Targeting gene mutations to treat ovarian cancers
Credit: Westmead Institute for Medical Research New research has shown that ovarian cancer patients with a tumour mutation in the ...
Individual silver nanoparticles observed in real time
Credit: RUB, Kramer Chemists at Ruhr-Universität Bochum have developed a new method of observing the chemical reactions of individual silver ...
Poll: Older adults support opioid Rx limits, need better counseling on use & disposal
Credit: University of Michigan ANN ARBOR, MI - Nearly a third of older adults have received a prescription for an ...
Being overweight may change young adults’ heart structure, function
DALLAS, July 30, 2018 -- Even as a young adult, being overweight may cause higher blood pressure and thicken heart ...
Experimental drug reverses hair loss and skin damage linked to fatty diet, shows new study in mice
In a series of experiments with mice, Johns Hopkins investigators have used an experimental compound to successfully reverse hair loss, ...
Study suggests journalists must take care in reporting on suicide
Note to media: We have not included specific methods of suicide in the press release and ask that journalists avoid ...
Allergy clinic finds large percentage of anaphylaxis cases from tick bite meat allergy
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL - (JULY 30, 2018) - An increase in the Lone Star tick population since 2006, and the ...
Why bariatric surgery wait times have nearly doubled in 10 years
Credit: Bryan McCullough/Michigan Medicine Diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol and borderline high blood pressure, Dana Hayes pursued bariatric ...
E-cigarettes and tobacco product use linked to increased risk of oral cancer
Alexandria, Va., USA - At the 96th General Session of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR), held in conjunction ...
Saliva diagnostics and salivaomics: Will saliva translate to a real diagnostic tool?
Alexandria, Va., USA - At the 96th General Session of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR), held in conjunction ...
Novel genome-wide association study risk loci for nonsyndromic orofacial clefts
Alexandria, Va., USA - At the 96th General Session of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR), held in conjunction ...
Hollow trees host massive moth slumber parties
Credit: Florida Museum video by Andrei Sourakov and Rose Roberts GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Unlike social insects such as bees and ...
World’s marine wilderness is dwindling
Credit: Belle Co An international study led by University of Queensland scientists has found that only 13 per cent of ...
Japan’s iconic extinct mammal: A sleeping treasure in a university collection
Credit: University of Tsukuba Tsukuba - In the spring of 2017, Dr Yuri Kimura, from the Department of Geology and ...
Can pollution alter wildlife behavior?
Credit: University of Portsmouth A team of scientists from the University of Portsmouth have developed new scientific tests to better ...
55- to 70-year-old women and men with prediabetes get stronger bones with football training
Credit: Bo Kousgaard, Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Southern Denmark ...
Study reveals new geometric shape used by nature to pack cells efficiently
Credit: Luis M. Escudero (Seville University, Spain), Javier Buceta (Lehigh University, USA), Pedro Gomez-Galvez, Pablo Vicente-Munuera and scientists from Andalucian ...
Study shows ocean acidification is having major impact on marine life
Credit: Marco Milazzo Carbon dioxide emissions are killing off coral reefs and kelp forests as heat waves and ocean acidification ...
Benjamin Fingerhut receives the ERC Starting Grant
Dr. Benjamin Fingerhut, junior group leader at the Max Born Institute (MBI), is recipient of the prestigious ERC Starting Grant ...
From mini-organs to ultrafast filming: ERC invests in early career researchers
Credit: European Research Council Why is the world so green? What can we eat to prevent dementia? Are our eyes ...
