A method for storing vaccines at room temperature
Credit: iStock Shipping vaccines in an unbroken temperature-controlled supply chain (a "cold chain") all the way to recipients is a major logistical and financial challenge...
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Untangling fibril formation and dissociation in Parkinson’s disease
Prions are a type of protein gone wrong. The complex three-dimensional structure of a prion's progenitor protein has been altered, somehow causing it to no...
Quantum obstacle course changes material from superconductor to insulator
Credit: Valles Lab / Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Researchers from Brown University have demonstrated an unusual method of putting the brakes on superconductivity, the...
Lack of sleep costing US economy up to $411 billion per year
Lower productivity levels and the higher risk of mortality resulting from sleep deprivation have a significant effect on a nation's economy. Sleep deprivation increases the...
Online epidemic tracking tool embraces open data and collective intelligence
Researchers from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and Imperial College London have developed Microreact, a free, real-time epidemic visualisation and tracking platform that has been...
A new probe may aid in complete removal of cancer tissue during surgery
Bottom Line: An optical fiber probe can distinguish cancer tissue and normal tissue at the margins of a tumor being excised, in real time, by...
Stop smoking! Quitting at any age reduces the risk of death after 70
Ann Arbor, MI, November 30, 2016 - Tobacco use continues to be a major cause of cancer and premature death. Most studies of cigarette smoking...
Potential new tool to aid breast cancer surgery
Credit: University of Adelaide University of Adelaide researchers have developed an optical fiber probe that distinguishes breast cancer tissue from normal tissue - potentially allowing...
Save the date; Less than 6 months to The International Liver CongressTM 2017
We are delighted to invite you to attend the 52nd Annual Congress of EASL, The European Association for the Study of the Liver. The International...
Prohibiting sperm donor anonymity could reduce the number of donors
A new study published in the Journal of Law and the Biosciences suggests that prohibiting anonymous sperm donation would result in a decline in the...
Creation of micro muscles aids better understanding of muscle efficiency
Credit: Plymouth University A biomedical research scientist is taking the lead in the creation of muscle cells and micro muscles to test muscle efficiency in...
Allen Institute for cell science releases gene edited human stem cell lines
Credit: Allen Institute for Cell Science The Allen Institute for Cell Science has released the Allen Cell Collection: the first publicly available collection of gene...
Study explains evolution phenomenon that puzzled Darwin
Credit: Douglas Emlen, University of Montana Why do some animals have extravagant, showy ornaments -- think elk and deer antlers, peacock feathers and horns on...
Learning makes animals intelligent
Credit: Johan Lind/N. The fact that animals can use tools, have self-control and certain expectations of life can be explained with the help of a...
Using sound to stop destructive beetles in their tracks
Washington, D. C. Nov. 29, 2016 -- What would the paradise of Hawaii be without swaying coconut palms, with succulent fruit that is almost synonymous...
