Construction delays make new nuclear power plants costlier than ever
The cost of building new nuclear power plants is nearly 20 per cent higher than expected due to delays, a new analysis has found. A...
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Surrey develops hepatitis C model that could help improve treatment
The University of Surrey has created a new mathematical model that details how the Hepatitis C (HCV) infection develops and behaves more accurately than previous...
A new analysis system is able to identify pollutants from cosmetics in seawater
A University of Cordoba research group has designed a method that detects the presence of pollutants in seawater in a faster and more efficient way...
Hormesis and paradoxical effects in plants upon exposure to formaldehyde are common phenomena
Credit: Lobachevsky University For the first time, hormesis and paradoxical effects have been shown to occur commonly in plants upon exposure to formaldehyde, which is...
Scientists show how brain circuit generates anxiety
Credit: Li Lab, CSHL Cold Spring Harbor, NY -- Neuroscientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) have identified a neural circuit in the amygdala, the...
Fruit flies fear lion feces
A new doctoral thesis from Lund University in Sweden shows how fruit flies use their sense of smell and humidity to find food, avoid dehydration...
NIH researchers identify how eye loss occurs in blind cavefish
Credit: Daniel Castranova, NICHD/NIH Loss of eye tissue in blind cavefish (Astyanax mexicanus), which occurs within a few days of their development, happens through epigenetic...
A photosynthetic engine for artificial cells
Credit: (Image courtesy of the Disease Biophysics Group/Harvard University) In the quest to build an artificial cell, there are two approaches: The first, reengineers the...
Columbia engineers invent a noninvasive technique to correct vision
Credit: Sinisa Vukelic/Columbia Engineering New York, NY--May 29, 2018--Nearsightedness, or myopia, is an increasing problem around the world. There are now twice as many people...
Combination pack battles cancer
For efficient cancer therapy with few side effects, the active drug should selectively attain high concentration in the tumor. In the journal Angewandte Chemie, scientists...
ESMO 2018 Congress: Securing access to optimal cancer care
Lugano, Switzerland, 28 May 2018 - Nearly 25,000 participants from all over the world are expected in Munich, Germany, between 19-23 October to attend the...
A key switch in biological clocks
Singapore, 27 May 2018 --Just as we abide by an external time schedule to eat, sleep, and go to work, our body is similarly dictated...
The mystery of masculinization in Daphnia magna unraveled
Credit: Osaka University The messenger RNA (mRNA) that conveys genetic information has a region that can be translated into protein (translated region). A noncoding area...
We could reverse aging by removing wrinkles inside our cells, study suggests
Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications A new discovery about the effects of aging in our cells could allow doctors to cure or prevent diabetes,...
UTSA project, backed by $1 million grant, will help protect the Edwards Aquifer
Credit: UTSA Courtesy Photo (San Antonio, May 29, 2018) -- The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) has received a three-year, $1,057,401 grant through...
