Uncovering Polynya: Research by NYU Abu Dhabi unravels 43-year-old mystery in Antarctica
Credit: SCAR ATLAS Fast facts: Polynya is a geographical term that is used to describe an area of unfrozen water surrounded by a large body...
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Air pollution poses risks for childhood cancer survivors
Credit: Huntsman Cancer Institute SALT LAKE CITY - Poor air quality days significantly increase the risk of hospitalizations for respiratory issues in young survivors of...
Energy-saving new LED phosphor
Chemists developed a new red phosphor whose light is well perceived by the eyeCredit: University of Innsbruck Light emitting diodes or LEDs are only able...
A new way to ‘freeze’ cells promises to transform the common cell-freezing practice
A freezing method to keep cells alive without a cryoprotectant agentCredit: Copyright © 2019 National Academy of Sciences A team of Japanese researchers has -...
LSHTM awarded £7 million to help improve the health of disabled people in LMICs
The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is to lead a major new project that aims to reveal which interventions should be implemented...
New dispersion method to effectively kill biofilm bacteria could improve wound care
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. - Researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York have developed a method to treat bacterial infections which could result in better...
Targeting how fungi ‘taste’ wheat could be key to developing control
Scientists believe new control strategies for Fusarium head blight could be developed by targeting how the fungus 'tastes' wheat plants Exploring how a hazardous fungal...
Proteins stand up to nerve cell regression
Credit: Yingjie Zhang and Chwee Tat Koe SINGAPORE, 24 April 2019 - A study by Duke-NUS Medical School has found that members of the multiprotein...
Singapore scientists develop swallowable self-inflating capsule to help tackle obesity
Credit: NTU Singapore A team from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and the National University Health System (NUHS) has developed a self-inflating weight management...
Volume 4 of Frontiers in Clinical Drug Research — HIV is now published
This eBook is edited by Dr. Atta-ur-Rahman, published on Feb. 26, 2019 The fourth volume of the series continues to bring forth informative volumes on...
Seminal approach to recycle platelet concentrates for stem cell culture
Credit: Authors In a paper to be published in a forthcoming issue of TECHNOLOGY, a consortium of researchers from Portugal have successfully conducted a proof-of-concept...
Antarctica: the final frontier for marine biological invasions?
A new study looking at the implications of increased shipping activity and the impact on Antarctic marine biodiversity is published this week in the journal...
USF receives new NIH grant to help eliminate malaria in Southeast Asia
The University of South Florida will work with researchers in Thailand and Myanmar to assess whether mass treatment with the drug primaquine can prevent relapses...
A new clue in the mystery of ALS, frontotemporal dementia
A special focus on rogue proteins may hold future promise in stopping the progression of nerve cell destruction in people who have amyotrophic lateral sclerosis...
New discovery in how mammals sense the cold could lead to new pain relief drugs
Peer reviewed, Experimental analysis, Animals Researchers at UCL have shown for the first time that mammals detect different intensities of cold using distinct sensory neuron...
