Search for groundwater in the ocean
25 September 2018/Kiel/Valetta. Scientists from GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel and the University of Malta (UM) will be joining forces to carry out...
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Ice-free corridor sustained Arctic marine life during last Ice Age
Credit: Photo: M. Forwick Scientists from Norway and the UK have shown that, 20.000 years ago, Arctic sea ice in the winter covered more than...
Scientists created proteins controlled by light
Credit: Aleksandr Mishin Researchers developed fluorescent proteins that can be controlled by orange and green light. These proteins will help to study processes in living...
Neglected baby beetles evolve greater self-reliance
Credit: tomhouslay.com In gardens, parks and woods across the UK, the Sexton burying beetle Nicrophorus vespilloides quietly buries dead mice and other small vertebrates to...
How some algae may survive climate change
Credit: Susanne Ruemmele Green algae that evolved to tolerate hostile and fluctuating conditions in salt marshes and inland salt flats are expected to survive climate...
Observing the development of a deep-sea greenhouse gas filter
Credit: MARUM - Centre for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen Large quantities of the greenhouse gas methane are stored in the seabed. Fortunately, only...
New book looks at dealing with critical risks from climate change beyond adaptation limits
A new book edited by researchers at IIASA, the London School of Economics (LSE) and Deltares looks at the research, political debate and policy options...
Pitt bioengineering grad student makes waves in MR research with a 3D printed phantom head
Credit: RF Research Facility PITTSBURGH (September 28, 2018) ... Phantoms are not just ghostly figures of our imagination, they are also numerical or physical models...
Finding new combination therapies for neuroblastoma
A phase 2 clinical trial has found that combining a novel compound called alisertib with chemotherapy has anti-tumor activity in children with high-risk, relapsed neuroblastoma....
Acne stigma linked to lower overall quality of life, Irish study finds
Credit: TrueMedia Many people with acne are negatively impacted by perceived social stigma around the skin condition, a new study from University of Limerick (UL),...
Research aims to develop innovative drugs for heart failure and diabetes
The University of Birmingham has been awarded £1.78 million by the Wellcome Trust for research aimed at finding new therapies to treat diseases such as...
Model System Researchers identify factors linked to mortality after traumatic brain injury
East Hanover, NJ - September 28, 2018 - Model system researchers have examined the factors associated with mortality among individuals aged 16 years and older...
Medicaid expansions linked to slower rises in overdose deaths
PHILADELPHIA -- The United States in recent years has increased healthcare access by broadening Medicaid coverage, but some worry that these Medicaid expansions lead to...
Child Mind Institute study: Wearables could inform selective mutism research, diagnosis, treatment
NEW YORK, NY (September 24, 2018) - In a new study published in the journal Frontiers in Psychiatry, a team led by Child Mind Institute...
Building a flu factory from host cell components
Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health Perhaps inspired by the annual 3 to 5 million cases of severe influenza...
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