Researchers find gene for urethral obstruction
University of Bonn study shows BNC2 is involved in LUTOCredit: © Photo: Volker Lannert/Uni Bonn Even before birth, an obstructed urethra can cause a variety...
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Strathclyde Principal to receive Energy Institute award
Credit: University of Strathclyde The University of Strathclyde's Principal, Professor Sir Jim McDonald, is to receive a prestigious award in recognition of his achievements in...
This hawk likes crab for dinner
Credit: Julie Larsen Maher/WCS Red-shouldered hawks (Buteo lineatus) feed primarily on mammals, amphibians, reptiles, and invertebrates, the majority of which are insects and crustaceans, with...
Aging baby boomers push sky high incidence of shingles of the eye
Kellogg Eye Center study shows cases of herpes zoster ophthalmicus tripled in 12 year time span, highest among older adults More Americans are being diagnosed...
Arsenic-breathing life discovered in the tropical Pacific Ocean
Credit: Noelle Held/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Arsenic is a deadly poison for most living things, but new research shows that microorganisms are breathing arsenic in...
Chewing versus sex in the duck-billed dinosaurs
Evolutionary bursts led to weird and wonderful head crestsCredit: Albert Prieto-Márquez. The duck-billed hadrosaurs walked the Earth over 90-million years ago and were one of...
Young frogs that were stressed as tadpoles move less on land, putting their survival at risk
CORVALLIS, Ore. - New Oregon State University research shows that juvenile northern red-legged frogs that have experienced climate-related stress as tadpoles are less likely to...
Viral infections during pregnancy linked to behavioral abnormalities in offspring
Credit: University of Saskatchewan Male and female rats whose mother experienced a simulated viral infection during pregnancy behave abnormally, consistent with behavioural alterations in autism...
Building better life support systems for future space travel
A new investigation aboard the International Space Station tests using the microalgae Chlorella vulgaris as a biological component of a hybrid life support system (LSS)Credit:...
Biomarker may predict if immunotherapy is right choice for colorectal cancer patients
City of Hope physician-scientist and his colleagues are looking for ways to provide cancer patients with options that yield better outcomes and are more cost-effective...
Machine set to see if lithium can help bring fusion to Earth
Credit: Elle Starkman/PPPL Office of Communications Lithium, the light silvery metal used in everything from pharmaceutical applications to batteries that power your smart phone or...
Seeking better detection for chronic malaria
Credit: WFU / Ken Bennett In people with chronic malaria, certain metabolic systems in the blood change to support a long-term host-parasite relationship, a finding...
FDA grants breakthrough device designation to KidneyIntelX
Renalytix AI plc (AIM: RENX), a developer of artificial intelligence-enabled clinical diagnostics for kidney disease, announces that it has been granted Breakthrough Device designation by...
Promising material could lead to faster, cheaper computer memory
Researchers confirmed that bismuth ferrite, which responds to both magnetic and electric fields, can be used to effienctly store informationCredit: Whit Pruitt, University of Arkansas...
Stem cell therapies and regenerative medicine moving toward the clinic
Scientists highlight new discoveries, groundbreaking research at ISSCR Annual Meeting, 26-29 June, Los Angeles Stem cell research is leading to potential new therapies to treat...
