Research shows why we struggle to get good night’s sleep as we get older
New research has identified the way age impairs the ability of the circadian clock in mammals to re-set itself when exposed to light, resulting in...
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New way of producing useful compounds from birch for the cosmetics industry
Credit: VTT VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has used plant cell culture technology to develop new types of ingredients for the cosmetics industry. Cell...
Heinz Maier Leibnitz Prize for Jennifer Andexer
Credit: Photo: Thomas Kunz Junior professor Dr. Jennifer Andexer from the Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Freiburg has received the Heinz Maier...
Mass extinction with prior warning
Mass extinctions throughout the history of the Earth have been well documented. Scientists believe that they occurred during a short period of time in geological...
$2.1 million enables creation of decision-support tools for pollinator health
The Center for Pollinator Research at Penn State, in collaboration with researchers at the University of California, Davis; the University of Minnesota; and Dickinson College...
Study reveals lack of self-awareness among doctors when prescribing opioids
AURORA, Colo. (March 27, 2018) - As health providers struggle to curb the epidemic of opioid abuse, researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical...
Tackling adherence to treatment on several fronts
Credit: McGill University Health Centre Montreal, March 27, 2018 - Learning to become self-sufficient and responsible is part of life's journey through the teen and...
Preclinical testing suggests some antioxidants may be effective in treating mitochondrial disease
Credit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia A systematic study of seven antioxidants commonly taken by or suggested to benefit children and adults affected with mitochondrial disease...
Humans risked limb ischemia in exchange for bipedal walking
Credit: Dr. Yuichiro Arima Peripheral obstructive arterial disease develops when blood vessels narrow due to arteriosclerosis and blood flow in the legs (or rarely the...
AI improves touchscreen interfaces for users with impairments
Credit: Kochi University of Technology (KUT) Researchers at Aalto University, Finland, and Kochi University of Technology, Japan, developed a new algorithmic approach to user interface...
£3 million boost for Liverpool advanced materials and healthcare research
(University of Liverpool) The University of Liverpool has been awarded more than £3 million from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council for two research...
DNDi, GSK, and University of Dundee to identify drug candidates to treat leishmaniasis and Chagas
Geneva / Brentford / Dundee - 27 March 2018 - The not-for-profit research and development organization Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) will collaborate with...
New microsensor enables kidney dialysis to be customized
Credit: Eindhoven University of Technology. Researchers from Eindhoven University of Technology have developed a microsensor that makes it possible to directly monitor and adjust the...
Founders of Global Burden of Disease study receive award for research excellence
TORONTO - The co-founders of the groundbreaking Global Burden of Disease study (GBD), Professors Christopher Murray and Alan Lopez, have been selected for an international...
Johns Hopkins investigators unravel biological roots of pulmonary hypertension
Working with cells that line the innermost layer of the blood vessels, Johns Hopkins investigators say they have made a leap forward in understanding the...