Noncaloric sweeteners may substitute sugar because they mimic its sweet taste but have a negligible impact on daily energy intake and are frequently sweeter than...
Physicists have discovered a new effect, which makes it possible to create excellent thermal insulators which conduct electricity; such materials can be used to convert...
Researchers at the University of Helsinki uncovered the mechanisms for a novel cellular stress response arising from the toxicity of newly synthesized proteins. Activation of...
Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have invented a chemical fingerprint that, when used with a phone app, reveals whether a product is genuine or...
A blow to the chest can have highly contrasting effects. For instance, some baseball players have died after being hit in the chest by a...
Graphene is a material made of a single layer of carbon atoms. It is closely related to carbon nanotubes, which are used as reinforcing agents...
Skin cells taken from patients with a rare genetic disorder are up to 10 times more sensitive to damage from ultraviolet A radiation in laboratory...
In just one year, researchers from the University of Copenhagen's Department of Computer Science have developed an advanced customer service and support system built on...
Loma Linda University researchers find junk food is associated with both moderate and severe psychological distressCredit: Loma Linda University Health A study has found that...
Innovative new treatment option for narrowed aortic valves is first used in MainzCredit: photo/©: Peter Pulkowski, Mainz University Medical Center Patients of the Mainz University...
Credit: Kanazawa University An increase in the incidence and mortality rate of cancer has been noted worldwide, especially for lung cancer. Many patients with lung...
CORVALLIS, Ore. - More than 63 percent of American children and 55 percent of Americans live in "asset" poverty, meaning they have few or no...
The health burden of glaucoma has continuously increased around the globe in the past 25 years, according to an Acta Opthalmologica study. Higher burdens were...
Being overweight has been linked with a higher risk of developing a form of kidney cancer called renal cell carcinoma (RCC) among adults, but it's...
Patients with interstitial lung disease--a group of disorders causing progressive scarring of lung tissue--are often prescribed various medications that specifically target their disease and others...
