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Filter may be a match for fracking water
Credit: ESRI at Swansea University A new superhydrophilic filter has proven able to remove greater than 90 per cent of...
A brain-system that builds confidence in what we see, hear and touch
Behavioral scientists and psychologists use the term "metacognition" to describe our ability to access, report and regulate our own mental...
Climate insurance is rarely well thought out in agriculture
Credit: UFZ / André Künzelmann Internationally subsidised agricultural insurance is intended to protect farmers in developing countries from the effects...
Researchers aim to improve gut health of livestock animals
Credit: Evan Krape/ University of Delaware Researchers at the University of Delaware are looking into what causes that gut feeling...
UNIST presents new synthesis method for click chemistry
Credit: UNIST A recent study, affiliated with UNIST has presented a new way to advance the click chemistry. This is...
High-fidelity recording of molecular geometry with DNA ‘nanoscopy’
(BOSTON) -- Researchers are constantly expanding their arsenal of methods to decipher the spatial organization of biological structures. Using microscopes,...
Penguin-mounted video captures gastronomic close encounters of the gelatinous kind
Credit: Ecological Society of America Footage from penguin-mounted mini video recorders shows four species of penguin eating jellyfish and other...
Regenerating tissues with gene-targeting molecules
Credit: Sudhakar KeerthiPriyaa A synthetic DNA-targeting molecule could pave the way for tissue regeneration. Stem cells can be triggered to...
Child abuse affects brain wiring
For the first time, researchers have been able to see changes in the neural structures in specific areas of the...
Researchers identify gene variants linked to a high-risk children’s cancer
Credit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Pediatric researchers investigating the childhood cancer neuroblastoma have identified common gene variants that raise the...
NTU scientists develop patch which could improve healing and reduce scarring
Credit: NTU Singapore Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a new gel patch prototype that could...
UNH receives NIH grant to advance its biomedical research to the bedside
DURHAM, N.H. - The University of New Hampshire has been awarded a five-year, $10 million National Institutes of Health (NIH)...
Can stevia help treat metabolic syndrome?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, September 25, 2017--Increasingly popular as a calorie-free sweetener, steviol, as well...
Thinking ‘out-of-the-box’ may build a better brain and prevent dementia
Credit: Florida Atlantic University More than 5 million Americans today are affected by Alzheimer's disease (AD). If nothing is done...
The rat race is over: New livestock model for stroke could speed discovery
Credit: Andrew Davis Tucker Athens, Ga. - It is well-known in the medical field that the pig brain shares certain...
Three or more cups of coffee daily halves mortality risk in patients with both HIV and HCV
Credit: Journal of Hepatology Amsterdam, The Netherlands, September 25, 2017 - Patients infected by both human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and...
Fresh blood for damaged tissues via alginate hydrogels
(Boston) - Ischemia is a serious medical condition in which the flow of blood and delivery of oxygen to tissues...
Geophysical investigation aims revealing how vegetation responds to climate change
Credit: Daniel Antônio / Agencia FAPESP In early August 2017, a team of scientists from the University of São Paulo...
Role of microorganisms in the formation of unique iron ore caves
Credit: The University of Akron The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $400,00 to three researchers in the Department of...
Discovering what makes organelles connect could help understand neurodegenerative diseases
Credit: Images acquired by Ginam Cho. Inside every cell is a complex infrastructure of organelles carrying out different functions. Organelles...
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