Why thick skin develops on our palms and soles, and its links to cancer
Scientists from Queen Mary University of London have discovered that foot callouses/keratoderma (thickened skin) can be linked to cancer of the oesophagus (gullet), a disease...
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ESMO Summit Africa 2017
The ESMO Summit Africa is a three-day educational event with presentations focused on several key disease sites. Created for oncology professionals in Africa by international...
Drug shows promise for treating alcoholism
Credit: Elena Zhukova UCLA researchers have found that an anti-inflammatory drug primarily used in Japan to treat asthma could help people overcome alcoholism. Their study...
A lure at both ends — Puff adders leave nothing to chance.
Credit: Wits University The Puff Adder (Bitis arietans) is one of Africa's deadliest snake species, not only due to its deadly venom, but also because...
NTU Singapore and Ben-Gurion University ink partnership to combat advanced cyber threats
Credit: Gilad Kavalerchik Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore) and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) are collaborating to find innovative ways to counter cyber threats....
Background suppression for super-resolution light microscopy
Credit: Image: APH/KIT Optical microscopy is applied widely in the life sciences sector. Among others, it is used to minimally invasively examine living cells. Resolution...
Peacock colors inspire ‘greener’ way to dye clothes
Credit: American Chemical Society "Fast fashion" might be cheap, but its high environmental cost from dyes polluting the water near factories has been well documented....
Vitamin D discovery could prove key to new treatments
Credit: Tatjana Baibakova / 123rf A team led by Motonari Uesugi, professor and deputy director of Kyoto University's Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS), found...
Oil production releases more methane than previously thought
Global methane and ethane emissions from oil production from 1980 to 2012 were far higher than previous estimates show, according to a new study which...
Highly sensitive gas sensors for volatile organic compound detection
Credit: Professor Tetsuya Kida Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are a group of carbon-based chemicals with low evaporation or vaporization points. Some VOCs are harmful to...
Elsevier announces the launch of a new journal: IFAC Journal of Systems and Control
Amsterdam, February 1, 2017 - Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and solutions, and the International Federation of Automatic Control...
Early signs of anxiety, depression may be evident in the brains of newborns
Washington, DC, February 1, 2017 - Early predictors of anxiety and depression may be evident in the brain even at birth, suggests a study published...
Fast food packaging contains potentially harmful chemicals that can leach into food
Newton, Mass. (Feb. 1, 2017) - Many Americans, with the start of the New Year, will resolve to cut back on fast food to avoid...
Tracking fishing vessels and sharks reveals protection for large mobile animals
Loading video... Credit: Global Fishing Watch New research published in the journal Biological Conservation sheds light on the contentious debate surrounding large Marine Protected Areas...
Some fast-food packaging contains potentially harmful fluorinated compounds
Credit: American Chemical Society Grease-proof packaging has helped make pizzas, burgers and tacos on-the-go a less messy proposition. However, a new study in the ACS...