Special delivery: Macromolecules via spider’s ‘bite’
Credit: Kyoto University Kyoto, Japan -- Our cells are rich in proteins which are potential targets for therapy. But study of these proteins' behavior, using...
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LSTM and partners develop molecule that may lead to first synthetic one-dose antimalarial
Researchers at LSTM, working in partnership with the University of Liverpool and other colleagues, have developed a molecule which has the potential to become the...
Disaster risk management: Science helps save lives
Natural and man-made disasters threaten millions of people every year and cause billions of property damage. How much do we know about them? And how...
Grifols strengthens its Procleix portfolio
Blood banks in countries that accept the CE Mark* can now use this test to screen blood donations to detect the presence of the Zika...
Precise insight into the depths of cells
Credit: Stelzer Research Group, Goethe University Frankfurt FRANKFURT. Is it possible to watch at the level of single cells how fish embryos become trout, carp...
Noted experts critically evaluate benefits of medical marijuana for treatment of epilepsy
Credit: Tilray Amsterdam, The Netherlands, May 24, 2017 - Although cannabis had been used for many centuries for treatment of seizure disorders, medical use became...
EuroPCR 2017, the world-leading course for cardiovascular interventions
Paris, France: EuroPCR 2017, the official annual meeting of the European Association for Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI), pushed back barriers in bringing together young and...
Mindfulness-focused childbirth education leads to less depression
MADISON, Wisconsin - Mindfulness may be good for new moms. A study this month from researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of...
Neutrons provide the first nanoscale look at a living cell membrane
Loading video... Credit: Oak Ridge National Laboratory OAK RIDGE, Tenn., May 24, 2017 -- A research team from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National...
Fossil beetles suggest that LA climate has been relatively stable for 50,000 years
Credit: Joyce Gross Research based on more than 180 fossil insects preserved in the La Brea Tar Pits of Los Angeles indicate that the climate...
Religious devotion as predictor of behavior
Robert Lynch, a postdoctoral fellow in anthropology, says the level of devotion one feels toward religious beliefs can predict how that person likely will interact...
Are wolverines in the Arctic in the climate change crosshairs?
Credit: Peter Mather Will reductions in Arctic snow cover make tundra-dwelling wolverines more vulnerable to climate change than previously thought? That's a question scientists hope...
International forum ‘International Polytechnic Week 2017’
Credit: Peter the Great Saint-Petersburg Polytechnic University International Forum "International Polytechnic Week 2017" will take place May 22-27, 2017 at Peter the Great St. Petersburg...
NASA sees Tropical Cyclone Donna blanket Vanuatu
Credit: Credits: NASA The 80 plus islands that make up the nation of Vanuatu were blanketed by the clouds of Tropical Cyclone Donna when NASA's...
Discovery of new transparent thin film material could improve electronics and solar cells
A team of researchers, led by the University of Minnesota, have discovered a new nano-scale thin film material with the highest-ever conductivity in its class....
