Their findings, which appear in the latest edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, have a range of implications — from the production of…
In many modern societies, adults often sacrifice sleep during the workweek to make time for other demands, then snooze longer on the weekends to recoup that…
“Our allergy inhibition project is innovative and significant because we brought a novel molecular design approach to selectively inhibit mast cell…
Case Western Reserve University researchers today published findings that point to a promising discovery for the treatment and prevention of prion diseases,…
Rocky pillars dotting Iceland’s Skaelingar valley were projectiles tossed into the fields by warring trolls.That, at least, is the tale that University at…
They say the new insights point the way toward potentially developing drugs for the disease, which affects approximately 100,000 people in the United States. “Until now we've had little insight and no effective treatment strategies for systemic sclerosis, and many patients die within a year of diagnosis,” says Hal Dietz, a professor in the Institute of Genetic Medicine and director of the Smilow Center for Marfan Syndrome Research at Johns Hopkins….
High levels of high density lipoprotein (HDL), also known as the “good cholesterol,” are thought to protect against heart disease. However, what’s good for one…
The study, published in the September issue of Ecology and Society, examined a combination of 15 social and ecological variables — from tourism and per capita…
It was a result so unexpected that MIT researchers initially thought it must be a mistake: Under certain conditions, putting a cracked piece of metal under…
The innate immune response to bacterial, viral and parasitic infections is the main topic of this year's “North-Regio-Day on Infection” meeting, short NoRDI…
After bringing electromobility to its home community, Fraunhofer IAO’s branch lab in Garmisch-Partenkirchen is teaming up with the University of Stuttgart’s…
The discovery, published Oct. 9 in Science Translational Medicine, could point the way to better treatments for patients who are medically vulnerable and,…
Terahertz (THz) radiation — radiation in the wavelength range of 30 to 300 microns — is gaining attention due to its applications in security screening,…
If they do, they’ll find carbyne nanorods or nanoropes have a host of remarkable and useful properties, as described in a new paper by Rice University…
Trait anxiety is a measure of how anxious a person usually is, as opposed to state anxiety, which refers to how anxious we are at the moment. A meta-analysis…
According to a new report published today by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF), women may expect to live longer but their quality of life will be…
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