Credit: Osaka University Research reveals opposing roles for SNAP23 protein in the enzyme- and hormone-secretion functions of the pancreas; SNAP23 inhibitor increased insulin secretion in...
A team of researchers from the University of Pittsburgh has found that insomnia is highly prevalent in adults with asthma and is also associated with...
Myopia (nearsightedness) prevalence continues to grow and affect children worldwide CooperVision reports interim two-year data from its Clinical Evaluation of a Dual-Focus Myopia Control 1-Day...
Credit: NASA TORONTO A professional astrophysicist and an amateur astronomer have teamed up to reveal surprising details about an unusual millisecond pulsar (MSP) binary system...
Credit: Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture Seattle - Move over, hyenas and saber-toothed cats; there's a mammal with an even stronger bite. A...
Credit: Brookhaven National Laboratory UPTON, NY- Catalysts are at the heart of fuel cells-devices that convert hydrogen and oxygen to water and enough electricity to...
Hamilton, ON Dec. 8, 2016 -- Pioneering work being carried out in a cave in New Mexico by researchers at McMaster University and The University...
Credit: Miquel Pons, University of Barcelona Bacterial resistance does not come just through adaptation to antibiotics, sometimes the bacteria simply go to sleep. An international...
Credit: © ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO) What will happen to Earth when, in a few billion years' time, the Sun is a hundred times bigger than it...
Sex is quite wonderful when the goal is to have children. But sex can also serve as a "glue" in a committed relationship. Most animals...
PULLMAN, Wash. - When it comes to second generation biofuels, Washington State University research shows that consumers are willing to pay a premium of approximately...
Philadelphia, PA, Dec. 8, 2016 - Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) and other biomarkers are essential tools for diagnosing and monitoring prostate cancer. However, biomarkers to selectively...
Recently, a new polarization-dipole azimuth-based super-resolution technique has been proposed by a group of researchers in Peking University (China), Tsinghua University (China), and University of...
AURORA, Colo. (Dec. 8, 2016) - Type 1 diabetes patients with elevated albumin in their urine had three times the risk of life-threatening kidney and...
Genetic differences in the FADS1 gene determine the risk for many different diseases. The ability to produce polyunsaturated fats like omega-3 and omega-6 differs between...
