Risk of recurrent fractures lowered by new care routines
Credit: Photo by Elin Lindstrom Older people's risk of recurrent fractures decreases by 18 percent if the care they receive is more structured and preventive,...
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Research project aims to make experiments on red blood cells more realistic
Credit: Saarland University/Thorsten Mohr Red blood cells (erythrocytes) are the pack animals of the human circulatory system. They transport oxygen to the places in the...
New method converts carbon dioxide to methane at low temperatures
Credit: Sekine Laboratory, Waseda University A new method developed by a team of Waseda University scientists led by Professor Yasushi Sekine may contribute to reducing...
A tadpole with a twist: Left-right asymmetric development of Oikopleura dioica
Researchers at Osaka University find that a tadpole-like tunicate with nonconventional left-right patterning lacks the Nodal gene found in other chordates and uses Ca2+ oscillation...
Sensor cube helps keep fish farming afloat
Credit: © 2020 KAUST Solar-powered water quality sensors could help fish farmers protect their aquatic assets and safeguard the future of food. Aquaculture currently supplies...
Metals could be the link to new antibiotics
Credit: Angelo Frei, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, UQ Compounds containing metals could hold the key to the next generation of antibiotics to combat the growing...
KIER raised possibilities for urban use of ultralight flexible CIGS thin film solar cell
Identification of efficiency enhancement mechanism of polymer substrate flexible CIGS thin film solar cell; research results published in 'Nano Energy', an international journal in the...
Otago researchers part of world-first trial to prevent tuberculosis in diabetics
Credit: University of Otago Otago researchers are playing a leadership role in an Euro €4.8 million international project to conduct the world's first trial attempting...
Bacteria loop-the-loop
Research team with participation from the University of Göttingen analyses flagellar locomotionCredit: Sarah Mohammadinejed, University of Göttingen The magnetotactic bacterium Magnetococcus marinus swims with the...
Bifunctional nanobodies protect against botulinum neurotoxins including Botox
Expanded use and potential misuse of botulinum neurotoxins increases health risksCredit: UCI School of Medicine Irvine, Calif. - February 27, 2020 - New study reveals...
Roadmap to a win-win against invasive weeds
Combining big data with citizen science provide answers to problems with terrestrial invasive species.Credit: Blair Cowie/Wits University Researchers at Wits University in Johannesburg, South Africa,...
How enzymes build sugar trees
Credit: Joël Bloch / ETH Zurich Many of the membrane proteins in eukaryotic cells are decorated with complex sugar trees called glycans. In addition to...
New radiopharmaceutical shows promise for improved detection of neuroendocrine tumors
Credit: Images created by T.L. Andersen, Dept. of Nuclear Medicine, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark. The newly developed 55Co-DOTATATE imaging agent has emerged as a...
Two neuroplasticity breakthroughs come together for a synergistic impact in brain health
Abilities Neurological Rehabilitation, Surrey Neuroplasticity Clinic and ABI Wellness join forces to offer innovative neuro-rehabilitation program for individuals with chronic physical and cognitive symptoms following...
Imaging can guide whether liquid biopsy will benefit individual glioblastoma patients
Penn study shows MRI may help identify appropriate liquid biopsy candidatesCredit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - Tracking brain cancer with a blood test instead of a...
