Innovative treatment restores sight in patient
Innovative treatment has improved the vision of a patient suffering from a rare cancer-related syndrome affecting the eye, new research in the journal JAMA Ophthalmology...
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Researchers identify causes and mechanisms of polycystic ovary syndrome using family-based genetic analysis
A first-of-its-kind study using family-based genetic analysis has confirmed a gene involved in male hormone production, DENND1A, plays a major role in the development of...
Adam Antebi to present at the 6th Aging Research for Drug Discovery Forum in Basel
Credit: Insilico Tuesday, April 30, 2019 - Today Insilico Medicine, a biotechnology company developing the end-to-end drug discovery pipeline utilizing the next generation artificial intelligence,...
New research to explore technology needed for peer-to-peer ‘free trade’ in excess energy
Households and businesses that generate their own power through micro-renewables, such as solar panels and wind turbines, may soon be able to decide where to...
Human ancestors were ‘grounded,’ new analysis shows
Primates adapted to living on the ground, adding new chapter to human evolutionCredit: Thomas Prang, NYU African apes adapted to living on the ground, a...
Keeping fit is more than physical: It’s a state of mind
Personality, motivation and level of self-determination all shown to influence the type of workout we choose (and for how long we stick with it!), according...
Samara scientists discovered a new path for the synthesis of helical molecules — helicenes
Discovery of Samara University Scientists Helps to Understand How Precursors of Biological Molecules Appeared in the UniverseCredit: Samara University Together with the colleagues from the...
New giant virus may help scientists better understand the emergence of complex life
Large DNA virus that helps scientists understand the origins of DNA replication and the evolution of complex lifeCredit: © Tokyo University of Science The discovery...
The space rock that hit the moon at 61,000 kilometers an hour
Credit: J. M. Madiedo / MIDAS Observers watching January's total eclipse of the Moon saw a rare event, a short-lived flash as a meteorite hit...
Relationship between root microbiome and nitrogen use efficiency revealed in rice
A collaborative team led by Prof. BAI Yang and Prof. CHU Chengcai from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS),...
Scientists develop stereodefined N and S atom-codoped graphdiyne for oxygen evolution
Credit: ZHAO Yasong The oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is of great significance in energy-related techniques, such as metal-air batteries and water splitting. Chinese scientists have...
Tracking small things in cells
Small and tunable fluorophores for the imaging of metabolites in living cells Living cells can react to disturbances with a changed metabolism, but direct observation...
Middle Pleistocene human skull reveals variation and continuity in early Asian humans
Credit: WU Xiujie and Erik Trinkaus A team of scientists led by LIU Wu and WU Xiujie from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology...
Food packaging claims mislead consumers with ideas of health
Research finds four distinct ways that food brands claim to be 'healthy' and how those types of claims influence consumers' expectations and choices for breakfast...
The new ‘runner’s high’? MJ users often mix weed, workouts
82% of cannabis users say they partake before, after exercise Eight out of 10 marijuana users in states where cannabis is legal say they partake...
