Bacteriophages cure bacterial infections
Credit: M Skurnik Lab / University of Helsinki "The first targets in the clinical trials of phage therapy could be, for example, wound infections or...
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Mothers are made to feel guilty whether they breastfeed or formula feed their baby
New research conducted by the University of Liverpool shows that mothers can experience negative emotions such as guilt, stigma and the need to defend their...
Where cells go: Mechanical and chemical cues collaborate to guide them
Credit: Yulia Artemenko, Johns Hopkins Medicine Living cells respond to biochemical signals by moving toward those at higher concentration, a process carefully mapped out by...
Improving cryopreservation for a longer-lasting blood supply
Freezing and reanimating your body is still science fiction, but cryopreserving cells and certain tissues for future use is a reality. Still, the process could...
Fast-cooking dry beans provide more protein, iron than ‘slower’ varieties
Credit: American Chemical Society Beans are a versatile, inexpensive staple that can boost essential nutrients in a diet, especially for people in low-resource areas where...
Controversial drug approval stirs deep concerns — and hope
In September, the Food and Drug Administration approved Exondys, a controversial treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy based on tenuous data from just 12 patients. The...
Particle physicist William Shepherd receives prestigious Sofja Kovalevskaja Award
Together with six other award winners, particle physicist Dr. William Shepherd received the highly endowed Sofja Kovalevskaja Award of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation in...
Making spintronic neurons sing in unison
(University of Gothenburg) What do fire flies, Huygens's wall clocks, and even the heart of choir singers, have in common? They can all synchronize their...
‘Beautiful accident’ leads to advances in high pressure materials synthesis
Credit: Genevieve Martin/ORNL Unexpected results from a neutron scattering experiment at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory could open a new pathway for...
Solar smart window could offer privacy and light control on demand (video)
Credit: American Chemical Society. Smart windows get darker to filter out the sun's rays on bright days, and turn clear on cloudy days to let...
A pig’s life: How mood and personality affect the decisions of domestic pigs
The judgements and decisions a pig makes are governed by their mood - whether good or bad - and their personality type, according to new...
Smoking electronic cigarettes kills large number of mouth cells
Québec City, November 16, 2016--A large number of mouth cells exposed to e-cigarette vapor in the laboratory die within a few days, according to a...
Does interleukin-10 reduce age-related insulin resistance?
New research published online in The FASEB Journal suggests that the anti-inflammatory molecule IL-10 may do more than just reduce inflammation. In the report, scientists...
Discovery of neurotransmission gene may permit early detection of Alzheimer’s disease
A new Tel Aviv University study identified a gene coding for a protein that turns off neurotransmission signaling, which contributes to Alzheimer's disease (AD). The...
Pitt, Pfizer team up on health data analytics
PITTSBURGH--The University of Pittsburgh and biopharmaceutical company Pfizer Inc. have announced a partnership to develop a computational model that will help identify the drivers of...
