New research shows how habitat loss can destabilise ecosystems
Whole plant and animal communities can be put at risk by different types of habitat lossCredit: Louis Haynes An international study has revealed new evidence...
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How the enzyme lipoxygenase drives heart failure after heart attacks
Heart failure after a heart attack is a global epidemic, with 50 percent of patients dying within five years.Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Heart failure...
The body responds to variations in light between the day and night independently of the brain
Credit: IRB Barcelona During the day, we experience a series of physical, mental and behavioural changes know as circadian rhythms. These changes are governed by...
Hard food, strong jaw: Jawbone structure responds to forceful chewing
Credit: Department of Cell Signaling,TMDU Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University(TMDU), the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development, and Kyoto University found that...
In hot pursuit of dinosaurs: Tracking extinct species on ancient Earth via biogeography
Credit: Caitlin Devor, The University of Tokyo, CC-BY One researcher at the University of Tokyo is in hot pursuit of dinosaurs, tracking extinct species around...
Searching for the origins of the depressive symptoms in Huntington’s disease
Cdk5 Kinase: An essential proteinCredit: Verónica Brito (University of Barcelona-UBNeuro) About 40% of the affected patients with Huntington's disease -a neurodegenerative pathology- show depression symptoms,...
The magic behind the medals
How the most successful winter Olympian ever used high intensity training sessions to win goldCredit: Photo: Nancy Bazilchuk/NTNU When the Norwegian cross-country skier Marit Bjørgen...
Guidelines for managing anaphylaxis in children need an update
New study shows that pre-hospital treatment with epinephrine has the highest protective effect against uncontrolled allergic reactionCredit: McGill University Health Centre MONTREAL, QC (30 May...
Racism has a toxic effect
A USC Dornsife-led study may explain how racial discrimination raises the risks of disease among African Americans A new study indicates that racism is toxic...
Stanford engineers develop a more stable, efficient prosthetic foot
Taking on a hiking trail or a cobblestone street with a prosthetic leg is a risky proposition - it's possible, but even in relatively easy...
Scientists develop gel-based delivery system for stem cell-derived factors
New approach could improve kidney regeneration In ongoing research to find a treatment for acute kidney injury, Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) scientists...
Early genome catastrophes can cause non-smoking lung cancer
Some teenagers harbor catastrophic changes to their genomes that can lead to lung cancer later on in life, even if they never smokeCredit: KAIST Catastrophic...
14 new Collaborative Research Centres
Topics range from the gut-liver axis and cultures of vigilance to mechanical joinability in adaptable process chains / €164 million in funding for initial four-year...
New research paves the way for safer leukemia treatments
An international team of researchers has discovered a new and much safer way to treat a type of leukaemia that mainly affects children: T-cell acute...
Expert in dynamical systems elected a fellow of American Society of Mechanical Engineers
NYU Tandon's Maurizio Porfiri recognized for wide-ranging research spanning biomimetic robotics, collective behavior, multiphysics modeling, and complex systemsCredit: NYU Tandon BROOKLYN, New York, Friday, May...
