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Molecular switches researched in detail
(Ruhr-University Bochum) Seeing, smelling, tasting, regulation of blood pressure -- molecular switches are involved in all of these processes. The...
Springer offers flexible purchasing option for Springer Book Archives
Credit: Springer Springer now offers its Springer Book Archives (SBA) in smaller year set packages. The new SBA packages are...
Major urinary proteins do not allow kin recognition in male mice
Credit: Kerstin Thonhauser/Vetmeduni Vienna The urine of house mice, unlike humans, contains large amounts of proteins, which are mainly major...
Miraculous proliferation
Researchers from a group led by ETH professor Martin Loessner discovered a few years ago that rod-shaped Listeria can become...
Queen’s University expert leading 4m bid to reduce impact of chemicals on long-term health
(Queen's University Belfast) A Queen's University Belfast expert is leading a 4m international initiative to investigate whether natural toxins and...
Fighting contaminated land with help from the humble fruit
Scientists have discovered that a gene found in the common fruit fly can be successfully expressed in a plant and...
‘Pulling’ bacteria out of blood
Blood poisoning is still fatal in more than 50% of cases, but can be cured if treated at an early...
Public urged to be more body vigilant in fight against cancer, new study finds
New study urges people to be more body vigilant to improve early cancer diagnosis rates. Over a quarter of patients...
UTHealth scientists discover way of developing test for Parkinson’s disease diagnosis
HOUSTON - (Dec. 6, 2016) - Misfolded proteins associated with Parkinson's disease were detected in cerebrospinal fluid by scientists at...
Research into the theoretical bases of future wireless communications
The research project to be carried out by Tobias Koch will be within the UC3M Signal Theory and Communications Department,...
DFG congratulates Manfred Curbach on winning the Deutscher Zukunftspreis
The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) congratulates Dresden-based construction engineer Professor Dr.-Ing. Manfred Curbach on winning the 2016 Deutscher...
Articles published in journals on ARPHA indexed by ReadCube for easier discoverability
Credit: ReadCube and ZooKeys While research outputs are being published at a rate greater than ever, it is becoming more...
Virtual reality in medicine: New opportunities for diagnostics and surgical planning
Credit: Screenshot: University of Base Before an operation, surgeons have to obtain the most precise image possible of the anatomical...
Healthy weight only protects women from hot flashes during the early stages of menopause
Greater weight increases the likelihood of night sweats and hot flashes during early stages of the menopause transition but reduces...
How our immune system targets TB
Credit: Imaging CoE Every 18 seconds someone dies from tuberculosis (TB). It is the world's most deadly infectious disease. Mycobacterium...
New moms moving toward the bottle
Credit: UBC New moms are increasingly using expressed breast milk (either pumped or expressed by hand) instead of directly breastfeeding...
Targeted preventive measures for hip fracture are needed for persons with Alzheimer’s disease
The hip fracture risk factors are generally similar among those with and without Alzheimer's disease, according to a recent study...
Safety in darkness
Credit: (Kyoto University, Takahashi/Tadokoro) Kyoto, Japan -- With a little help from chickens and video cameras, scientists have captured live...
ANU invention to inspire new night-vision specs
Credit: Stuart Hay, ANU Scientists at The Australian National University (ANU) have designed a nano crystal around 500 times smaller...
Radiation that knocks electrons out and down, one after another
Credit: Kiyonobu Nagaya, Department of Physics, Kyoto University Researchers at Japan's Tohoku University are investigating novel ways by which electrons...
