Use of bacteria to produce valuable substances from carbon dioxide
Credit: GU FRANKFURT. Microbes are already used on a wide scale for the production of fuels and base chemicals, but for this most of them...
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Greenland fossils reveal global ecosystem recovery after mass extinction
Credit: Michal Zaton A new study published in Scientific Reports shows how higher latitude ecosystems recovered after the World's most cataclysmic extinction event 252 million...
ESMO Asia 2016: Cancer experts meet in Singapore from Dec. 16-19, 2016
LUGANO/SINGAPORE, 08 November 2016 - ESMO, the leading professional organisation for medical oncology, is pleased to announce the second ESMO Asia 2016 Congress, from 16...
Funding a set of essential medicines for low- and middle-income countries
Credit: UCLA Fielding School of Public Health As the world moves toward universal health coverage, the question arises: How can governments ensure equitable access to...
Scientists use advanced technology to better understand ataxia
According to a recent study published in JAMA Neurology, Northwestern Medicine scientists have examined more than a century of data of the genetic makeup of...
Genetically engineering disease-fighting cells
Credit: Caltech The human body produces T cells to recognize and fight disease. Each T cell has a unique T cell receptor (or TCR) on...
Genetic signaling pathway blocks formation of a cancer in the cerebellum
(TORONTO, Canada - Nov. 8, 2016) - A research team at the Krembil Research Institute has discovered that a signaling pathway which controls blood vessel...
Neuroscientists call for deep collaboration to ‘crack’ the human brain
The time is ripe, the communication technology is available, for teams from different labs and different countries to join efforts and apply new forms of...
Shallow reefs off Singapore survive in the face of adversity
An analysis of the health of highly impacted coral reefs off Singapore during a 27-year long period has shown they are more resilient to the...
Potential targeted therapy found for newly identified leukemia subtype with poor outcome
Credit: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital An international research team led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital investigators has uncovered details of a new, high-risk...
Gestational age may impact academic performance
A new study published in the International Journal of Epidemiology indicates that being born either too early or too late may have a long-term effect...
Low vitamin D levels linked to increased risk of bladder cancer
Vitamin D deficiency is associated with an increased risk of developing bladder cancer, according to a systematic review of seven studies presented today at the...
One in 6 women diagnosed with breast cancer have a symptom other than a lump
AROUND one in six women (17 per cent) diagnosed with breast cancer go to their doctor with a symptom other than a lump - the...
Gold nanoparticles help deliver lethal one-two punch to cancer
TAGGING gold nanoparticles with a small dose of radiation has helped researchers trace the precious metal as it delivers a drug right into the heart...
New study to help growers implement water treatment, minimize food safety risks
Credit: Photo by J. Buchanan, courtesy UTIA. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Faith Critzer, a food safety specialist with University of Tennessee Extension, will lead a new...
