Biogenic amines may be one of the factors responsible for symptoms such as headaches, gastro-intestinal disorders, shortness of breath, fall in blood pressure,…
However, some patients are unable to effectively reduce their low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL cholesterol) or “bad cholesterol” levels with statins,…
“Inflammation has been linked to the initiation and progression of several types of cancer, as well as to the progression of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular…
The study looked at women scheduled to give birth, at the Akershus University Hospital in Norway over an 18 month period and the prevalence of, reasons for and…
Researchers at Dalhousie University have discovered a new technique using “computer-aided” drug design that may lead to an entirely new approach in the…
The overarching theme is called “Nanomaterials for Energy Applications”, the first conference will take place from February 3rd to 8th 2013 in Ventura, CA (US).
Months of painstaking work in the laboratory at Bielefeld University‘s Center for Biotechnology (CeBiTec) have paid off: the 15 students participating in this…
The European Research Council (ERC) has announced that Roland Schüle, Scientific Director at the Department of Urology, University of Freiburg Medical Centre…
To find a test that indicates who is at risk at an early stage would be valuable, as it would enable preventive treatment to be put in place.Researchers at…
According to a new research article by researchers from the University of Gothenburg, the current increase in the extent of peatland is having the opposite…
Since its first appearance in 1994, the Hendra virus has killed more than 80 horses and four of the seven people infected to date. An equine vaccine is crucial…
At the Weizmann Institute of Science, researchers explored these questions by attaching plastic “whiskers” to the fingers of blindfolded volunteers and asking…
Matt Shatley, computer research specialist in UD’s College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment (CEOE), assembled the animation by digitally stitching together…
The work was reported in two recent papers in Genome Research, published online on July 3 and Sept. 27.“Our goal is to understand how regulatory information is…
Kawasaki disease is a rare but serious condition in children that involves inflammation of the blood vessels, specifically the heart vessels that supply the…
Their findings appear in the journal Blood.Blood clots are formed at the site of an injured blood vessel to prevent blood loss. Sometimes, however, blood clots…