Administering repurposed drug to treat TB via lungs vs. orally shows promise
DENVER (Nov. 15, 2016) -- Tuberculosis (TB) is responsible for more than 1.8 million deaths each year, according to the ...
How synchrony and asynchrony co-exist
Credit: Ryan Burrus WASHINGTON, D.C., November 15, 2016 -- Order and disorder might seem dichotomous conditions of a functioning system, ...
Structure of ‘Iron Hammer’ protein complex solved
FRANKFURT. Translation of the genetic code in proteins is a central process in life and takes place in the ribosome, ...
How to stop acne with science (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Nov. 15, 2016 -- Breakouts are a pain and can happen well into your ...
ESCEO-IOF expert panel reviews current evidence for efficacy of calcium supplementation
An expert consensus meeting of the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases (ESCEO) ...
What factors are influencing electric vehicle purchases in China?
Credit: Yu Hao WASHINGTON, D.C., November, 15, 2016 -- Many Chinese cities are suffering from deteriorating environmental quality -- particularly ...
Researchers create living bio-hybrid system
Credit: Caponi, et al. WASHINGTON, D.C., November 15, 2016 -- One of the biggest challenges in cognitive or rehabilitation neurosciences ...
Mobile app behavior often appears at odds with privacy policies
PITTSBURGH--How a mobile app says it will collect or share a user's personal information with third parties often appears to ...
NASA spots post-Tropical Storm Tina’s remnant clouds
Credit: Credits: NASA/NOAA's GOES Project Tropical Storm Tina was short-lived. NOAA's GOES-West satellite captured the remnants of the storm that ...
Microbes in your gut influence major eye disease
Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of irreversible blindness in the industrialized world, affecting over 10 million individuals ...
Early evidence of dairying discovered
A team of scientists and archaeologists have discovered widespread evidence of prehistoric milk production in southern Europe. The study, a ...
Organized prescription drug collection programs may have minimal impact
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Nov. 15, 2016 - More than 3.8 billion controlled medications, such as hydrocodone, oxycodone, Valium and Adderall, ...
Too much fatty food could set children up for mental problems
Chances are that children who eat excessive amounts of fatty foods will not only become obese, but will develop cognitive ...
Scientists devise more accurate system for predicting risks of new chemical products
The approach used by regulators to initially screen new chemical products for toxic effects is wrong almost half the time, ...
Drinking red wine before smoking can prevent short term vascular damage
Philadelphia, PA, Nov.15, 2016 - Drinking red wine is widely regarded as protective against cardiovascular disease. A new report in ...
Time to tackle the UK’s plutonium mountain
Professor Neil Hyatt, Research Chair in Radioactive Waste Management, calls for UK plutonium policy to be re-examined to allow swift ...
A new way to image solar cells in 3-D
Credit: Berkeley Lab Next-generation solar cells made of super-thin films of semiconducting material hold promise because they're relatively inexpensive and ...
High-fat diet disrupts brain maturation
Junk food is a burgeoning problem for modern society: we literally have too much on our plate. Fatty and unhealthy ...
Machine-learning discovery and design of membrane-active peptides for biomedicine
Credit: University of Illinois There are approximately 1,100 known antimicrobial peptides (AMP) with diverse sequences that can permeate microbial membranes. ...
Europe joins forces in cultural heritage investigation
Credit: CSIC Communications Just as astrophysicists and physicists depend on telescopes and particle accelerators which are often shared by several ...
