New approach to unlock the genetic potential of plant cell wall
Researchers from the University of York and the Quadram Institute have unlocked the genetic secrets of plant cell walls, which could help improve the quality...
NEWS INDEX
Researchers use light to manipulate mosquitoes
Credit: University of Notre Dame Scientists at the University of Notre Dame have found that exposure to just 10 minutes of light at night suppresses...
Increase in ciguatera fish poisoning cases in Europe
The substance ciguatoxin is only found in fish from tropical and subtropical seas. For some years now, cases of ciguatera have been reported with increasing...
Viral vectors for gene transfer travel longer distances in the brain than thought
Credit: Kirsti Witter/Vetmeduni Vienna Gene transfer is seen as a hopeful therapy for Alzheimer's and Parkinson's patients. The approach involves using harmless laboratory-produced viruse..
Skin disease caused by sperm cell transmission of keratin mutation
Credit: Michihiro Kono Nagoya, Japan - Birthmarks can be caused by an overgrowth of cells in the top layer of skin, as in the case...
Biologists have explored how testate amoebae survive in peat fires
Credit: Yuri Mazei An International team from China University of Geosciences, University of York and Lomonosov Moscow State University have studied the impact of wildfire...
EMBO welcomes 65 new members
Heidelberg, June 16, 2017 - EMBO announces today that 65 outstanding life scientists have been elected to its membership, joining a group of more than...
Study casts doubt about link between eczema, cardiovascular disease
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- For the roughly 7 percent of adults who live with atopic dermatitis, a common form of eczema, a new study reports a...
Distant brain regions selectively recruit stem cells
Credit: University of Basel, Biozentrum Stem cells persist in the adult mammalian brain and generate new neurons throughout life. A research group at the Biozentrum...
Gout hospitalization exacerbated by failure to prescribe recommended urate-lowering treatment
Madrid, Spain, June 16, 2017: The results of a Swedish study presented today at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR) 2017 revealed an increasing...
New effective treatments for psoriatic arthritis patients
Madrid, Spain, June 16, 2017: The results of two studies presented today at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR) 2017 press conference revealed promising...
Genes explain higher prevalence of CVD in chronic IMID patients
The results of a study presented today at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR) 2017 represent an important step towards characterising the genetic basis...
New relapse prediction tool reduces cost of rheumatoid arthritis treatment
Madrid, Spain, 16 June 2017: The results of a study presented today at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR) 2017 have shown that the...
Biosimilar concerns of rheumatology patients being addressed by national program
To address the fear and insecurity expressed by rheumatology patients on being switched from a biologic to a biosimilar treatment for their arthritis, the Danish...
New study shows for first time link between passive smoking in childhood and rheumatoid arthritis
Madrid, Spain, 16 June 2017: The results of a study presented today at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR) 2017 press conference confirmed the...
