Red cabbage microgreens lower ‘bad’ cholesterol in animal study
Credit: American Chemical Society Microgreens are sprouting up everywhere from upscale restaurants to home gardens. They help spruce up old recipes with intense flavors and...
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Natural kill cell technology to stop cancer gets licensed
Credit: UCF College of Medicine Our bodies contain Natural Killer (NK) cells - an army that stops cancers and viruses before they can make us...
A small change with a large impact
Credit: Camera: Maike Nicolai, GEOMAR Christian Howe, Submaris Emiliania huxleyi SEM picture: Lennart Bach, GEOMAR The uptake of fossil fuel carbon dioxide (CO2) by the...
Microbial biodiversity in the environment can alter human health
Credit: Photograph: Patrick C. Irelan, copyright 2016. www.patrickirelan.com The BioScience Talks podcast features discussions of topical issues related to the biological sciences. The science o..
Laser R&D focuses on next-gen particle collider
Credit: Paul Mueller A set of new laser systems and proposed upgrades at the Department of Energy's (DOE) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) will...
Director of KAUST Catalysis Center Jean-Marie Basset named 2016 NAI Fellow
Credit: KAUST Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Dec. 13, 2016: Jean-Marie Basset, a distinguished professor of chemical science and director of the Catalysis Center...
Engineers develop a new noninvasive method to detect infections in prostheses
Credit: UC San Diego Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a new non-invasive method to detect infections in prostheses used for...
New evidence shows how technology is actively supporting patients in managing their own health
A new Cochrane Review, summarizing data from 132 trials of automated telephone systems in preventing and managing long-term health conditions, concludes that they probably have...
Optical tractor beam traps bacteria
Credit: Photo: Bielefeld University Up to now, if scientists wanted to study blood cells, algae, or bacteria under the microscope, they had to mount these...
ERC grant: Getting nanoparticle catalysts into shape
Prof Dr Beatriz Roldán Cuenya from the Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) will receive one of the renowned Consolidator Grants from the European Research Council (ERC). The...
DFG to fund 7 new Research Units
The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) is establishing seven new Research Units, following a decision by the DFG Senate during its winter session in...
Investment in medicine regulatory authorities key to fighting the 21st century ‘Third Man’
From Vienna to the Democratic Republic of Congo, fake medicines have threatened citizens across the board -- and borders -- in wartime as well as...
New hopes in cancer battle — a review of new molecules and treatment strategies
Cancer treatment is still one of the most intractable challenge for medicine. There are several approaches to fight cancer, which include: surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy,...
Invisible symptoms impact rheumatoid arthritis patients’ lives, hinder diagnosis
Philadelphia, Dec. 14, 2016 - Rheumatoid Arthritis In America 2016, a national survey by Health Union of more than 3,100 individuals who identified as having...
International alliance receives grant to improve cassava harvest and nutrition for farmers in Africa
Credit: Donald Danforth Plant Science Center ST. LOUIS, MO, December 14, 2016-The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center announces that the Virus Resistant Cassava for Africa...
