The team's analysis of four microRNAs (miRNA) found in the blood plasma of pancreatic cancer patients is proof of principle to further develop a blood test for…
At the IFA international consumer electronics exhibition in Berlin (September 4 to 9) Fraunhofer researchers are presenting a prototype of their open…
In order to foresee the appearance of desertification processes, defined by the United Nations as the “degradation of the land into arid, semi-arid and…
At this year’s IFA international consumer electronics exhibition in Berlin (September 4 to 9) Fraunhofer researchers will demonstrate the power and flexibility…
Researchers from the Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies (IMEDEA-CSIC) focussed on the period from 1994 to 2007 to study the persecution of the ten…
“It used to be very difficult to detect which chronic effects occur,” explains Dr Matthias Liess, head of the UFZ's System Ecotoxicology Department. In their…
The cotton was engineered so that the toxic gossypol is reduced to tolerable levels in the high-protein seed but remain at higher levels in the rest of the…
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine researchers have discovered a new role for the bioactive lipid messenger, sphingosine-1-phosphate, or S1P,…
This strategy, which involves producing diverse genetic mutations that result in leukemia and associating specific mutations with treatment outcomes, will…
But in moderate amounts, ROS also help keep cells healthy by controlling cell division, movement and other normal biological processes.To better understand the…
Stanford photo scientists are out to reinvent digital photography with the introduction of an open-source digital camera, which will give programmers around…
Marketers tout the attributes of “organic” food, while the “local foods movement” is gaining popularity throughout the world. The “organic-or-local” debate is…
The paper was designated as the “Paper of the Week” in the September 4 issue of the Journal of Biological Chemistry (JBC), published by the American Society…
Potted plants add a certain aesthetic value to homes and offices, bringing a touch of nature to indoor spaces. It has also been shown that many common house…
One way to maximize the eco-friendly factor of a structure is to include a green roof—and this doesn't refer to the paint color. “Greening” a roof, or covering…
The pilot study, run by the University of Leicester and Leicester Hospitals, was trialled with 100 healthy volunteers, aged between 18 and 50. Dr Iain…
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