Charité leads on three new EU-funded projects
More than €10 million in funding awarded to Charité Researchers from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin have successfully convinced the EU Commission of the quality of...
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How gut bacteria affect the treatment of Parkinson's disease
Credit: S. El Aidy, University of Groningen Patients with Parkinson's disease are treated with levodopa, which is converted into dopamine, a neurotransmitter in the brain....
Have new appointment wait times improved at VA health care system?
Bottom Line: This study compared new appointment wait times in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system with wait times in the private sector....
Mangrove patches deserve greater recognition no matter the size
Scientists call on governments to move away from short-term politically driven plans destroying mangrove habitatsCredit: Jofel Coching, ZSL, CMRP Governments must provide stronger protection for...
Plant peptide helps roots to branch out in the right places
Credit: Kobe University How do plants space out their roots? A Japanese research team has identified a peptide and its receptor that help lateral roots...
Researchers discover synaptic logic for connections between two brain hemispheres
Credit: Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience Researchers at the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience have developed a new combination of technologies that allows...
Mediterranean freshwater fish species susceptible to climate change
Climate change will strongly affect many European freshwater fish species. This is particularly the case for species in the Mediterranean region, according to the latest...
Antibodies to a retina protein to be used as a kidney cancer marker
Sechenov University together with their German colleagues suggest a new highly sensitive, quick, and pain-free method for diagnosing kidney cancer.Credit: Ed Uthman/Wikimedia Commons Sechenov University...
Fighting deadly drug resistant bacteria in intestines with new antibiotic
A new antibiotic is being heralded as a breakthrough in the war against a superbugCredit: istock A new antibiotic developed by a Flinders University researcher...
Kazan University to provide gene technology medications for snow leopards
A project was started in cooperation with Kazan Zoo Head of Gene and Cell Technologies Lab Albert Rizvanov comments, "We have been working on gene...
New therapeutic avenue in the fight against chronic liver disease
Credit: UNIST Chronic liver disease is known as the silent killer, as it shows no obvious symptoms until the disease has progressed to an advanced...
Unifying tropical ecology: Strengthening collaborative science
Joint British Ecological Society and Society for Tropical Ecology symposium The event celebrates the fourth European Conference of Tropical Ecology, the annual meeting of the...
Is marketing of opioids to physicians associated with overdose deaths?
Bottom Line: This study examined the association between pharmaceutical company marketing of opioids to physicians and subsequent death from prescription opioid overdoses across U.S. counties. The study,...
Green turtle: The success of the reintroduction program in Cayman Islands
At the limits of survival due human overexploitationCredit: Cayman Turtle Center (CTC) The reintroduction program for the green turtle in the Cayman Islands is crucial...
Nerve growth factor: Early studies and recent clinical trials
This article by Dr. Luigi Aloe et al. is published in Current Neuropharmacology, Volume 16 , Issue 10 , 2018 Nerve growth factor has been...
