Rethinking neurodegenerative disease treatment: Target multiple pathological proteins
PHILADELPHIA - Nearly all major neurodegenerative diseases - from Alzheimer's to Parkinson's - are defined and diagnosed by the presence ...
Research finds three major failings in some apps used for the diagnosis of skin cancer
In the scramble to bring successful apps for the diagnosis of skin cancer to market there is a concern that ...
Ex-smokers crave lost identity, study shows
Ex-smokers may not be able to resist lighting up again in order to recover a sense of 'who they are'- ...
How to start a nanomotor?
Credit: Georg Merck / TUM Most people have never heard of them, and yet every living being needs them to ...
Consumption of fast food linked with asthma and other allergic diseases
Credit: Respirology A new Respirology review and analysis of published studies reveals a link between fast food consumption and an ...
Limited shoulder function is leading factor for rotator cuff surgery, research shows
SAN DIEGO, CA - For patients with rotator cuff tears, improving shoulder function is the most important reason for moving ...
‘Skinny fat’ in older adults may predict dementia, Alzheimer’s risk
Credit: Florida Atlantic University A new study has found that "skinny fat" - the combination of low muscle mass and ...
MCG students selected to participate in yearlong NIH research program
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (July 5, 3018) - Two students at the Medical College of ...
Anti-Bat-Signal: Moths with larger hindwings and longer tails are best at deflecting bats
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Each night, dramatic aerial battles are waged above our heads, complete with barrel rolls, razor-sharp turns, sonar ...
In India, swapping crops could save water and improve nutrition
Credit: Kevin Krajick India will need to feed approximately 394 million more people by 2050, and that's going to be ...
Frigid polar oceans, not balmy coral reefs, are species-formation hot spots
Credit: Map by D.L. Rabosky et al in Nature. Fish images by Julie Johnson. ANN ARBOR--Tropical oceans teem with the ...
Foot fossil of juvenile hominin exhibits ape-like features
Credit: Zeray Alemseged A rare juvenile foot fossil of our early hominin ancestor, Australopithecus afarensis, exhibits several ape-like foot characteristics ...
Test tube artificial neural network recognizes ‘molecular handwriting’
Credit: Olivier Wyart Researchers at Caltech have developed an artificial neural network made out of DNA that can solve a ...
Piping plovers want people to get off their lawn
Credit: Daniel Gibson A new study in The Condor: Ornithological Applications presents negative associations between anthropogenic disturbance (human recreational use ...
Asian hornet nests found by radio-tracking
Credit: Arnia/Sandra Evans Electronic radio tags could be used to track invasive Asian hornets and stop them colonising the UK ...
New study questions when the brown bear became extinct in Britain
New research provides insights into the extinction of Britain's largest native carnivore. The study - 'The Presence of the brown ...
A diet rich in nuts improves sperm count and motility
Barcelona, 4 July 2018: The inclusion of nuts in a regular diet significantly improves the quality and function of human ...
CNIC coordinates a project from the Leducq Foundation
(Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares) A project coordinated by the Carlos III National Center for Cardiovascular Research (CNIC), has been ...
Invaluable to the medical industry, the horseshoe crab is under threat
Blood from horseshoe crabs is essential for many drug, implant and environmental safety tests - but blood harvesting, together with ...
Saarland University cooperates with leading Chinese genomics organization BGI
The scientists want to decipher the relevance of such RNAs in neurodegeneration and aging and to establish a lab in ...
