Home-based tools can help assess dementia risk and progression
Technologies may save time, money and make it easier for more people to participate in needed clinical trials Clinical trials to develop new therapeutic and...
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Call for unis and others to consider women juggling research/childcare
Female academics caring for children can pay a high price thanks to the impact on their research output and ability to network.Credit: QUT Marketing &...
Chronic kidney disease of undetermined causes, described originally in Central America and Sri Lanka
A new study suggests that it could be a common disorder in other rural communities in tropical and subtropical countriesCredit: Nandhu Khumar / Unsplash Chronic...
Major step towards individual cancer immunotherapy
Cells belonging to the body's own immune system can help fight tumours. For several years now, this has allowed oncologists to use medications known as...
World first 3D printed feet
Innovative training steps up treatment for diabeticsCredit: University of South Australia It's gory, sticky and undoubtedly on the nose, but a blend of icing sugar,...
Fungal disease threatens hundreds of amphibian species worldwide
Global-scale analysis of losses due to chytrid fungus paints a grim picture: 500 species declines, 90 of which have already been lostCredit: Jonathan E. Kolby,...
New way of optical visualization of nano objects proposed
A paper appeared in Nanoscale in March 2019Credit: Kazan Federal University High-resolution optical microscopy methods promise breakthroughs in materials science, biology, and medicine. Today, their...
Seven young scientists to receive President of Russia grants for 2019/2020
Competition results have been announced The winners are as follows: Ramil Nasibullin, Associate Professor, Department of the Theory of Functions and Approximations - for his...
First-confirmed occurrence of a lambeosaurine dinosaur found on Alaska’s North Slope
Paper published in Scientific Reports describes paleontologists' unearthing part of a skull, illustrating that there is much to learn about biodiversity and the environments of...
Introducing a kinder, gentler way to blow holes in cells
For injecting CRISPR-Cas9 into cells, new technique is more efficient, simpler and cheaperCredit: Yuhong Cao, UC Berkeley When scientists attempt to slip big molecules, like...
Just add heat to open this tiny box
Nanocubes automatically connect, disassemble at different temperaturesCredit: Zhan et al. 2019 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-09495-1 Researchers have designed two types of nano-sized building blocks that can automatically...
A new model to trial preventative treatments for schizophrenia
Neuroscientists at The University of Queensland have developed a new animal model of schizophrenia that will enable researchers around the world to better understand the...
Fluorescence discovered in tiny Brazilian frogs
New finding by NYU Abu Dhabi researchers published in the journal Scientific ReportsCredit: NYU Abu Dhabi Postdoctoral Associate Sandra Goutte "The fluorescent patterns are only...
Movement toward a poop test for liver cirrhosis
In a study of people with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and their twins and other close relatives, UC San Diego researchers were able to diagnose...
Smoking and pre-eclampsia may cause fertility problems for offspring, study suggests
Low levels of oxygen in the womb - which can be caused by smoking or conditions such as pre-eclampsia - may cause problems with fertility...
