New data suggests nicotine while pregnant alters genes
Findings may point to potential cure for addictionCredit: University of Houston The Akay Lab biomedical research team at the University of Houston is reporting in...
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Children with diabetes perform well in school
On average, Danish children suffering from type 1 diabetes perform just as well in school as their classmates. This is the result of the largest...
Tracking down a feat of nature
Approximately 500 million years ago, the evolution of a mineralised vertebrate skeleton had a knock-on effect, causing many new species to emerge, which in turn...
New therapy for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis successfully tested on mice
Québec City, February 6, 2019 - A team from Université Laval and the CERVO Brain Research Centre has demonstrated the efficacy in mice of a...
The black storks in Estonia are suffering from loneliness
Credit: Ülo Väli In Estonia, the rare Black Stork are living on the northernmost edge of their distribution range. In recent decades, the population of...
'Twilight Zone' could help preserve shallow water reefs
Credit: The University of Queensland Corals lurking in deeper, darker waters could one day help to replenish shallow water reefs under threat from ocean warming...
Shedding light on zebrafish daily rhythms: Clock gene functions revealed
(?)Luminescent traces from individual wild type and zPer2-/- zCry1a-/- zCry2a-/- cultured... view more Tokyo, Japan - Animals have distinct behavioral patterns depending on the time...
Excessive weight gain in early childhood affects teenage heart health
Early life weight gain can set teenagers up for poor health outcomes Excessive weight gain in children under two years can lead to cardiovascular and...
More physical than chemical: Researchers show what really gets cells going
A team led by researchers from Osaka University find that unlike their unicellular counterparts, aggregated social amoebae need physical contact rather than chemical signals to...
New VaxArray publication on influenza neuraminidase quantification
InDevR publishes scientific article in Nature Partner Journal: VaccinesCredit: Shannon Rodriguez BOULDER COLORADO (1/29/19) -- InDevR Inc. announced publication of "A Neuraminidase Potency Assay for...
'Thyroid Ultrasonography and Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy: A Practical Guide and Picture Atlas'
This book is by Dr. Samer El-Kaissi, and Dr. Jack R. Wall, published on: Dec. 11, 2018 Thyroid ultrasonography is the gold-standard of thyroid and...
Keep up-to-date with the latest developments in anti-obesity medications
Editor: Professor Dr. Atta-ur-Rahman, & Prof. Dr. M. Iqbal Choudhary; published on Dec. 14, 2018 Obesity is a complex health problem, caused by a number...
Morals versus money: How we make social decisions
Our actions are guided by moral values. However, monetary incentives can get in the way of our good intentions. Neuroeconomists at the University of Zurich...
Micromotors deliver oral vaccines
Vaccines have saved millions of lives, but nobody likes getting a shot. That's why scientists are trying to develop oral vaccines for infectious diseases. But...
Combination treatment, diabetes drug and immunotherapy, may help to fight breast cancer
Credit: Klefstrom Lab / University of Helsinki MYC, a gene with high cancer-initiating potential, is overexpressed in over 40% of breast cancers. While MYC programs...
