Mutations acquired trans-Pacific may be key to changes in Zika severity
Credit: Daniel Janies The Zika virus remains a mystery. Isolated from macaque monkeys in the Ziika Forest in Uganda in 1947, the virus was shown...
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Drugs from nature: Big effects of multiple compounds in small amounts
FRANKFURT. Nature often produces a whole weaponry of active ingredients to ensure it is well prepared for any scenario that might occur. Pharmacists and medical...
Using herpes drugs to slow down Alzheimer’s disease could become reality
(Umea University) The first clinical study to investigate if herpes virus drugs can have an effect on fundamental Alzheimer's disease processes has been launched at...
Scientists redefine horned dinosaur relationships by naming 2 new ceratopsian tribes
Cleveland, Ohio . . . Scientists have named two new clades, or tribes, of horned dinosaurs (ceratopsians) based on fossils collected from the United States...
Salmon, blue mussel, eider, and eel die from the same vitamin deficiency
Deficiency of vitamin B1 (thiamine) in wildlife is previously known as a problem among certain species within relatively limited geographical areas. Now, researchers at Stockholm...
Energy cascades in quasicrystals trigger an avalanche of discovery
Credit: Amanda Petford-Long/Argonne National Laboratory Most materials, when viewed at the atomic level, come in one of two types. Some materials, like table salt, are...
New study seeks to use human serum to detect heart attacks
Credit: UNIST Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women. Therefore, a fast and reliable diagnosis of heart attack is...
Personalizing chemotherapy to treat pediatric leukemia
A team of UCLA bioengineers has demonstrated that its technology may go a long way toward overcoming the challenges of treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia,...
Hands-free just as distracting as handheld mobile phone use behind the wheel
Talking hands-free on a mobile phone while driving is just as distracting as a conversation using a hand-held phone, despite one being illegal and the...
Groundbreaking study sheds light on treating cancer
Credit: UNIST The new study, by researchers from UNIST demonstrates a more holistic light-based treatment to nuke cancer cells instead of surgery. The results, reported...
Splice project to put a (polymer) spring into vehicle fuel efficiency
Credit: WMG/University of Warwick Researchers at WMG at the University of Warwick have won research funding worth £250,000 from Innovate UK for a project that...
£10 million intelligent health-care technologies research for self-management of chronic conditions
(Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council) Eight new research projects that will help people self-manage chronic conditions, such as COPD and diabetes, at home while...
New X-ray technique could improve bomb detection and breast cancer treatment
An exciting X-ray imaging technology has been successfully developed to the point where it is now ready for translation into all kinds of beneficial applications,...
Scientists move step closer to solving fusion plasma dilemma
Credit: UNIST A team of researchers, affiliated with UNIST claims to have made yet another step towards finding a solution to one of the critical...
New anode material set to boost lithium-ion battery capacity
Credit: UNIST A new approach developed by a team of researchers, led by Prof. Jaephil Cho (School of Energy and Chemical Engineering) could hold the...
