Bad cholesterol: 'Slim down' fat-carrying particles to reduce its spread
The enzyme that 'loads up' fat-carrying particles in the liver before they are transported around the body has been identified for the first time by...
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Big data provides clues for characterizing immunity in Japanese
An Osaka University-centered research team has performed fine-mapping of the key immunity-related part of the genome, revealing associations between gene variants and over 50 different...
Magnesium batteries: Dawn of the post-lithium era
Within the European Research Project E-MAGIC, KIT and Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU) Develop a Magnesium-based Energy Storage Technology together with Cooperation PartnersCredit: Laila Tkotz/KIT A...
How to create health care centaurs, half doctors and half managers
Organizational support, more than professionals' attitude, is the fundamental element for the success of the process of managerialization of hospital doctors, according to a study...
How ion adsorption affects biological membranes' functions
A new study presents new models describing how the adsorption of calcium, barium and strontium ions onto biological membranes may affect the functions of cells...
NTU and SUTD researchers discover asymmetric chemical reaction with intriguing reaction pathways
Credit: SUTD/NTU Catalysis is common in many industries such as pharmaceutical, specialty chemicals, agriculture, polymer and over 90% of chemicals are made from catalytic processes....
Do chemicals make you fat?
The EU research project EDCMET is investigating the effect of endocrine disruptors on metabolism "The identification of these kinds of endocrine disruptors and their impact...
San Antonio regenerative medicine conference to showcase future of stem cells
(San Antonio, Jan 28, 2019) - Doctors regularly perform stem cell transplants, also known as bone marrow transplants, to replace cells damaged by chemotherapy. The...
The growing role of precision and personalized medicine for cancer treatment
Credit: Authors In a paper published in the September/December 2018 issue of TECHNOLOGY, a group of researchers from Rutgers University Department of Biomedicine Engineering have...
Manipulating cell networks with light — New frontiers in optical microscopy
Credit: Kobe University A new optical microscope system called SIFOM (Stimulation and Imaging-based Functional Optical Microscopy) can stimulate multiple cells simultaneously by a holographic method...
Birds-of-paradise genomes target sexual selection
New genomic data from 5 birds-of-paradise reveal genes that are shaped by selection and help explain the origin of their spectacular plumageCredit: Ellis Rowan (c1847-1922)...
Injection of opioids linked to significant increase in bacterial heart infections
Credit: ICES LONDON, ON - People who inject drugs are at a high risk for a number of health issues. In a new study from...
Mimicking nature for programmable and adaptive synthetic materials
JNCASR and inStem research teams imparted 'lifelike' nature into the chemical amphiphiles to achieve living supramolecular self-assemblyCredit: Subi George ([email protected]) Bangalore, INDIA - Biological systems...
Addressing dietary inequities in Canada
To address the root causes of poor diets, improve nutrition and reduce dietary inequities in Canada requires a broad approach, combining nutrition and social policies,...
NIAID-sponsored clinical trial of Ebola vaccines begins at Cincinnati Children's
Study in healthy adults tests body's immune responseCredit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI--A Phase 1 clinical trial of investigational vaccines intended to protect against Zaire ebolavirus (Ebola)...
