with a muscle cell from a person with Duchenne muscular dystrophy...
With new ‘shuffling’ trick, researchers can measure gene activity in single cells
For biologists, a single cell is a world of its own: It can form a harmonious part of a tissue,...
Older adults’ difficulties with focusing can be used to help put a face to a name
Credit: Provided by Baycrest Health Sciences Everyone has experienced the awkward situation of meeting someone and then forgetting their name...
Online intervention improves depression treatment rates in teen moms
Credit: University of Louisville LOUISVILLE, Ky. - An online program persuaded teenage mothers across 10 Kentucky counties to seek medical...
New understanding of Kenyan paleoenvironments opens window on human evolution in the area
Credit: A.K. Behrensmeyer Boulder, Colo., USA: Interest in human evolution has stimulated new geological work in the southern rift valley...
New report examines scientific evidence on safety and quality of abortion care in US
WASHINGTON -- While legal abortions in the U.S. are safe, the likelihood that women will receive the type of abortion...
