UCLA researchers combat antimicrobial resistance using smartphones
A team of UCLA researchers has developed an automated diagnostic test reader for antimicrobial resistance using a smartphone. The technology could lead to routine testing...
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Astronomers discover dark past of planet-eating ‘Death Star’
Credit: Illustration byGabi Perez / Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias An international team of scientists, including researchers from the University of Chicago, has made the...
Number of known black holes expected to double in two years with new detection method
Researchers from the University of Waterloo have developed a method that will detect roughly 10 black holes per year, doubling the number currently known within...
Large, rare diamonds offer window into inner workings of Earth’s mantle
Credit: Photo by Evan Smith; © GIA NEW YORK - Dec. 15, 2016 - Breakthrough research led by GIA Postdoctoral Research Fellow Evan Smith examines...
Road planning ‘trade off’ could boost food production while helping protect tropical forests
Credit: Jianchu Xu & Biaoyun Huai Conservation scientists have used layers of data on biodiversity, climate, transport and crop yields to construct a colour-coded mapping...
New US law poised to improve marine conservation worldwide
New restrictions on U.S. seafood imports, which will require seafood to be harvested in accordance with the U.S. Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), will likely...
Smart road planning could boost food production while protecting tropical forests
Credit: Jianchu Xu & Biaoyun Huai Conservation scientists have used layers of data on biodiversity, climate, transport and crop yields to construct a color-coded mapping...
Understanding X-chromosome silencing in humans
Credit: Image credit: Céline Vallot, Paris Diderot University. Researchers have discovered new insights into how one of the two X-chromosomes is silenced during the development...
National academies’ gulf research program awards $2.1 million in synthesis grants
WASHINGTON - The Gulf Research Program (GRP) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine announced today the recipients of three synthesis grants, totaling...
Hormonal contraception is safer than expected for women with diabetes
(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) -- Strokes and heart attacks are rare for women with diabetes who use hormonal contraception, with the safest options being intrauterine devices (IUDs)...
New research paper challenges dogma of cell cycle control
Papagiannakis et al. performed metabolite and cell-cycle measurements in single cells to show that the cell cycle is a higher-order function, which emerges from... Credit:...
Attractive drug candidate identified to target glioma brain tumors
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - In a paper published today in Cancer Research, researchers: 1) identify a biomarker enzyme associated with aggressive glioma brain tumors,...
Genetic variants are associated with susceptibility to mouth and throat cancer
A number of genetic variants associated with susceptibility to oral cavity and pharyngeal cancer have been described in an international study published in the journal...
Groundbreaking discovery has potential to improve therapies for cancer and other diseases
LONDON, ON - The Retinoblastoma protein (pRB) has long been studied for its role in cell growth and the prevention of cancer. In a new...
EurekAlert! Fellowships ‘validating’ for Chinese, Indian science reporters at the dawn of their careers
Credit: Courtesy photos provided by the winners Winners of the 2017 EurekAlert! Fellowships for International Science Reporters say the opportunity to attend the world's largest...
