Experts call for registry of egg donors
A commentary and accompanying editorial published in the May issue of Reproductive BioMedicine Onlinecalls for a registry of egg donors to monitor long-term health after...
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Bacteria take a deadly risk to survive
Credit: KU Leuven - Toon Swings Bacteria need mutations -- changes in their DNA code -- to survive under difficult circumstances. When necessary, they can...
Under pressure: Understanding how portal hypertension occurs following liver injury
Investigators at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) have identified a critical regulatory mechanism for the production of nitric oxide (NO). Endothelial nitric oxide...
Is the blog to blame for Vladimir Putin’s 2011-12 elections defeat?
Credit: Florida Atlantic University In the 2011-12 elections, government leaders in Russia underestimated the power of the internet and it impacted the outcome of the...
X-ray microscope optics resolve 50-nm features while eliminating chromatic aberrations
Credit: Osaka University X-ray microscopes are commonly used in combination with full-field imaging techniques in spectromicroscopy applications, where they allow the chemical structures of material..
Researchers develop recycling for carbon fiber composites
Credit: Washington State University PULLMAN, Wash. - A WSU research team for the first time has developed a promising way to recycle the popular carbon...
LSUHealthNO awarded $2.5 million grant to develop better dental filling materials
Credit: LSU Health New Orleans School of Dentistry New Orleans, LA - The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research of the National Institutes of...
Photoluminescent display absorbs, converts light into energy
Credit: Shunsuke Itaya, Masamichi Ohta, Yuuki Hirai, and Takamasa Kohmoto BELLINGHAM, Washington, USA , and CARDIFF, UK -- By replacing the phosphor screen in a...
Research shows no link between formaldehyde and leukemia
Credit: The American Chemistry Council (ACC) WASHINGTON (May 2, 2017) - Some scientific reports have a profound impact on government policy. Sometimes, however, there are...
New study challenges formaldehyde cancer findings
Credit: The American Chemistry Council (ACC) WASHINGTON (May 2, 2017) - A newly published reanalysis of raw data from a study widely used by chemical...
For a green alga, spotted salamanders are stressful hosts
Loading video... Credit: © Roger Hangarter New research shows how two drastically different organisms--a green alga and the spotted salamander--get along as cellular roommates. Scientists...
Bioinspired agent kills drug-resistant bacteria
Credit: Image provided by Lilit Tonoyan, National University of Ireland Galway, Ireland Researchers in Ireland have developed a bioinspired antimicrobial treatment that can rapidly kill...
Earliest relative of Brachiosaurus dinosaur found in France
Credit: Imperial College London/ Chase Stone Scientists have re-examined an overlooked museum fossil and discovered that it is the earliest known member of the titanosauriform...
Scientists develop efficient multifunctional catalyst for CO2 hydrogenation to gasoline
Credit: Image by WEI Jian Converting CO2 from a detrimental greenhouse gas into value-added liquid fuels not only contributes to mitigating CO2 emissions, but also...
Better quality relationships associated with reduced dementia risk
Positive social support from adult children is associated with reduced risk of developing dementia, according to a new research published today. Conversely, negative social support...
