Science News
Zinc transporter key to fighting pancreatic cancer and more
Credit: Courtesy of MSU EAST LANSING, Mich. - When trace elements rise to toxic levels, bad things happen. Patients suffering...
Scientific study review presents health promoting potential of mangoes
Orlando, FL (September 6, 2017) - Research continually unveils new insights about mangos and their role in the diet for...
A ‘virtual heart’ to simulate arrhythmia
Credit: MIPT Press Office A group of researchers from MIPT and Ghent University (Belgium) has developed the first realistic model...
Fuel economy standards cheaper, more beneficial than previously believed
Credit: Carnegie Mellon University College of Engineering The regulations that set fuel-economy and greenhouse-gas emission goals for cars and trucks...
CBD may protect against psychiatric risk from high-THC cannabis strains
Credit: Ben Mills BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- A study reported Sept. 5 by neuroscientists at Indiana University finds that a non-psychoactive...
Bone marrow models to study blood and musculoskeletal disorders
(Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) ) For her research on development of hematological and musculoskeletal disorders, Dr. Cornelia Lee-Thedieck, scientist...
Molecular map shows how to disable dangerous bioweapon
Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease. DURHAM, N.C. -- During World War II, the Soviet Red Army was...
NJIT EDC company develops augmented reality system for HAZMAT training
A technology company in NJIT's Enterprise Development Center has developed an augmented reality system that trains emergency responders how to...
The bacteria responsible for legionellosis modulates the host cell metabolism to its advantage
Credit: © Institut Pasteur. Intracellular pathogens adopt various strategies to circumvent the defences of the host cell and to proliferate...
Curves in all the right places
Researchers from the University of Liverpool collaborating with University College London, Banfield Pet Hospitals and the WALTHAM Centre for Pet...
A touch of EroS
Credit: Arielle Woznica/King lab Sometimes scientific experiments take an unexpected turn. Researchers interested in the evolution of multicellular life were...
Blindness study shows how gene causes middle-age sight loss
Blindness study shows how gene causes middle-age sight loss. Chemical changes in the eye that can lead to blindness have...
Ozone limits at play as EPA, industry and environmental groups weigh in
After the Environmental Protection Agency initially announced a delay in enforcing stricter ozone limits, the agency now plans to meet...
A decade later, older Americans are still going hungry
URBANA, Ill. - Hunger does not respect age. A recent report comparing data from 2007 to 2015 finds 5.4 million...
Paving the way towards ‘designer organelles’
Research published today, by an inter-disciplinary group from the University of Leeds, outlines their work in creating an alternative pathway...
Substance in coffee delays onset of diabetes in laboratory mice
In recent years, researchers have identified substances in coffee that could help quash the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes....
Increasing effective decision-making for coastal marine ecosystems
Credit: Mark Priest Marine restoration, rather than protection, might be the most cost-effective solution for coastal marine ecosystems suffering from...
A protein that extends life of yeast cells
Credit: (Image: University of Basel/SNI/Nano Imaging Lab) To understand and control aging is the aspiration of many scientists. Researchers at...
EMBO at Basel Life, a new conference on current and emerging life science research
Basel and Heidelberg, 6 September 2017 - EMBO and Basel Life are pleased to announce the EMBO at Basel Life...
How monkey fights grow
Credit: A.J. Haverkamp How does conflict spread through a society? One way to think of conflict spreading is to picture...
