Berkeley evolutionary biologist wins Milner Centre Prize
Credit: University of Bath Evolutionary biologist Dr Alison Feder from University of California, Berkeley has been named winner of the very first Milner Prize by...
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Olfactory cells may act as ‘Trojan horse,’ carry anticancer therapy to deadly brain tumors
A special type of cell essential to the ability of olfactory neurons to regenerate may be genetically engineered to deliver anticancer therapy to the dangerous...
Improving kidney function in older populations
Credit: University of Houston Mohammad Asghar, associate professor of pharmacology at the University of Houston, has been awarded $459,000 from the National Institutes of Health/National...
Shaking the swarm
Credit: Credit: Jacob Peters, Orit Peleg/Harvard University If it's a bad idea to kick a hornet's nest, it's certainly a bad idea to shake a...
‘Paintable’ chemotherapy shrinks skin tumors in mice
Skin acts as the first line of defense against pathogens and other harmful material from outside the body. Yet this barrier also excludes some beneficial...
Milk protein shown to alleviate chemotherapy side effects
Credit: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Patients undergoing cancer treatment confront a number of well-documented side effects. Chemotherapy and other cancer therapies can wreak...
Invasive snakes ‘hitchhiking’ on planes
Credit: Professor Bryan Fry A team of international scientists has discovered why brown tree snakes have become one of the most successful invasive species. The...
Novel method produces highest-ever signals for human embryonic stem cell detection
Credit: SUTD A new method developed by researchers at Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) can potentially ensure patient safety for future stem cell-based...
More persistent weather patterns in US linked to Arctic warming
Credit: NASA Earth Observatory Persistent weather conditions, including dry and wet spells, generally have increased in the United States, perhaps due to rapid Arctic warming,...
Connection between ‘chalky teeth’ in children and the uptake of Bisphenol A not likely
Depending on symptomatic and phenotypic severity the condition of chalky teeth is categorised into three levels. The symptoms of chalky teeth were first described in...
A mechanism of color pattern formation in ladybird beetles
Credit: NIBB Many ladybirds have attractive color patterns consisting of black and red. This prominent color pattern is thought to function as a warning that...
African swine fever: No risk to consumers
The ASF pathogen is a virus which infects domestic pigs and wild boar and which leads to a severe, often lethal, disease in these animals....
Researchers discover molecule involved in the repair of liver wounds
Credit: Nádia Duarte, IGC. A new study from researchers of CEDOC-NOVA Medical School|Faculdade de Ciências Médicas and Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, led by Maria Paula...
New online tool helps EU member states map and assess ecosystems and their services
Credit: ESMERALDA The recently introduced online resource - the ESMERALDA MAES Explorer - aids decision-makers from policy, science and society to implement Mapping and Assessment...
A study using Drosophila sheds light on the metastatic behavior of human tumors
Credit: Lara Barrio, IRB Barcelona Metastatic tumours are characterised by a high degree of chromosomal instability--that is to say a constant change in the number...
