In a study in ACS' journal Environmental Science & Technology, they describe hints that one flame retardant, banned years ago in some areas, actually remains…
Since 1978 the Max Planck Society annually honours with this award up to 40 young scientists for their excellent research. It is supposed to encourage highly…
In the KORONA cooperation project, research scientists from the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT in Aachen installed a femtosecond laser at the…
Many disorders of the CNS change the functionality and integrity of the BBB. Glucocorticoids (GC) are being used successfully in the treatment of some…
Human Norrin protein has been originally identified in the art as being a crucial factor in the development of Norrie disease and is thought to be primarily…
Oral and parenteral drug administration dominate the drug delivery market. The global market for oral drug delivery enhanced products was estimated to be worth…
The results of their study, which is published in PLoS ONE this month, hold great promise for future treatments and cures for diseases such as age-related…
“One of the most ominous threats of global warming today is from rising sea levels, which can cause marine waters to inundate the land,” says the team's…
Most people don't think worms are cool. But the tiny flatworm that Northwestern University scientist Christian Petersen studies can do something very cool…
Consumers may perceive companies that use incomplete typeface logos — such as the horizontal baby blue stripes that form the letters IBM — as innovative….
“We’re trying to do molecular biology with a microscope, but in order to do that, we must be able to look at things on a molecular scale,” says Jesse Aaron,…
Global climate trend since Nov. 16, 1978: +0.14 C per decadeApril temperatures (preliminary)Global composite temp.: +0.12 C (about 0.22 degrees Fahrenheit)…
Nathan Phillips, associate professor of geography and environment and director of BU’s Center for Environmental and Energy Studies (CEES), and his research…
This isn't a future-tech scenario. This advanced autonomous capability has been developed by a team from the Georgia Institute of Technology, the University of…
For the study, researchers reviewed the cases of 40 people from the Neurological Tissue Bank-University of Barcelona-Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS in Barcelona,…
Ongoing, intrinsic brain activity that is not task-related accounts for the majority of energy used by the human brain.This surprising finding, along with…