In this study, a patient outreach program failed to support the notion that rates of screening colonoscopy can be increased by offering women the option of a…
“The average person hears E. coli and thinks of E. coli 0157:H7, a microorganism that causes horrific food poisoning, but we've developed a strain of E. coli…
The animals probably plumb the depths to avoid predators, search for prey and avoid heat in the tropics. However it wasn't clear how these mammoth reptiles…
Any parent that takes their kid out for a walk knows that children tire more quickly than adults, but why is that? Do kids and small adults walk differently…
Despite decades of intense research, little is known of the plant molecules that allow fungal hyphae to invade the host’s epidermal cells.A European research…
The rare condition causes some people to see sounds or written words as colours, or experience tastes, smells and shapes in linked combinations. Famous…
The observations focused on the bacterial DNA repair protein AlkB, but the results also apply to several proteins in the same family that play key regulatory…
We all know that living a stressful lifestyle can take its toll, making us age faster and making us more susceptible to the cold going around the office.The…
There is a large amount of data indicating that the amygdala, a particular structure in the brain, is strongly involved during the learning of “conditioned”…
When a foreign object such as a catheter enters the body, bacteria may not only invade it but also organize into a slick coating — a biofilm — that is highly…
The findings to be published ahead of print in the European Respiratory Journal, the official scientific publication of the European Respiratory Society,…
In a first application of gene therapy for the treatment of Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome, blood forming bone marrow cells have been corrected by gene transfer in…
Depending on the task involved, the new Mechatronics Concept Designer reduces development time by up to 20 percent. The solution makes it possible for all…
To prevent this, Siemens has developed a software solution that not only finds leaks in water pipelines; it also continuously monitors the water lines. This…
Conversion of sorghum grass to ethanol has increased with the interest in renewable fuel sources. Researchers at Iowa State University examined 12 varieties of…
Feedback
