The longitudinal study on children and adolescents conducted by the Research Centre of Applied and Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine at the University of Turku, Finland, is...
Cleveland Clinic researchers have uncovered a biological link between gut bacteria metabolism and obesity. The team showed that blocking a specific intestinal microbial pathway can...
Credit: MORI Sayoko, TOMA Tsugutaka New light has been shed on a misclassified vine species in the Ryukyu Islands of East Asia. This plant was...
Credit: University of Seville Genome instability is the main risk factor in the development of tumours in humans. Understanding how, where, when and why these...
An influenza infection in birds gives a good protection against other subtypes of the virus, like a natural vaccination, according to a new study. Water...
For the past week, 28 Nobel Laureates and 420 international young scientists have dedicated themselves to central topics in chemistry, and have discussed the role...
Credit: © IUCN Elena Osipova Gland, Switzerland, 30 June 2017 (IUCN) - Illegal fishing, logging and poaching, are impacting two-thirds of the 57 natural World...
(University of Bristol) Understanding modern biodiversity and extinction threats is important. It is commonly assumed that being large contributes to vulnerability during extinction crises. However,...
Particle-driven diseases sound exotic and include things like silicosis and asbestos, but actually also include much more common diseases like Alzheimer's, gout and even atherosclerosis....
Credit: Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) The field of medicine is always on the lookout for better disease diagnostic tools--simpler, faster,...
Credit: Portrait photo: Eva Almqvist Professionally active doctors increasingly hesitate to take on the task of tutoring students from undergraduate medical education. Stress and pressure...
Barcelona, Spain, 30 June 2017 - The benefits of a "Mediterranean diet" (MD) are well-known when it comes to colorectal protection, but it's hard to...
Barcelona, Spain, 30 June 2017 - A new study, to be presented at the ESMO 19th World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer, shows that so-called "liquid...
Credit: University of Konstanz The mere fact that Dr Maria Moreno-Villanueva's spontaneous application to NASA worked out should be regarded a huge success. A one-year...
Credit: Photo: Bielefeld University/CITEC Neuropsychologist Professor Dr. Johanna Kissler, of Bielefeld University's Cluster of Excellence Cognitive Interaction Technology (CITEC), is leading t..
