How plants cope with iron deficiency
Researchers have discovered a new switch that plants use to control their responses to iron deficiencyCredit: HHU / Tzvetina Brumbarova ...
Researchers determine seasonal risk threshold for patients with folate deficiency
Researchers from the University of Malaga (UMA) evidence that levels of this vitamin in the body decrease in those months ...
A new toolkit for studying how 'PARP' activity boosts cancers
ADP-ribosylation, a process driven by PARP enzymes, helps some cancers grow and is suspected to be a factor in other ...
MICROB-PREDICT — €15 million EU funded microbiome research project kicks off
Developing personalised targets for treatment of decompensated cirrhosis and acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) Barcelona, Spain, 1 February 2019 - An ...
Microbes hitched to insects provide a rich source of new antibiotics
Credit: Marc Chevrette MADISON - Medicine was transformed in the 20th century by the discovery and development of antibiotics, the ...
Suicide can't be predicted by asking about suicidal thoughts, major Australian study shows
The majority of people who die by suicide deny having suicidal thoughts when asked by doctors in the weeks and ...
Newly identified messenger molecules could help protect survival of neurones
New research could help to identify and develop new therapies for motor neurone disease and other neurodegenerative conditions Newly identified ...
Adaptive models capture complexity of the brain and behavior
Scientists reveal rich details of dynamical systems by breaking them down into simpler components which change over timeCredit: OIST, António ...
Researchers developed an intelligent system for lung cancer diagnostics
This software analyzes patients' computed tomography (CT) results within 20 seconds and provides an image in which the pathology is ...
Stem cell growth accelerated by tropoelastin protein
Cheaper and more efficient treatments for diseases could resultCredit: University of Sydney Stem cells are vital for therapeutic treatments to ...
The delicate balance of treating growing but brittle bones
Credit: Sato et al., Bone, November 2018 Turning off a bone receptor protein could potentially treat osteoporosis in children without ...
UH marine mammal research captures rare video of newborn humpback whale
Credit: Photo: UH Manoa Marine Mammal Research Program, NOAA permit: #20311-01 The humpback whale calf is so new that its ...
When mucus can be key to treating colon and airway diseases
Researchers have identified proteins that control mucous production and suggest clues to treating colon and airway diseasesCredit: Gerard Cantero -Recasens, ...
Scripps research chemist Matthew D. Disney shares the Sackler Prize
Credit: Scott Wiseman for Scripps Research JUPITER, Fla.-- Jan. 31, 2019 -- Chemistry Professor Matthew D. Disney, PhD, of Scripps ...
SUTD researchers developed customizable microfluidic nozzles for generating complex emulsions
Credit: SUTD Droplets or emulsions are widely employed in the fields of drug delivery, chemical analysis, biological assays and material ...
Crunching the data: New liver cancer subtypes revealed immunologically
Credit: Department of Molecular Oncology,TMDU A research team based at Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) has used an integrated ...
NUS study: Nanoparticles may promote cancer metastasis
Findings caution against possible side effects of cancer nanomedicines and other common nanoparticles but paves the way for safer design ...
The dangers of hidden fat: Exercise is your best defense against deep abdominal fat
DALLAS - Feb. 1, 2019 - Scientists know that the type of fat you can measure with a tape isn't ...
Common e-cigarette chemical flavorings may impair lung function
Boston, MA - Two chemicals widely used to flavor electronic cigarettes may be impairing the function of cilia in the ...
Short anti-rejection therapy protects transplants in diabetic animals
Transplanted pancreatic islets in diabetic animals can survive for a long period of time if the animals are treated with ...
