Using virtual biopsies to improve melanoma detection
With Skin Cancer Awareness Month upon us, Colorado State University researcher Jesse Wilson is accelerating research to improve imaging and detection of melanoma, the most...
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Giraffes surprise biologists yet again
Credit: Zoe Muller New research from the University of Bristol has highlighted how little we know about giraffe behaviour and ecology. It is commonly accepted...
Research offers new insights into malaria parasite
Credit: I. Pittalwala, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. (http://www.ucr.edu) - A team of researchers led by a University of California, Riverside, scientist has found that various...
Cardiomyopathy mutation reduces heart’s ability to vary pumping force, study reveals
Researchers from Washington State University have discovered how a genetic mutation linked to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) disrupts the heart's normal function. The study, which will...
Women sometimes feel regret after electing to freeze their eggs
Most women feel empowered by elective procedures that enable them to bank eggs in case they can't conceive naturally later in life, researchers at UC...
Optimum shade for cocoa
Credit: Wilma Blaser/ETH Zurich Chocolate consumption is increasing around the world. Yet, cocoa farmers, most of them smallholders, have to cope with ageing plantations, decreasing...
Brain simulation reveals benefits of emergency cooling treatment
Fresh insight into how the brain responds to medically induced cooling could inform treatments for head injuries and conditions such as stroke. The study, carried...
Matabele ants: Travelling faster with detours
Credit: Erik Frank Termites are the African Matabele ants' (Megaponera analis) favourite dish. Proceeding in long files of 200 to 600, they raid termites at...
Asian tiger mosquito on the move
Credit: Dorian D. Dörge FRANKFURT. Due to global trade and tourism, mosquitoes - transmitters of dangerous infectious diseases - have spread to almost every part...
Label-free method for rapid cancer diagnosis
Credit: RUB, Marquard Researchers at Ruhr-Universität Bochum have deployed a novel infrared (IR) microscope with quantum cascade lasers in order to analyse tissue samples taken...
Ammunition with risks and side effects
Due to its ballistic properties, lead shot up to now has been regarded as the optimal ammunition for hunting waterfowl. But it came to criticism...
Big data reveals new Alzheimer’s risk genes
An international research team led by scientists at the University of Edinburgh and the University of Queensland, has identified three new genes linked to the...
Atomic-level study reveals why rare disorder causes sudden paralysis
Credit: Ning Zheng & Catterall labs/UWMedicine A rare genetic disorder in which people are suddenly overcome with profound muscle weakness is caused by a hole...
ACR urges lawmakers to address rising costs and access barriers in arthritis care
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rheumatologists and rheumatology health professionals convened on Capitol Hill this week to urge legislative action on pressing policy issues affecting rheumatology care...
Study finds no evidence of natural gas from fracking in Ohio drinking water
Credit: Jay Yocis/UC Creative Services A study of drinking water in Appalachian Ohio found no evidence of natural gas contamination from recent oil and gas...
