Where to draw the line between mental health and illness?
Defining mental disorders and illnesses is not straightforward. Notions of whether a certain phenomenon should be classified as an illness or disorder, or something falling...
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3D microchannels promote self-assembly of ordered emulsions at low droplet concentrations
Credit: SUTD Self-assembly is the process by which simple building blocks interact and organize themselves into ordered structures. Nature abounds with fascinating examples of self-assembled...
‘Early warning’ tool for hard-to-heal leg wounds
Early career researcher award for risk assessment tool for delayed healing of venous leg ulcers Dr Parker's presentation on the assessment tool and its potential...
UBC researchers find ways to hackproof smart meters
Credit: University of British Columbia Smart electricity meters are useful because they allow energy utilities to efficiently track energy use and allocate energy production. But...
Higher estrogen levels linked to more severe disease in scleroderma
Older men with scleroderma have more estrogen than postmenopausal women with the disease, and more estrogen is linked to more severe disease; this could explain...
AMA honors research on how mindfulness helps consumers decision making
The Journal of Public Policy & Marketing is pleased to honor the 2019 Thomas C. Kinnear Award to "Mindfulness: Its Transformative Potential for Consumer, Societal,...
NTU Singapore scientists uncover binding secret behind protein ‘superglue’
Mechanism found in Chinese herb helps to create lab-grown enzymes that may speed up drug developmentCredit: NTU Singapore Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU...
Smart phone health testing devices will transform healthcare
Bodily fluids from saliva to sweat may soon be tested using smartphonesCredit: Gabriel Cunnett Bodily fluids from saliva to sweat may soon be tested using...
If you teach them, they will care
FAU's Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, collaborators develop novel geriatric care program for undergraduate nursing studentsCredit: Florida Atlantic University Florida is still in dire...
Fishing a line coupled with clockwork for daily rhythm
Molecular mechanism of the interplay of clock proteins for generating a circadian oscillationCredit: Koichi Kato Organisms on this planet, including human beings, exhibit a biological...
Research sheds new light on how brain stem cells are activated
The study shows promise for future neural stem cell therapies in replacing cells lost through disease or injuryCredit: Dr. Claudia Barros, University of Plymouth Our...
Emerging frontiers in phenological research
Special issue of Applications in Plant Sciences presents innovative methods to understand how ecosystems react to climate changeCredit: Image credit Lorieul et al. (2019). As...
Two new species of ‘tweezer-beaked hopping rats’ discovered in Philippines
Elusive rodents finally found when scientists switched out peanut butter bait for earthwormsCredit: Original by Velizar Simeonovski, Field Museum Just about everybody loves peanut butter....
A new way to block malaria transmission by targeting young contagious parasite forms
In the new research titled "Naturally acquired immunity against immature Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes", published today in Science Translational Medicine, scientists have revealed previously unknown targets...
Toxic metals found in reproductive organs of critically endangered eels
Mystery of shrinking population may be linked to eels devouring their own skeletonsCredit: Marko Freese. Thünen Institute for Fisheries Ecology The future of European eels--a...
