The farthest galaxy appears as a diminutive blob that is only a tiny fraction of the size of our Milky Way galaxy. But it offers a peek back into a time when…
Depression is a common but serious disease that frequently has major repercussions for patients, their families and the community alike. Because medical…
Researchers from Uppsala University and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) have contributed to the study by analysing genes that played a…
This suggests that water has played a more extensive role than previously envisioned, and that environments capable of sustaining life could exist, according…
About 4,200 athletes from about 165 countries competed for medals at the London 2012 Paralympic Games impressively demonstrating the high standards of…
750.000 Swiss Francs (approx. EUR 620.000, USD 800.000, GBP 500.000) for each of the four subjects. Half of the amount must be destined by the winners to…
Their results are reported online in the journal Nature Communications.Macular degeneration, the leading cause of vision loss in people over 50, is caused by…
Designing non-electronic biological machines has been a riddle that scientists at the interface of biology and engineering have struggled to solve. The walking…
A team led by Dr. Kazushi Miki, Group Leader of the Functional Heterointerface Group, Polymer Materials Unit (Unit Director: Izumi Ichinose), National…
Graphene crystals were first isolated in 2004. They are two-dimensional (one-atom in thickness), harder than diamonds and far stronger than steel, providing…
Supercharging is a technique no longer confined to automotive enthusiasts.Artem Rudenko, a new assistant professor of physics at Kansas State University and…
New research by biologists at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine has now identified one way the body does exactly that. This…
The sequenced genome gives researchers a genetic blueprint of the pig. It includes a complete list of DNA and genes that give pigs their traits like height and…
The six-year study of blood levels of nearly 2,000 individuals suggests a preventive role for vitamin D3 in this disease. The research appears the December…
The findings were published online ahead of print publication in the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.”REM sleep is accompanied by profound inhibition of muscle activity,” said researcher Richard Horner, PhD, professor of medicine and physiology at the University of Toronto This “paralysis” affects breathing muscles and “is a cause of snoring and other breathing problems in sleep, especially obstructive sleep apnea.” …
Much biological research on climate change focuses on the impacts of warming and changes in precipitation over wide areas. Researchers are now increasingly…
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