Research to identify and target high blood pressure indicators
New research led by the University of Plymouth could identify how to target hypertension and other blood vessel problems -- by using proteomics technologyCredit: University...
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How glial cells develop in the brain from neural precursor cells
Mainz University Medical Center publishes new findings that contribute to our understanding of neurodegenerative disordersCredit: Neha Tiwari Two types of cells are active in the...
UNH researchers find unexpected impact of hurricanes on Puerto Rico's watershed
Credit: William McDowell/UNH DURHAM, N.H. - Researchers at the University of New Hampshire have found unprecedentedly high levels of nitrate, an essential plant nutrient, in...
DNA find
Tiny Australian wallaby the last living link to extinct giant kangaroosCredit: Joseph Burgess A Queensland University of Technology (QUT) led collaboration with University of Adelaide...
The fauna in the Antarctica is threatened by pathogens humans spread in polar latitudes
When the human species infects other living beingsCredit: Jacob González-SolÃs (University of Barcelona-IRBio) The new study, which detected bacteria from humans in the genus Salmonella...
Underground life has a carbon mass hundreds of times larger than humans'
A nematode (eukaryote) in a biofilm of microorganisms. This unidentified nematode (Poikilolaimus sp.) from Kopanang gold mine in South Africa, lives 1.4 km below the...
Scientists discover how birds and dinosaurs evolved to dazzle with colourful displays
Credit: Photographs of Scaniacypselus and Primotrogon by Jakob Vinther and Fiann Smithwick. Iridescence is responsible for some of the most striking visual displays in the...
Plants as antifungal factories
The results of this research published in the Plant Biotechnology Journal could impact the pharmaceutical and agri-food industriesCredit: CRAG Researchers from the Spanish Research Council...
Cancer cells distinguished by artificial intelligence-based system
Osaka University researchers have developed a system using artificial intelligence that can automatically differentiate between different types of cancer cellCredit: Osaka University Osaka, Japan -...
Nanoglue can make composites several times tougher during dynamic loading
Discovery by Rensselaer-led team unlocks new possibilities for materials engineeringCredit: Rensselaer TROY, N.Y. -- In a discovery that could pave the way for new materials...
Genetic study of epilepsy points to potential new therapies
RCSI researchers play key role in international collaborationCredit: RCSI Monday, 10 December 2018: The largest study of its kind, led by international researchers including scientists...
Finland chooses sustainable fashion — a gown made of birch in time for the holidays
An Aalto University-designed and -produced dress made of birch trees shows how one day we will all look -- and feel -- good in sustainable...
Invasive species and habitat loss our biggest biodiversity threats
Credit: Hugh McGregor/Arid Recovery Invasive species and habitat loss are the biggest threats to Australian biodiversity, according to new research by the Threatened Species Recovery...
Undiplomatic immunity: Mutation causing arterial autoimmune disease revealed
Credit: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine,TMDU Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) researchers reveal how a single mutation in a regulatory gene leads to immune system...
CELLINK and Prellis Biologics offer first bioprinter capable of printing microstructures
Partnership creates holographic bioprinting systems capable of printing vascular networks and capillaries with resolution not seen with any other bioprinting technologyCredit: CELLINK CELLINK and Prellis...
