Lynx in Turkey: Noninvasive sample collection provides insights into genetic diversity
Credit: Deniz Mengulluoglu, Nurten Salikara Little is known about the biology and the genetic status of the Caucasian Lynx (Lynx lynx dinniki), a subspecies of...
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Bulgarian Pharmaceutical Scientific Society’s journal moves to high-tech ARPHA platform
The established Pharmacia demonstrates a complete makeover in its new issue after signing with scientific publisher and technology provider Pensoft and its signature open-access platformCredit:...
Testing therapies on mini-tumors of head and neck cancer
Credit: Else Driehuis, © Hubrecht Institute Head and neck cancer is an aggressive type of cancer that often grows back, despite patients undergoing harsh treatments....
A new tool makes it possible to adapt treatment for patients with cardiogenic shock
Credit: © CRG 2019. All rights reserved. Cardiogenic shock is a possible complication of serious heart attack involving an associated mortality rate of approximately 50%...
Rinsing system in stomach protects the teeth of ruminants
Credit: (Illustration: UZH) "Field-grazing animals always eat some earth and dust along with the plants," says Jean-Michel Hatt, professor at the Clinic for Zoo Animals,...
New time-banking system utilizes blockchain tech to measure one’s value to society
Credit: Koji Lum BINGHAMTON, N.Y. -- Citizens from the island of Aneityum in the Republic of Vanuatu are working with faculty from Binghamton University, State...
Drones for early detection of forest fires
The UC3M's researchers coordinating the scientific part of the project, Fernando García y Abdulla al-Kaff, from the Department of Systems Engineering and Automation, have developed...
Immune system can slow degenerative eye disease, NIH-led mouse study shows
Complement system appears to be double-edged sword depending on the eye diseaseCredit: Wai Wong, M.D., Ph.D. A new study shows that the complement system, part...
Global commodities trade and consumption place the world’s primates at risk of extinction
Between 2001 to 2015, 160 million hectares of forest were lost in the tropics due to human activities, threatening primate species with extinction. Researchers find...
Innovative technique uses sensory nanoparticles to detect disease
Building on new insights about nanoparticles, investigators develop a test for early detection of diseases, including different types of cancerCredit: Morteza Mahmoudi, Brigham and Women's...
Hypertension drug may hold promise for Alzheimer’s disease
Hypertension Journal Report DALLAS, June 17, 2019 - Seeking new treatments to slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease, researchers found the blood pressure drug nilvadipine...
Harvard chemists’ breakthrough in synthesis advances a potent anti-cancer agent
'Unprecedented achievement' provides sufficient quantities of a fully synthetic halichondrin molecule for clinical trials now underway It's a feat three decades in the making: Harvard...
From surfer shorts to surgical drapes
New framework to reduce harmful chemicals like PFAS added to consumer goods, phase out non-essentials Human exposure to unnecessary and potentially harmful chemicals could be...
Study finds personal care products send a child to the emergency room every two hours
Researchers urge parents to store these products safely: Locked up, away and out of sight In homes across the country, there are dangerous products hidden...
Preventing hepatitis C transmission from mothers to babies
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) transmission from mothers to babies could largely be prevented if Canada recommended universal screening for HCV in pregnancy, argues a commentary...
