A fat-regulating enzyme could hold the key to obesity, diabetes,…
Credit: Gil-Soo Han/Rutgers University-New Brunswick It had already been known that the enzyme known as phosphatidic acid phosphatase plays a crucial role in regulating the...
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PolyU develops accurate contactless 3-D fingerprint identification system
Credit: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University The research team of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has developed a system for three-dimensional (3D) fingerprint identification...
DOE funds Center for Bioenergy Innovation at ORNL to accelerate biofuels, bioproducts…
Credit: ORNL OAK RIDGE, Tenn., July 17, 2017 — The Department of Energy has announced funding for new research centers to accelerate the development of...
Pressures from grazers hastens ecosystem collapse from drought
Credit: Xiaojun Wang DURHAM, N.C. — Extreme droughts, intensified by a warming climate, are increasingly causing ecosystem collapse in many regions worldwide. But models used...
Researchers to develop new allergy relief device using cold plasma technology
Credit: University of Liverpool Researchers at the University of Liverpool have been awarded funding to develop an innovative device that uses cold plasma technology to...
Noted experts critically evaluate benefits of medical marijuana for treatment of epilepsy
Credit: Tilray Amsterdam, The Netherlands, May 24, 2017 – Although cannabis had been used for many centuries for treatment of seizure disorders, medical use became...
International competition benchmarks metagenomics software
Credit: John T. Consoli, University of Maryland Communities of bacteria live everywhere: inside our bodies, on our bodies and all around us. The human gut...
New surgical strategy offers hope for repairing spinal injuries
Credit: Thomas Carlstedt and Mårten Risling Scientists in the UK and Sweden previously developed a new surgical technique to reconnect sensory neurons to the spinal...
Spring comes sooner to urban heat islands, with potential consequences for wildlife
Credit: Samuel Zipper MADISON, Wis. — With spring now fully sprung, a new study by University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers shows that buds burst earlier in...
New biomaterial developed for injectable neuronal control
In the campy 1966 science fiction movie "Fantastic Voyage," scientists miniaturize a submarine with themselves inside and travel through the body of a colleague to...
Small gold mines in Senegal create high mercury contamination
Credit: Jacqueline Gerson, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. — A Duke University-led study has found dangerously high levels of mercury and its more toxic chemical cousin,...
UTHealth leads ACSM paper on safety recommendations for energy drinks
Credit: UTHealth Helpful guidance and warnings regarding the potential dangers that energy drinks present to at-risk populations, primarily children, were published in a paper led...
Trash-picking seagulls poop tons of nutrients
Credit: Scott Winton, Duke DURHAM, N.C. — At least 1.4 million seagulls feed at landfills across North America, which aside from the nuisance it might...
Higher manganese levels in children correlate with lower IQ scores, UC study finds
CINCINNATI–A study led by environmental health researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine finds that children in East Liverpool, Ohio with higher...
UTHealth leads ACSM paper on safety recommendations for energy drinks
Credit: UTHealth Helpful guidance and warnings regarding the potential dangers that energy drinks present to at-risk populations, primarily children, were published in a paper led...
