New book offers help and hope for people suffering from low vision
Credit: Bernhard Sabel Magdeburg, Germany, December 14, 2016 – Becoming blind changes a person's life on a fundamental level. Because new treatments can be slow...
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Liver may sway sweet tooth, alcohol consumption
IMAGE: Cravings for sweet foods are common, yet the mechanisms that influence the ''sweet tooth'' are not well-defined. This visual abstract depicts how in response...
Skeletons developed as chemistry of oceans changed, study shows
Credit: Alina Konovalenko Skeletons and shells first came into being 550 million years ago as the chemical make-up of seawater changed, a study suggests. Ancient...
IBS breakthrough in the treatment of cancer
Scientists from the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) have successfully inhibited the growth of colon tumors in mice with mismatch repair deficiency. The research team,...
Conserved role for Ovo protein in reproductive cell development in mice and fruit flies
Credit: Image by Roblan/Shutterstock, Szasz-Fabian Jozsef/Shutterstock Tsukuba, Japan – Germline cells are the only cells that develop into eggs or sperm, while somatic cells develop...
Biological consequences of climate change on epidemics may be scale-dependent
Credit: IOZ Conventional thinking holds that current climate warming will increase the prevalence and transmission of disease. However, a recent study led by Prof. ZHANG...
SUTD researchers solve mystery behind red blood cell maturation
Credit: (Photo Courtesy: Singapore University of Technology & Design) Red blood cells are formed in the bone marrow from haematopoietic stem cells via a complex...
Love is blind… to food waste
For many, there's nothing like sitting down for a family meal at a table filled with hot, ready-to-serve food. Many caregivers enjoy providing diverse, nutritious...
Computerized biology, or how to control a population of cells with a computer
Credit: © Gregory Batt, Jakob Ruess, Chetan Aditya (Inria / Institut Pasteur) Researchers from the Pasteur Institute and Inria, with researchers from the CNRS and...
New strategy to fight mosquitoes in a more efficient and sustainable way
Credit: © E. van Herk Mosquitoes continue to build resistance to existing pesticides. Research has now shown that the chemical substances emitted by one of...
New dental material resists plaque and kills microbes, Penn dental team finds
Credit: University of Pennsylvania Dentists rely on composite materials to perform restorative procedures, such as filling cavities. Yet these materials, like tooth enamel, can be...
Simplifying information aids fight against childhood obesity, study…
Credit: UVA Health System Providing simplified health information designed for parents with low health literacy helps all families in childhood obesity treatment programs regardless of...
Why bearcats smell like buttered popcorn
Credit: Photo courtesy of Carolina Tiger Rescue DURHAM, N.C. — The bearcat. The binturong. Whatever you call this shy, shaggy-haired creature from Southeast Asia, many...
New method of calculating protein interaction to speed up drug development
Credit: Image courtesy of MIPT Press Office Biologists and mathematicians from MIPT, Stony Brook University and other scientific research centres have taught a computer to...
Studies examine long-term outcomes in childhood, young adult cancer…
JAMA Oncology published two studies and a related editorial focused on long-term outcomes in survivors of childhood or young adult cancer. In the first study,...
