Solving the puzzle of Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: Melissa Fabrizio, University of Alberta (Edmonton, AB) Every day tens of thousands of Canadians unwillingly find themselves becoming shadows of their former selves. They...
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Infant’s prolonged infection reveals mutation that helps bacteria tolerate antibiotics
Credit: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital / Peter Barta The quest to understand a prolonged infection in an infant being treated for leukemia has led...
Even light drinkers should watch for fatty liver disease
People who have reduced enzyme activity to breakdown active aldehyde, i.e., those who become easily inebriated, are more likely to develop fatty liver disease even...
Exploring synapses with a gigantic advantage
How does memory occur? And what about movement, or thinking? One key element to understand all these brain functions are the synapses. A synapse is...
PostDoc Project Plan invites collaborators to study how plant lice…
While Climate change steadily takes its toll, promising to raise temperatures around the world by at least 1.5 °C within the next 100 years, organisms...
Launch of new Peatland Code could save more than 200 million tons of carbon dioxide
A new Government-backed code which could slash UK carbon dioxide emissions by 220 million tonnes and protect rare wildlife by restoring moors, bogs and mires...
Barrier-island migration drives large-scale marsh loss
Credit: © C. Hobbs/VIMS. If you've visited North Carolina's Outer Banks or other barrier islands, you've likely experienced their split personalities–places where high waves can...
When Listeria monocytogenes goes to sleep….
Credit: © Institut Pasteur Listeriosis is a disease caused by eating foods that have been contaminated by the Listeria monocytogenes bacterium. It is an infrequent...
First patient cured of rare blood disorder
Credit: David Levy Using a technique that avoids the use of high-dose chemotherapy and radiation in preparation for a stem cell transplant, physicians at the...
New light on the mysterious origin of Bornean elephants
Credit: Rudi Delvaux (http://www.rudidelvaux.com/borneoenglish.html) How did Borneo get its elephant? This could be just another of Rudyard Kipling's just so stories. The Bornean elephant is...
New approaches for Parkinson’s treatment? Researchers study metabolic changes
Researchers at the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) of the University of Luxembourg and partners in Constance, Munich and Bochum are studying the causes...
Rush Oak Park Hospital Named a Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality
For the third consecutive year, Rush Oak Park Hospital has been recognized as a “Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality” in the Healthcare Equality Index (HEI),...
Meat — and how it’s cooked — may impact kidney…
A new study indicates that a meat-rich diet may increase the risk of developing kidney cancer through mechanisms related to particular cooking compounds. Also, these...
Black widows are color-coded to deter predators without tipping off prey
DURHAM, N.C. — Secret codes and hidden messages aren't just for computer security experts or kids passing notes in class — animals use them too....
HKBU’s clinical trial acupuncture proves effectiveness for…
Credit: Hong Kong Baptist University The School of Chinese Medicine (SCM) of Hong Kong Baptist University recently completed a clinical trial on the use of...
