Research forms complex picture of mercury pollution in a period of global change
Toxic metal's fate in marine food webs uncertain due to anthropogenic impacts HANOVER, N.H. - February 14, 2019 - Climate change and the loss of...
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The language of conversation impacts on the 'synchronization' of our brains
Experts from the Basque research centre BCBL have shown for the first time that the way in which the activity of two brains is connected...
Immunological scarring from coeliac disease
Coeliac disease can cause irreversible changes to immune cells Immune cells in the bowel of people who suffer with coeliac disease are permanently replaced by...
Biocolonizer species are putting the conservation of the granite at Machu Picchu at risk
A study by the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country has evaluated the role of micro-organisms colonizing the Sacred Rock at Machu Picchu in its state...
Frontiers in Clinical Drug Research – Diabetes and Obesity: Volume 4
This book is edited by: Atta-ur-Rahman, Published on: January 18, 2019 Frontiers in Clinical Drug Research - Diabetes and Obesity is a book series that...
Human cells can change job to fight diabetes
For the first time, researchers have shown that ordinary human cells can change their original function. This may give new hope for diabetes patientsCredit: Kim...
Social threat learning influences our decisions
Learning what is dangerous by watching a video or being told (known as social learning) has just as strong an effect on our decision-making as...
How proteins become embedded in a cell membrane
Nearly a third of all proteins in living beings are firmly embedded in a biomembrane - either in a cell's outer membrane or in the...
Black-white cancer mortality gap nearly eliminated in some age groups
More rapid declines among black Americans narrow historical disparities Although African Americans still bear a disproportionate share of the cancer burden, a new report finds...
Breaks in the blood-brain barrier can cause brains to get old before their time
CIFAR Fellow Daniela Kaufer to discuss new findings at AAAS meeting on Feb. 15Credit: © CIFAR As our brains age, we become more forgetful, more...
Cell study sheds light on damage caused by ageing
Some of the damaging cell effects linked to ageing could be prevented by manipulating tiny parts of cells, a study shows. Scientists have shed light...
Anti-obesity Drug Discovery and Development – Volume 4
This book is Edited by: Atta-ur-Rahman, M. Iqbal Choudhary, Published on: December 14th, 2019. Obesity is a complex health problem, caused by a number of...
Study affirms self-reported sleep duration as a useful health measure in children
Results show agreement between sleep measures reported by children and their parentsCredit: (American Academy of Sleep Medicine. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine volume 15, issue...
Sea worms and jellyfish treat cancer and kill insects
Scientists point out the expediency of further research of marine invertebrates to isolate the antitumor compounds from them. Scientists of the Pacific Institute of Bioorganic...
New NASA research consortium to tackle life's origins
NASA is uniting experts across multiple disciplines to investigate life's beginnings on our planet -- and to explore if and how life sprung up elsewhere...