Researchers gain new insights into the formation of non-pathological amyloids
A team of scientists from the VIB lab of Han Remaut (VIB-VUB) and the lab of Yves Dufrêne at UCL Louvain-La-Neuve collaborated on a study...
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Buyer beware: Antimicrobial products can do more harm than good
BERKELEY, CA (June 20, 2017): Are you buying antimicrobial or antibacterial soaps? According to over 200 scientists and medical professionals, you may want to save...
Journal of Hepatology cited over 30,000 times in 2016
GENEVA, Switzerland 20 June 2017 - Last week Clarivate Analytics released the 2017 Impact Factor (IF) in the Journal Citation Reports©. The Journal of Hepatology...
Researchers developed nanoparticle based contrast agent for dual modal imaging of cancer
Credit: NANO Journal Researchers from PSG College of Technology, India have developed nano-contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as well as optical imaging of...
New disease gene for axon degeneration identified through international gene matching
Research group from the University of Helsinki has identified a new disease gene for early-onset axonal neuropathy and mild intellectual disability through an international research...
Pacemakers and other cardiac devices can help solve forensic cases
Vienna, Austria - 20 June 2017: Pacemakers and other cardiac devices can help solve forensic cases, according to a study presented today at EHRA EUROPACE...
Wet and stormy weather lashed California coast… 8,200 years ago
Credit: Jessica Oster, Vanderbilt University The weather report for California 8,200 years ago was exceptionally wet and stormy. That is the conclusion of a paleoclimate...
FACETS endorsed as official journal of the Royal Society of Canada’s Academy of Science
Ottawa, ON (June 20, 2017) - Canadian Science Publishing, an independent, not-for-profit scholarly publisher dedicated to serving the needs of researchers and their communities, and...
Researchers unravel mechanism behind bowel paralysis after surgery
In the days following abdominal surgery, patients' intestinal contents pass more slowly or not at all. New research at KU Leuven (University of Leuven), Belgium,...
Hiding true self harms career and sense of belonging
Hiding your true self at work can damage your career and reduce your sense of belonging in the workplace, a new study suggests. University of...
Older people who feel close to God have well-being that grows with frequent prayer
As people grow older, those who are securely attached to God are more likely to have a sense of well-being -- and the more frequently...
Selfish gene acts as both poison and antidote to eliminate competition
Credit: Image courtesy of María Angélica Bravo Núñez and Nicole Nuckolls. KANSAS CITY, MO - Researchers from the Stowers Institute for Medical Research in collaboration...
How six cups of ground coffee can improve nose, throat surgery
Credit: Kara Bandy, CTTC Vanderbilt University Imagine plopping six cups of coffee grounds on the heads of patients just before they are wheeled into the...
Tiny bubbles provide tremendous propulsion in new microparticles research-Ben-Gurion U.
Credit: Ben-Gurion U. BEER-SHEVA, Israel...June 20, 2017-- An innovative technique using light and tiny bubbles to propel microparticles at forces many times greater than previously...
Grape-based compounds kill colon cancer stem cells in mice
Credit: Patrick Mansell Compounds from grapes may kill colon cancer stem cells both in a petri dish and in mice, according to a team of...
