Effectively collecting tiny droplets for biomedical analysis and beyond
Credit: City University of Hong Kong & PNAS In a single sneeze or a cough, as many as 40,000 tiny droplets are forcibly propelled from...
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UAlberta scientists first to pinpoint a cause of pigmentary glaucoma
Discovery identifies gene that causes common form of blindness worldwide, potentially leading to new treatment for glaucoma.Credit: Jordan Carson An international team of researchers has...
A new approach to peripheral nerve injury?
Natural killer cells in the immune system could present a targetCredit: Alexander Davies, Ph.D. / Seoul National University and University of Oxford In animal models...
Blood runs deep: Lab blood vessel model sheds light on angiogenesis
Credit: 2019 Yukiko Matsunaga, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan - To provide sufficient oxygen to tissues and organs within the...
Sleep apnea creates gaps in life memories: Study
People with sleep apnea struggle to remember details of memories from their own lives, putting them at risk of depression People with sleep apnoea struggle...
Achieving a balance: Animal welfare and conservation
Real-life conservation scenarios with endangered hawaiian birds to scientifically evaluate balance for re-introductions In a paper recently published in the journal Frontiers in Veterinary Science,...
What causes rats without a Y chromosome to become male?
Credit: Photo taken by Asato Kuroiwa A look at the brains of an endangered spiny rat off the coast of Japan by University of Missouri...
Children exposed to air pollution at school may be at greater risk of overweight and obesity
Exposure to air pollution, particularly at school, could be associated with a higher risk of overweight and obesity during childhood. This is the conclusion of...
How new species emerge
Credit: Photo: Matthias Klapproth Life on earth is complex and diverse. In the course of evolution, more and more new species have emerged that are...
New knowledge could help predict and prevent depression
In a new study, researchers from the Danish iPSYCH project demonstrate that people with the highest genetic propensity are over two and a half times...
Researchers breathe new life into COPD research using mouse models
Credit: Department of Immune Regulation,TMDU Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) researchers have shown in mice that immune cells called basophils act to trigger a...
Plastic in Britain's seals, dolphins and whales
Credit: Frazer Hodgkins & CSIP Microplastics have been found in the guts of every marine mammal examined in a new study of animals washed up...
Rewilding: Can it foster human coexistence with nature?
Rewilding may have the potential to drastically improve biodiversity but remains a highly controversial and divisive topic. A new book edited by scientists from ZSL...
Endangered sharks being eaten in UK
Credit: Andrew Griffiths Endangered species of hammerhead and dogfish are among the sharks being sold as food in the UK, researchers have revealed. University of...
Highly sensitive method to detect potential cancer biomarker
New platform created using molecular imprinting technologyCredit: Kobe University Exosomes regulate intercellular communication in cancers, and are drawing attention as a potential cancer biomarker. A...
