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A potential new target for treatment has been identified in an aggressive form of bladder cancer, Mount Sinai researchers report in a recent study. Bladder...

Barcelona, 2 July 2018: Despite many study results suggesting that antioxidants have a positive effect on abnormal sperm parameters associated with male infertility, a large...

A new open-access journal, Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, publishes rigorously peer-reviewed research in all major forest science disciplines -- from molecules to ecosystems...

The Council of Europe's protocol on genetic testing for health purposes* came into force yesterday (Sunday 1 July). The protocol, an addition to the Convention...

(Linköping University) Mice that lack a certain receptor in the brain are attracted to situations associated with discomfort, such as inflammation and nausea, according to...

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed a vaccine, diluted into drinking water, to treat diarrhoea on piglets being weaned. The vaccine reduces the...

Credit: KAIST Focal malformations of cortical development (FMCDs) are a heterogeneous group of brain cortical abnormalities. These conditions are the most common causes of medically...

Credit: © Isabelle Tardieux Toxoplasmosis is a widespread infection caused by the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, which multiplies within a host and irreversible tissue damage. Humans...

Credit: Image/©: Marisa Karow It was already in 2012 that a team of scientists headed by Professor Benedikt Berninger first succeeded in reprogramming connective tissue...

Credit: University of Adelaide South Australian researchers are embarking on a $20 million medical and manufacturing research project which could reduce the chance of infection...

Credit: (Photo: Klaus Butterbach-Bahl, KIT) Together with carbon dioxide and methane, nitrous oxide is among the most important greenhouse gases: It is about 300 times...

Credit: University of Granada A multidisciplinary team from the University of Granada has developed software that can make it easier to identify potential pancreatic cancer...

Credit: Daniel Zingg, Netherlands Cancer Institute Melanomas are one of the most aggressive types of tumors in humans. Despite remarkable success with new forms of...

The evolution of Earth's first animals more than 500 million years ago caused global warming, new research shows. Some 520-540 million years ago, animal life...

Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(July 2, 2018) Only some of us have satellite TV in our homes, but all of us have satellite DNA in...