How a Japanese herbal medicine protects the gut against inflammatory bowel disease
Zhengzheng Shi and colleagues at the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences (IMS) in Japan report the effects of a common herbal remedy on colitis,...
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New principles for biological fieldwork will build equity for researchers and local communities
LAWRENCE — For hundreds of years, teams of biologists have carried out fieldwork around the globe, often trekking to remote places to collect specimens and...
Sleeping giant could end deep ocean life
A previously overlooked factor — the position of continents — helps fill Earth’s oceans with life-supporting oxygen. Continental movement could ultimately have the opposite effect,...
Scientists relieved to discover ‘curious’ creature with no anus is not earliest human ancestor
An international team of researchers have discovered that a mysterious microscopic creature from which humans were thought to descend is part of a different family...
New evidence proves saccorhytus is ecdysozoan
An international research team led by Dr. ZHANG Huaqiao from the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NIGPAS) has...
Risk of volcano catastrophe ‘a roll of the dice’, say experts
The world is “woefully underprepared” for a massive volcanic eruption and the likely repercussions on global supply chains, climate and food, according to experts from...
Geosciences’ Shuhai Xiao part of international team to uncover surprising evolutionary secrets of microfossil Saccorhytus
One step forward, one step back for paleobiologists.Credit: Credit Shuhai Xiao. One step forward, one step back for paleobiologists. Shuhai Xiao, a paleobiologist with the Department...
Aries Systems and Ripeta partner to increase the quality of research reporting
Aries Systems Corporation, a leading technology workflow solutions provider for the scholarly publishing community, and Ripeta, a part of Digital Science, are pleased to announce...
The University of Lisbon, Faculty of Pharmacy, Lisboa, Portugal will host the 13th Annual Meeting on Skin Challenges 2022 this November
The 13th Annual Meeting on Skin Ageing & Challenges 2022 will take place on November 16-18 at the University of Lisbon, Faculty of Pharmacy, Lisboa,...
New target structure against corona
Fluoxetine, a common antidepressant, inhibits the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus in cell cultures and in preparations from human lung tissue. This was demonstrated by researchers at Julius-Maximilians-Universität...
FIU researchers discover how DDT exposure contributes to Alzheimer’s disease risk
MIAMI (Aug. 17, 2022) - A new study led by researchers from Florida International University (FIU) reveals a mechanism linking the pesticide DDT to Alzheimer's...
Musical tests can detect mental deterioration in old age
Researchers at Tel Aviv University have developed a method that employs musical tests and a portable instrument for measuring brain activity to detect cognitive decline...
How scientists solved the space component thermal layout optimization problems?
In space engineering, the electronic component layout has a very important impact on the centroid stability and heat dissipation of devices. However, the diversity of...
New drug candidate uses novel absorption method to target cancer cells in mice
A team of University of Michigan researchers is developing a new anti-cancer drug that is absorbed through the gut’s lymphatic system rather than blood vessels,...
Could blood marker predict the risk of osteoporotic hip fracture in men?
Bone health requires a balanced activity of various bone cell types including bone-forming osteoblasts and bone-resorbing osteoclasts. Osteoporosis occurs when osteoclasts dominate without adequate bone...