Wakeup call: Pervasiveness of sexual harassment and its effect on female physics students
Sexual harassment in physics is insidious and experienced at a significantly higher rate than is generally acknowledged College Park, MD -- April 18, 2019 -...
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Droplet trains reveal how nature navigates blood traffic
Scientists found alternating flocks in micro-channels and explained how the flocks can be thinned.Credit: IBS Nearing a decision point, online traffic maps recommend a less-crowded...
Overlooked molecular machine in cell nucleus may hold key to treating aggressive leukemia
Spliceosome misconnects generate mutant gene/protein that fuel cancerous cellsCredit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI - Many individuals forced to fight an exceptionally aggressive form of the blood...
From coal to gas: How the shift can help stabilize climate change
Benefits of phasing out coal outweigh risks, new study finds Led by Katsumasa Tanaka, a senior climate risk researcher at the National Institute for Environmental...
Study exposes reasons behind poor mental health in bisexual people
More support is needed to improve bisexual mental health, says author of Australia's biggest study of bisexual peopleCredit: Peter Salanki The largest study of bisexual...
Promise of liquid biopsy in cancer biomarker detection and prenatal screening
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 22, 2019--The promise and challenges of liquid biopsy, an emerging, noninvasive method for targeted disease...
Study suggests overdiagnosis of schizophrenia
Reported symptoms of anxiety and hearing voices most common reasons for misdiagnosis by non-specialty physicians In a small study of patients referred to the Johns...
Smart nanoparticles help improve treatment of peritoneal tumors
Research carried out at the University of Tartu Faculty of Medicine used nanoparticles for the development of new imaging and treatment methods for peritoneal cancers....
Study highlights global burden of emergency diseases and conditions
Johns Hopkins Medicine researcher develops method to measure the impact of conditions requiring emergency care around the world In 2015, about half of the world's...
Survey shows half of all American workplaces offer health and wellness programs
Workplace health promotion programs are increasing in the U.S., according to researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Gillings School of Global...
How does wildlife fare after fires?
La Trobe research in Wildlife Research journal looks at how wildlife recolonises burnt land Fire ecologists and wildlife specialists at La Trobe University have made...
FEFU scientists are developing brand-new method to heal brain cancer
The results of the study can be brought into clinical practice in the near futureCredit: FEFU, press office Scientists from Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU)...
Researchers describe the mechanism of a protein upon infection of the ‘Fasciola hepatica’
Fasciola hepatica is a parasite that causes on average 3.2 million in losses in the agricultural sector every year worldwide. It is a two-centimeter-long worm...
DNA is managed like climbers’ rope to help keep tangles at bay
Credit: Davide Michieletto A process that cells use to unravel knotted strands of DNA - resembling a method used to control climbing ropes - has...
Mixing grass varieties may reduce insect infestations in lawns
Study shows fall armyworms prefer single-variety plantings of St. Augustine grassCredit: Russ Ottens, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0 US Annapolis, MD; April 22,...
