Vaginal problems diminish quality of life but often go unreported
CLEVELAND, Ohio (November 14, 2018)--With symptoms such as dryness, burning, or itching of the vagina, vulvovaginal atrophy is estimated to affect up to 98% of...
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Surgical menopause leads to increased sleep issues
CLEVELAND, Ohio (November 14, 2018)--Insomnia is one of the most common symptoms of menopause, with nearly 20% of postmenopausal women reporting sleep disturbances. A new...
Gloria Choi, Ph.D. named 2018 Peter Gruss Young Investigator Award winner
Credit: Courtesy of MPFI The Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience (MPFI) announces that Dr. Gloria Choi is the second biennial Peter Gruss Young Investigator...
Optimization of alloy materials: Diffusion processes in nano particles decoded
Credit: © TU Graz / FELMI Aluminium alloys have unique material properties and are indispensable materials in aircraft manufacturing and space technology. With the help...
Carbon emissions will start to dictate stock prices
Companies that fail to curb their carbon output may eventually face the consequences of asset devaluation and stock price depreciation, according to a new study...
UTA researchers find cheaper, less energy-intensive way to purify ethylene
Credit: UTA Researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington have filed a provisional patent application on a new copper compound that can be used...
Identification of mechanisms of pesticide resistance in cattle ticks
Credit: Guilherme Marcondes Klafke The cattle tick is controlled by pesticides, invariably leading to the selection of resistant strains. In Brazil, this parasite is currently...
Visualizing ‘unfurling’ microtubule growth
Living cells depend absolutely on tubulin, a protein that forms hollow tube-like polymers, called microtubules, that form scaffolding for moving materials inside the cell. The...
Synthetic DNA-delivered antibodies protect against Ebola in preclinical studies
PHILADELPHIA -- (Nov. 13, 2018) -- Scientists at The Wistar Institute and collaborators have successfully engineered novel DNA-encoded monoclonal antibodies (DMAbs) targeting Zaire Ebolavirus that...
Sensors help to prevent falls
Credit: Tomislav Pozaic/KIT More than one third of all over-65s in Germany are at acute risk of falling. The consequences affect themselves and their personal...
Doubly-excited electrons reach new energy states
Positrons are short-lived subatomic particle with the same mass as electrons and a positive charge. They are used in medicine, e.g. in positron emission tomography...
Microorganisms help production
(Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) ) Oil is still the most economically attractive resource for fuels and basic chemicals that can be used to manufacture...
Biodiversity Data Journal in Science Citation Index Expanded & Journal Citation Reports
Credit: Biodiversity Data Journal Nearly five years after the launch of the innovative, open access scholarly venue, designed to accelerate biodiversity research by closing the...
Biodiversity Data Journal in Science Citation Index Expanded & Journal Citation Reports
Credit: Biodiversity Data Journal Nearly five years after the launch of the innovative, open access scholarly venue, designed to accelerate biodiversity research by closing the...
Rising sea levels may build, rather than destroy, coral reef islands
Credit: Holly East Rising global sea levels may actually be beneficial to the long-term future of coral reef islands, such as the Maldives, according to...
