Toxin responsible for Legionella growth identified
Credit: EMBL Pneumonia resulting from exposure to Legionella - although uncommon and affecting only 1 in 100,000 in Europe - has a higher than 10%...
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Lots of lead in the water? Maybe manganese is to blame
Researchers have found the naturally occurring mineral can speed up the production of lead dioxide under certain circumstancesCredit: Washington University in St. Louis Manganese is...
Researcher discovers how mosquitoes integrate vision and smell to track victims
Credit: Alex Crookshanks Mosquitoes are smarter than people think. Scientists have found that mosquitoes are changing their hunting routines in response to host cues. For...
Despite progress, only 3 African nations expected to meet global breastfeeding goal
Estimates show more than 800,000 child deaths could be averted annually with optimal breastfeeding Despite substantial progress, only three African nations expected to meet global...
Miniaturized version of ribosome found in microsporidia
A research team lead by MIMS/SciLifeLab research group leader Jonas Barandun, Umeå University, Sweden, uses cryo-electron microscopy to provide near atomic details of the smallest...
Luxembourg Parkinson’s study funded with an additional 6 million euros by the FNR
In spring 2015, the National Centre for Excellence in Research on Parkinson's Disease (NCER-PD) was created as the very first inter-institutional research programme of its...
Research in Regenerative Medicine proposes a quality control framework for umbilical cord blood-sourced allografts
The recent study from Burst Biologics challenges existing standards and outlines future safety and potency benchmarks The recent study from Burst Biologics challenges existing standards...
ORNL scientists make fundamental discovery to creating better crops
Credit: Jessy Labbe/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy OAK RIDGE, Tenn. July 22, 2019--A team of scientists led by the Department of Energy's...
Combined online self-management for pain, associated anxiety and depression works
Online self-management helps; for some the online system plus nurse telecare helps moreCredit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS - Pain is the most common physical symptom for...
When you spot 1 driving hazard, you may be missing another
Credit: Robert Sall, NC State University When people notice one traffic hazard, they are less likely to see a simultaneous second hazard, according to new...
Quantifying how the brain smells
Credit: Albeanu lab/CSHL, 2019 Cold Spring Harbor, NY -- Scientists haven't quite decoded how animals smell, but researchers at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) found...
Encephalitis identified as rare toxicity of immunotherapy treatment
After a cancer patient receiving an immunotherapy developed encephalitis and died 18 months into treatment, researchers at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) investigated why the complication...
Risk of neural tube defects higher for babies of women on HIV therapy with dolutegrav
NIH-funded researchers present findings at International AIDS Society Conference Children born to women on HIV therapy containing the drug dolutegravir since conception have a slightly...
Ben-Gurion U. researchers develop new chip for superior forensic blood residue detection
Credit: Dani Machlis, Ben-Gurion U. BEER-SHEVA, Israel - July 22, 2019 - Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers have developed a new chip device...
Molecular sensor scouts DNA damage and supervises repair
Credit: Jang et al. (2019) Nature Structural and Molecular Biology PITTSBURGH, July 22, 2019 - In the time it takes you to read this sentence,...