International patients increasingly seek in vitro fertilization treatment in US
A new study from the Georgia Institute of Technology and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds that the use of assisted reproductive...
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‘The father of the 2 degrees limit’: Schellnhuber receives Blue Planet Prize
The world's most prestigious award for pioneers in environmental science was given to Hans Joachim Schellnhuber this week in Tokyo. He is Director of the...
ERC, Ca’ Foscari wins two grants
Ca' Foscari University of Venice won two ERC Starting Grants as a host institution specifically chosen by the researchers for the first time, with a...
Cleaning up? Not without helpers
Credit: Source: Fakler Lab Calcium-ATPases convey calcium ions (Ca2+) from the cytoplasm to the extracellular space via active transport (using ATP as an energy source),...
Harvard establishes strategic research alliance with Servier
Oct. 19, 2017 - Harvard University has established a 3-year strategic research alliance with Servier to support multiple, multi-year research projects that will focus on...
Fundamental research enhances understanding of major cancer gene
Credit: Image captured by A. Kielkowska and adapted by T. Chessa New research represents a promising step towards better understanding of a key cancer gene....
Specialized communication narratives help couples deal with miscarriage
Anywhere from 10 to 25 percent of clinically recognized pregnancies end in loss, according to the American Pregnancy Association, making miscarriage a socially significant health...
USDA helps small businesses develop new agricultural products, technology
WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 18, 2017 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced grants to help bring...
Veterans study reports reduction in suicide ideation after HBOT
New Orleans, LA - A pilot case control study of veterans of the US armed forces with mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) or persistent post-concussion...
Creating a better RNA switch
If scientists could precisely regulate gene expression, they could turn off the genes responsible for illness and disease and turn on those that enhance health...
Dogs are more expressive when someone is looking
Dogs produce more facial expressions when humans are looking at them, according to new research from the University of Portsmouth. Scientists at the University's Dog...
Forest fires on the rise as JRC study warns of danger to air quality
Credit: EU, 2017 The JRC's annual forest fires report confirms a trend towards longer and more intense fire seasons in Europe and neighbouring regions, with...
Ice stream retreats under a cold climate
Credit: Niels J. Korsgaard Why did the Jakobshavn Isbræ ice stream in West Greenland retreat under a cold climate period called the Younger Dryas? A...
Svante Pääbo to receive the 2018 HFSP Nakasone Award
(Human Frontier Science Program) Svante Pääbo of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig (Germany) was the 2018 HFSP Nakasone Award awarded for...
A surprise new butterflyfish is described from the Philippine ‘twilight zone’ and exhibit
Credit: © 2017 Luiz Rocha and the California Academy of Sciences SAN FRANCISCO (Oct. 19, 2017) -- A newly described species of brown-and-white Philippine butterflyfish...
