Drug discovery: Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s spurred by same enzyme
Credit: From Zhang et al NSMB (2017). Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease are not the same. They affect different regions of the brain and have...
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HKBU’s clinical trial acupuncture proves effectiveness for weight control
Credit: Hong Kong Baptist University The School of Chinese Medicine (SCM) of Hong Kong Baptist University recently completed a clinical trial on the use of...
Immune defense mechanism: How proteins bring together membrane blebs
Researchers have gained new insights into the mechanisms with which certain proteins help the immune defence mechanism in the human body. Pathogens such as viruses...
Key genes in nitrogen utilization in tobacco identified
Credit: British American Tobacco A new genetic road map of tobacco has been used to successfully identify and clone two mutated genes associated with how...
New research describes the differences between mice and humans
Research from King's College in London, UK, and Lund University in Sweden could explain why diabetes drugs which have worked in animal experiments are not...
New data on the protective effects of Alzheimer’s on cancer
Patients with Alzheimer's disease have a higher risk of developing glioblastoma and a lower risk of lung cancer. A paper published in Scientific Reports by...
Finnish mothers discovered to have gene variants that protect them from pre-eclampsia
Researchers at the University of Helsinki, Finland, in cooperation with Professor John P. Atkinson's research group at the University of Washington and Professor Mark Daly's...
The more eggs the better in IVF?
Geneva, 3 July 2017: A higher number of eggs retrieved in an IVF treatment cycle is independently associated with more chromosomally normal embryos available for...
UNIST researchers find new way to tackle cancer cells
Credit: UNIST In-situ assembly of amphiphilic peptides with accompanying cellular functions inside a living cell (i.e., intracellular assembly) and their interaction with cellular components have...
Female cancer survivors are one-third less likely to achieve pregnancy than women in general populat
Geneva, 3 July 2017: For the first time, a large population study has quantified the chance of pregnancy after treatment for cancer diagnosed in girls...
Baker’s yeast can help plants cope with soil contamination
Credit: Raquel Carvalho Most plant species, including crops, cannot tolerate the toxic effects of soil pollutants, which dramatically impair their growth and development. In a...
Quick test finds signs of sepsis in a single drop of blood
Credit: Image by Janet Sinn-Hanlon CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A new portable device can quickly find markers of deadly, unpredictable sepsis infection from a single drop...
Quantum probes dramatically improve detection of nuclear spins
Credit: David A. Broadway/cqc2t.org Researchers at the University of Melbourne have demonstrated a way to detect nuclear spins in molecules non-invasively, providing a new tool...
Back to the future: The most efficient option for treating unexplained infertility
Geneva, 3 July 2017: An inexpensive fertility drug, which has been available for more than 50 years and can be taken orally, has proved as...
Study shows childhood psychiatric disorders increase risk for later adult addiction
Washington, DC, July 3, 2017 - Children's health and well-being while growing up can be indicators of the potential health issues they may encounter years...
