The risk of developing dementia increases markedly when a person is diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment, a noticeable and measurable decline in…
The researchers are investigating polymers that “snap” when triggered by light, thereby converting light energy into mechanical work and potentially…
Montana State University researchers have now overcome those challenges, allowing them to verify it for the first time, said Matthew Fields, an associate…
The subject of this new Hubble image, spiral galaxy NGC 6984, played host to one of these explosions back in 2012, known as SN 2012im. Now, another star has…
‘The new vessel will open up for research that hasn’t been possible in the past. This is great news considering for example that the U.N.’s latest climate…
The epilepsy monitoring unit (EMU) is where continuous video EEGs are performed. The video records the patient’s physical activity, including seizures and what…
Researchers led by bioengineers at the University of California, San Diego have generated the most complete genome sequences from single E. coli cells and…
Coding variants in immune disease-related genes play only a small part in the overall genetic risk for psoriasis, according to a new study led by Anhui Medical…
For the first time, scientists have used new technology which analyses the whole genome to find the cause of a genetic disease in what was previously referred…
The system can construct its own network of tracks spanning tens of micrometres in length, transport cargo across the network and even dismantle the tracks.The…
Research carried out by UEA with the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) and published today in the journal Fisheries Research…
“We uncovered a novel mechanism that allows proteins that direct pre-mRNA splicing – RNA-binding proteins – to induce a regulatory effect from greater…
The MD&M West is the world’s largest exhibition fair for medical design and manufacturing with co-located conference and takes place from February 11-13, 2014.
A team led by Kathryn J. Ruddy, MD, MPH, and Dr. Ann H. Partridge, MD, MPH, surveyed 585 women recently diagnosed with breast cancer at or under the age of 40…
When we think of structural materials, we usually imagine something big, strong and bulky, like steel beams in bridges and buildings, and while we are becoming…
New data suggest that the transcription factor FOXO3 may protect against alcohol-induced liver injury. Researchers determined that alcohol given to mice…