New study changes our view on flying insects
Credit: Anders Hedenström WATCH: A tobacco hawkmoth flies in a wind tunnel (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Sgqb8wnQGA) For the first time, researchers are able to prove that there is...
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Edinburgh Genomics to deploy Illumina’s NovaSeq platform
Scientists in Scotland have gained access to the most up-to-date gene sequencing technology, aiding research to better understand human and animal diseases. The technology -...
Raccoons solve an ancient puzzle, but do they really understand it?
Scientists have been using an ancient Greek fable written by Aesop as inspiration to test whether birds and small children understand cause and effect relationships....
U-M researchers develop technique that could detect explosives, dangerous gases rapidly and remotely
ANN ARBOR--University of Michigan researchers have developed a laser-based method that could be used to detect chemicals such as explosives and dangerous gases quickly and...
A stinging report: FSU research shows climate change a major threat to bumble bees
Credit: Jane Ogilvie TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- New research from a team of Florida State University scientists and their collaborators is helping to explain the link...
Frequent sauna bathing keeps blood pressure in check
Frequent sauna bathing reduces the risk of elevated blood pressure, according to an extensive follow-up population-based study carried out at the University of Eastern Finland....
New regulator of liver metabolism discovered
Credit: M.Schupp All cells can adapt their metabolic activity with respect to the availability of various sources of energy, such as glucose. This vital ability...
How the lungs of premature babies can undergo damage
(Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health) Premature babies that need ventilation to support their breathing often suffer from a condition known...
Study shows MRIs are safe for patients with wide variety of pacemakers, defibrillators
Credit: Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute Magnetic resonance imaging appears to be safe for patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices, even for chest imaging, according...
New med-tech zinc sensor developed
Credit: CNBP A new zinc sensor has been developed by researchers, which will allow for a deeper understanding of the dynamic roles that metal ions...
Special focus issue: ‘Bioanalysis of biopharmaceuticals’
Bioanalysis, a leading MEDLINE indexed journal for bioanalysts, has published a Special Focus Issue on 'Bioanalysis of Biopharmaceuticals'. The journal is published by Future Science...
New proton ‘starter’ for optogenetics
Credit: MIPT Press Office Scientists have examined a protein that will find application in optogenetics and could be used to control muscle and neuronal cells....
Climate’s effects on flowers critical for bumble bees
Credit: Photo courtesy of Jane Ogilvie. In a study that shows the importance of climate change on critical pollinators, North Carolina State University researchers found...
IU, Regenstrief, LifeOmic announce collaboration to revolutionize medicine
Credit: LifeOmic INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana University, the Regenstrief Institute and Indianapolis-based technology company LifeOmic have announced a first-of-its kind collaboration to advance the devel..
Algae with light switch
Credit: Oliver Bäumchen, MPIDS, Göttingen / Thomas Braun, Heidelberg Sunlight allows green algae to do more than just carry out photosynthesis. Some unicellular algae actually...