Cooking vegetables: healthier with extra virgin olive oil
Mediterranean diet for better healthCredit: University of Barcelona Cooking vegetables in the sofrito (sauté) with extra virgin olive oil favours the absorption and release of...
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New quantum dot microscope shows electric potentials of individual atoms
Credit: Copyright: Forschungszentrum Jülich / Christian Wagner A team of researchers from Jülich in cooperation with the University of Magdeburg has developed a new method...
Secondhand horror: Indirect predator odor triggers reproductive changes in bank voles
The rodent mothers are more likely to become pregnant after smelling odors produced by conspecific males frightened by predatorsCredit: University of Jyvaskyla Reproducing in a...
Bacterial chemical ‘signatures’ a sign of damaged gut microbiome in critical illness
Chemicals produced by healthy bacteria could be used to assess the health of the gut microbiome and help identify critically-ill children at greatest risk of...
Lower risk of Type 1 diabetes seen in children vaccinated against ‘stomach flu’ virus
Type 1 diabetes rates one-third lower in children who received all doses of the rotavirus vaccine; study also shows many children did not get the...
New application can detect Twitter bots in any language
Thanks to fruitful collaboration between language scholars and machine learning specialists, a new application developed by researchers at the University of Eastern Finland and Linnaeus...
American Cancer Society and Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance launch research collaboration
Four multidisciplinary teams to be funded to study survivorship In a new collaboration, the American Cancer Society and Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance have joined forces...
The start of a new era in stem cell therapy
Credit: Tamer Onder & Team ISTANBUL, TURKEY - A recent study published in the April 8 issue of Nature Chemical Biology improves on the "Cellular...
Implanted drug ‘reservoir’ safely reduces injections for people with macular degeneration
Implanting a medication reservoir in eyes lessens the need for injections and may reduce clinic visits to twice per year in people with age-related macular...
People with mobility issues set to benefit from wearable devices
The lives of thousands of people with mobility issues could be transformed thanks to ground-breaking research by scientists at the University of Bristol. The FREEHAB...
Researchers develop new method to rapidly, reliably monitor sickle cell disease
Technology doesn't require microscopic imaging or biochemical markersCredit: Florida Atlantic University Sickle cell disease is a hereditary disorder that affects red blood cells, distorting their...
FEFU scientists to broaden ideas about reactive sintering of transparent ceramics
Credit: FEFU press office Green bodies' porous structure, i.e. mesostructure, affects dramatically the functional parameters of the optical ceramics obtained by reactive sintering. Characteristics of...
2019 Michelson Prize winners push the next frontiers of human immunology
Credit: UCSF, courtesy of the Human Vaccines Project June 13, 2019 - The Michelson Medical Research Foundation and the Human Vaccines Project are awarding the...
Exercise may have different effects in the morning and evening
Credit: University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences. Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have learned that the effect of exercise may differ...
Two hours a week is key dose of nature for health and wellbeing
Spending at least two hours a week in nature may be a crucial threshold for promoting health and wellbeing, according to a new large-scale study....
