New autoimmune disease triggered by thymomas
Credit: Kobe University A Japanese research group has discovered that a newly-identified autoimmune endocrine disease that leads to hypopituitarism is caused by thymomas (a type...
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Vickery Meadows requests strategic plan from UTA’s Institute of Urban Studies
Credit: UT Arlington The University of Texas at Arlington's Institute of Urban Studies is formulating a strategic plan for Dallas' Vickery Meadow, a burgeoning, densely...
Shape-shifting molecular robots respond to DNA signals
Credit: Yusuke Sato A research group at Tohoku University and Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology has developed a molecular robot consisting of biomolecules,...
Sharing extra spots could ease West End parking woes
Credit: University of British Columbia Renting out unused residential parking could be the answer to chronic parking shortages in Vancouver's West End, according to a...
2017 Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prizes: DFG and BMBF honor 10 researchers
This year ten researchers - including four women and six men - will receive the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize, the most important award for early career...
Selection process completed: 400 young scientists to participate in Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting
400 young scientists from 76 countries have been selected to participate in the 67th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting. From 25 - 30 June 2017 they...
UKCRIC to deliver world-leading research on cities and infrastructure
New state-of-the-art new facilities to upgrade the nation's infrastructure will be created at 11 universities as part of the UK Collaboratorium for Research on Infrastructure...
New optical nanosensor improves brain mapping accuracy, opens way for more applications
Credit: The authors BELLINGHAM, Washington, USA, and CARDIFF, UK -- A new optical nanosensor enabling more accurate measurement and spatiotemporal mapping of the brain also...
Supramolecular protein fishing with molecular baits
Credit: IBS Scientists from the Center for Self-assembly and Complexity (CSC) successfully isolated a cancer-prone protein by fishing out the proteins using 'molecular bait'. Cancer,...
Catalysis, the solution for climate change?
Credit: World Scientific Catalysis will play a major role in tackling the grand challenges of the 21st Century, such as climate change, growing demands and...
European Geosciences Union meeting: Program online, press conferences
The programme for the 2017 General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union (EGU) is now online. The meeting, which this year is anticipated to attract...
A new way of assessing winter driving conditions and associated risks
A new study, published today in the Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, presents a risk-based approach for classifying the road surface conditions of a highway...
Scientists wage fight against aging bone marrow stem cell niche
Credit: University of Ulm CINCINNATI - As people get older so do the hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) that form their blood, creating an increased risk...
Hydraulic forces help to fill the heart
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden have contributed to a recent discovery that the heart is filled with the...
New research could trigger revolution in computer electronics manufacturing
A pioneering new technique to produce cutting-edge, versatile microchips could revolutionize the speed, efficiency and capability of the next generation of computers. Researchers from the...
