Lasers used to detect risk of heart attack and stroke
Credit: University of Warwick Patients at risk of heart attacks and strokes may be spotted earlier thanks to a diagnosis tool that uses near-infrared light...
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Initial preliminary assessment of the health risks posed by longer-term consumption of foods contaminated with fipronil
An average daily intake level was determined for an initial preliminary estimation. As the estimation of the risk to consumers was made on the basis...
Drug resistance in an intestinal parasite of piglets confirmed for the first time
Credit: Michael Bernkopf/Vetmeduni Vienna The parasite Cystoisospora suis causes diarrhea in pigs, especially in newborn piglets, and is capable of quickly spreading across farms. For...
How whip-like cell appendages promote bodily fluid flow
Credit: Maki Takagishi Nagoya, Japan - Some cells in the body contain long thin structures called cilia on their surface, which exhibit a whip-like motion...
The power of perovskite
Credit: OIST Originally a mineral, the perovskite used in today's technology is quite different from the rock found in the Earth mantle. A "perovskite structure"...
New study rebuts the claim that antidepressants do not work
Credit: Photo by Johan Wingborg, University of Gothenburg. A theory that has gained considerable attention in international media, including Newsweek and the CBS broadcast 60...
Smart computers
Credit: Photo: Michael Veit Filtering information for search engines, acting as an opponent during a board game or recognizing images: Artificial intelligence has far outpaced...
Virus with an eggshell
Avian flu can be transmitted from birds to humans; transmission among humans, however, is limited. The reason may be an eggshell-like mineral layer that the...
Researchers discover new chemical process that could reduce nitrogen oxides from diesel exhaust
Credit: University of Notre Dame/Barbara Johnson Chemical engineers at the University of Notre Dame have discovered a catalytic process that could help curb emissions of...
A map of the cell’s power station
Credit: Source: AG Meisinger Mitochondria are the cell's power stations; they transform the energy stored in nutrients so that cells can use it. If this...
Organ crosstalk: Fatty liver can cause damage to other organs
Credit: © IDM Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is becoming more and more common. Approximately every third adult in the industrialized countries has a morbidly fatty...
Histone 1, the guardian of genome stability
Credit: Jordi Bernués, IRB Barcelona. Scientists headed by Ferran AzorÃn, CSIC research professor and head of the Chromatin Structure and Function group at the Institute...
The Western Ghats of India revealed two new primitive species of earthworm
Credit: Dr S Prasanth Narayanan The Western Ghats mountains lie at the southwestern continental margin of Peninsular India and extend all the way from Gujarat...
Top experts meet to advance holistic solutions to superbug infections spread by healthcare surfaces
DALLAS, TEXAS, AUG. 18, 2017 - A cutting edge collaboration of experts from around the nation is meeting in Dallas next week to identify sustainable...
Gold nanostars and immunotherapy vaccinate mice against cancer
Credit: Tuan Vo-Dinh, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- By combining an FDA-approved cancer immunotherapy with an emerging tumor-roasting nanotechnology, Duke University researchers improved the effi..
