University researchers from two continents have engineered an efficient and environmentally friendly catalyst for the production of molecular hydrogen (H2), a…
Researchers at Cardiff University are developing a novel compound known to reverse the spread of malignant breast cancer cells. The vast majority of deaths…
The research shows that a one degree rise in tropical temperature leads to around two billion extra tonnes of carbon being released per year into the…
Cleveland Clinic researchers have discovered the process by which high-density lipoprotein (HDL) – the so-called “good cholesterol” – becomes dysfunctional,…
The longevity of breast stem cells and their daughters means that they could harbour genetic defects or damage that progress to cancer decades later,…
In a report receiving advance online publication in Nature Biotechnology, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators describe how adjusting the length…
The quality improvement initiative, conducted in a primary care setting, dramatically improved asthma control and outcomes for high-risk adolescents.The study…
The study, published today in Nature Communications, explains how this tiny 'railway' system is a key target for cancer drugs and, as such, how this new…
By means of so-called health coaching, researchers at the University of Copenhagen have helped a large group of diabetics to markedly improve their oral…
It also allows for production of such cells without destroying any human embryos. The discovery is a big step forward for stem cell research and for the high…
The theoretical physicist David Petrosyan from the Research center FORTH in Heraklion (Greece) has received the Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award of the…
The newly developed JET Process provides sufficient heat energy to melt a high proportion of scrap and sponge iron into liquid pig iron. As a result, steel…
It must, however, be guaranteed that no pathogenic agents from animals are transmitted to the human body. Researchers at the Paul-Ehrlich-Institut have now…
Marine scientists working on the coral reefs of Palau have made two unexpected discoveries that could provide insight into corals' resistance and resilience to…
In 2009, a borehole drilled at Krafla, northeast Iceland, as part of the Icelandic Deep Drilling Project (IDDP), unexpectedly penetrated into magma (molten…
How would electrons behave if confined to a wire so slender they could pass through it only in single-file?The question has intrigued scientists for more than…
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