New microscopy method reaches deeper into the living brain
Imaging method poised to bring new insight into how the brain works in health and diseaseCredit: Daniel Razansky, University and ETH Zurich WASHINGTON -- Researchers...
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Fungus fights mites that harm honey bees
New fungus strain could provide a chemical-free method to help honey beesCredit: Washington State University PULLMAN, Wash. -- A new fungus strain could provide a...
Gravitational wave search no hum drum hunt
Scientists refine the search for enigmatic continuous grav wavesCredit: Mark Myers, OzGrav/ Swinburne University The hunt for the never before heard "hum" of gravitational waves...
Soft drink ads target ‘vulnerable’
TV marketing lures some consumers more - studyCredit: Flinders University What keeps consumers hooked on high sugar soft drink? Advertising, of course. But why are...
New study confirms noble false widow spiders bites can result in hospitalization
NUI Galway study confirms that the Noble False Widow spider does have public health implicationsCredit: Dr John Dunbar, Venom Systems Lab at NUI Galway. NUI...
Novel way by NUS scientists to predict chemotherapy resistance in ovarian cancer patients
Credit: Cancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is the most common lethal gynaecological cancer. Ovarian cancer is usually...
Mixtures of two herbicides have less environmental impact when mixed in laboratories
Credit: University of Córdoba A research group at the University of Córdoba evaluated the commercial mixture formulated in a laboratory and the tank-based mixture of...
Shiny mega-crystals that build themselves
The other side of entropyCredit: Gian Vaitl / Empa To really appreciate what a team of researchers led by Maksym Kovalenko and Maryna Bodnarchuk has...
Atlas of malaria parasite gene activity provides new targets for drugs and vaccines
Credit: Real et al. Researchers have mapped in fine detail the genetic changes malaria parasites go through as they prepare to infect people. The atlas...
Technology that predicts protein stability is released by UK university spin-out company
A digital tool that will make it cheaper, safer and faster to develop new medicines is being rolled out by scientists from the University of...
Banning the sale of fossil-fuel cars benefits the climate when replaced by electric cars
Credit: Illustration: Yen Strandqvist/Chalmers University of Technology If a ban were introduced on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars, and they were replaced...
Scientists call for international investment to tackle major wheat losses
Credit: John Innes Centre Urgent investment in new tools is needed to address major global losses of wheat crops which cost £22 billion per year....
Opiate overdoses linked to poor mental health
National study identifies at-risk populations and 25 geographic hot spots for epidemicCredit: UC The opioid epidemic is taking a deadly toll on people in disproportionate...
Deep oceans dissolve the rocky shell of water-ice planets
Credit: S. Speziale/ GFZ What is happening deep beneath the surface of ice planets? Is there liquid water, and if so, how does it interact...
Unveiling what governs crystal growth
Credit: (Image by Argonne National Laboratory.) With brilliant colors and picturesque shapes, many crystals are wonders of nature. Some crystals are also wonders of science,...
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