Liquid crystals and the origin of life
Credit: American Chemical Society The display screens of modern televisions, cell phones and computer monitors rely on liquid crystals - materials that flow like liquids...
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Cuisine of early farmers revealed by analysis of proteins in pottery from Çatalhöyük
(Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History) Knowledge of the diet of people living in the prehistoric settlement of Çatalhöyük almost 8000 years...
No more Iron Man: submarines now have soft, robotic arms
The human arm can perform a wide range of extremely delicate and coordinated movements, from turning a key in a lock to gently stroking a...
Genome of sea lettuce that spawns massive ‘green tides’ decoded
Credit: Courtesy of Olivier De Clerck Sea lettuce, a fast-growing seaweed that spawns massive "green tides," is a prolific thief, according to research that for...
Emissions-free energy system saves heat from the summer sun for winter
Credit: Johan Bodell/Chalmers University of Technology A research group from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, has made great, rapid strides towards the development of a...
Who needs genetic testing for breast cancer?
CLEVELAND - (October 3, 2018) - Advances are regularly being made in cancer genetics. But, if patients aren't screened and diagnosed early enough, the advances...
How has the gluten-free industry affected individuals with celiac disease?
A new Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics study has investigated how the recent proliferation of the gluten-free industry has affected individuals living with celiac...
Study examines care for knee replacement patients at physical therapy facilities
In an analysis of 112 records from 30 physical therapy (PT) sites regarding care for patients who had undergone total knee replacement (TKR) surgery, investigators...
Low vitamin D linked to earlier death in Thai men
Previous studies on the association between blood levels of vitamin D and survival have come from high-income countries. A new Geriatrics & Gerontology International study...
Crossing new frontiers in melanoma research
In a Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research article, world-leading experts identify emerging frontiers in skin cancer and pigment diseases. Melanoma is a deadly type of...
Wheat that pumps iron, naturally
Credit: Craig Chandler Is biofortification the best thing since sliced bread? Well, biofortified wheat could certainly make it easier to help some humans get proper...
Exercise reduces stress, improves cellular health in family caregivers
Credit: UBC School of Kinesiology Exercising at least three times a week for six months reduced stress in a group of family caregivers and even...
Interpersonal psychotherapy helps depressed women with histories of sexual trauma
Women sexually abused in childhood and adolescence who suffer from depression and post-traumatic stress disorder benefit significantly from Interpersonal Psychotherapy-Trauma, according to a Rutgers r..
Periodontal disease bacteria may kick-start Alzheimer’s
Credit: UIC/Chris Bevel Long-term exposure to periodontal disease bacteria causes inflammation and degeneration of brain neurons in mice that is similar to the effects of...
UC anthropologist rewrites history using science, art
Credit: Kenneth Tankersley Art often imitates life, but when University of Cincinnati anthropologist and geologist Kenneth Tankersley investigated a 2000-year-old carved statue on a tobacco...
