Researchers 3-D print first truly microfluidic ‘lab on a chipl devices
Credit: BYU Photo Researchers at BYU are the first to 3D-print a viable microfluidic device small enough to be effective at a scale much less...
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Genetic mechanism prevents kidney injury after severe dehydration
DURHAM, N.H. - Millions of people die every year from dehydration as a result of exposure and illness. In humans, even the most minor dehydration...
Seafood for thought
Covering 70 percent of Earth's surface, the world's oceans are vast and deep. So vast, in fact, that nearly every coastal country has the potential...
Long-term diabetes complication: Liver inflammation raises cholesterol levels
(Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health) Inflammatory processes in the liver lead to elevated cholesterol levels in people with diabetes, thus...
High sugar consumption gives rise to dental treatment costs in the billions
Worldwide, people are eating far too much sugar. This has negative consequences for their teeth and for their purses: seen at the global level, the...
‘Inefficient’ sailing fleet keeps oyster fishery alive
Credit: Adam Spargo Oyster stocks in a Cornish fishery are sustained thanks to "inefficient" traditional fishing methods, new research suggests. The Fal oyster fishery is...
FDA approves emergency use for multiplex Zika test
The Center for Infection and Immunity (CII) at Columbia University's Mailman School today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an...
Researchers from TU Dresden and CiQUS obtain decacene, the largest acene synthesised ever
Credit: TU Dresden Acenes are molecules formed by the linear fusion of special carbon-based hexagons, widely known as 'benzene rings'. In spite of its structural...
RNA: A vicious pathway to cancer ?
According to the current doctrine, cancer cells develop due to mutations in genomic DNA. But could it be also caused also by faulty RNA molecules?...
£5.5 million initiative bids to boost farm livestock health in Africa
(University of Edinburgh) Vet experts at the University of Edinburgh are delivering a £5.5 million initiative to improve the health and productivity of farmed animals...
Cancer detection with sugar molecules
Credit: (Picture: Workgroup Seibel, VCH-Wiley) Galectins are a family of proteins that have become a promising source of cancer research in recent years. A representative...
Protein to stop acute cerebral hemorrhage
Credit: DGIST DGIST (President, Sang Hyuk Son) announced that a research team led by principal researcher Won Bae Jeon at DGIST's Companion Diagnostics and Medical...
New blood test may transform the way cancer is monitored and treated
Credit: Hanlee P. Ji Philadelphia, PA, August 14, 2017 - Stanford University scientists have described a new type of test that can detect genetic mutations...
Vapor harvesting gets the edge
Credit: © 2017 KAUST Water harvesting is an age-old technique of collecting atmospheric water vapor. Researchers are looking to nature to learn about the efficiency...
Meadow of dancing brittle stars shows evolution at work
Credit: Kenneth McNamara Researchers have described a new species of brittle star, which are closely related to starfish, and showed how these sea creatures evolved...
