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Using biomedical modelling, researchers at TU Wien have developed a completely new type of wheelchair; specially designed handles make the drive more efficient and ergonomicCredit:...

Credit: Adel Gastle The emergence of exotic diseases such as Ebola and SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) in people has prompted intensive research into new...

New process combines 3D laser lithography with microfluidics -- publication in Science AdvancesCredit: Figure: Frederik Mayer, INT/KIT Three-dimensional structures on the micrometer and nanometer scales...

Credit: UZH The effects of climate change are especially obvious in arid environments where resources are scarce and subject to seasonal availability. However, the demographic...

Openings less than 3-by-7 millimeters prevent most brown marmorated stink bugs from enteringCredit: Mohammed El Damir, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0 US Annapolis, MD; February 13,...

200-year-old mystery surrounding iconic Australian bird A team of Australian scientists has completed research that could help solve a 200-year-old mystery surrounding an iconic Australian...

A study by scientists at the Keck School of Medicine of USC presents a new, less expensive and more accurate way to engineer and monitor...

Credit: Thomas Ziegler For decades, it has been assumed that the Chinese Softshell Turtles from East Asia all belonged to one and the same species,...

An international study group led by researchers from Osaka University identifies a protein regulator responsible for inducing the pathogenic properties of Th17 cells, leading to...

A probiotic aimed at eliminating a disease which costs the world poultry industry $6 billion a year is being developed by a Lincoln/China collaboration in...

Early-career researchers living and working in Bangladesh, Bolivia, the Gambia, Nepal and Palestine have been recognized for their work in the biological sciences Washington, DC,...

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is the most common form of acute leukemia. It is characterized by an increase of malignant myeloid progenitor cells at the...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Down syndrome is the most common birth defect, occurring once in every 700 births. However, traditional...

Prehistoric beast not killed off by a supernovaCredit: Robert Boessenecker Megalodon--a giant predatory shark that has inspired numerous documentaries, books and blockbuster movies--likely went extinct...

18-year study provides new insights into how an ocean ecosystem can change following the decline of an apex predator MIAMI--February 13, 2019-- A new study...