Yeasts have long been the powerhouses of our food and fermentation industries. Each new species adds to our knowledge of the yeast gene pool and even small…
In a major new clinical trial, published in the British Medical Journal, a team of researchers from Cardiff University's School of Medicine together with…
Prepared by NOAA's National Center for Coastal Ocean Science, the report, A Marine Biogeographic Assessment of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, examines the…
By undertaking a meta-analysis which pooled information from five large trials, researchers at the University of Cambridge were for the first time able to…
The discovery, which was made during the 2008 Physiology course at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL), is reported in the May 21 early online edition of…
For the first time, researchers have observed a singular cosmic act of rebirth: the transformation of an ordinary, slow-rotating pulsar into a superfast…
Sleep apnea has long been known to be associated with obesity. But a new study published in the June issue of Diabetes Care finds that the disorder is widely…
A large-scale study of mockingbirds in diverse habitats reveals that species in more variable climes also sing more complex tunes. “As environments become more…
Astronomers have discovered a unique double-star system that represents a “missing link” stage in what they believe is the birth process of the most…
Because children spend a great deal of their time in school, school nurses often supervise medical decisions and diabetes care. Some researchers believe that…
“Our data are the first to show that transcutaneous immunization is an effective way to prevent experimental ear infections and lays the foundation for an…
A protein that plays a key role in tumor formation, oxygen metabolism and inflammation is involved in a pathway that extends lifespan by dietary restriction. The finding, which appears in the May 22, 2009 edition of the on-line journal PLoS Genetics, provides a new understanding of how dietary restriction contributes to longevity and cancer prevention and gives scientists new targets for developing and testing drugs that could extend the healthy years of life. …
“The commitment of the management is the most important value when it comes to achieving sustainable health among employees,” says Ingela Bäckström. “The…
ProScan is based on structured laser technology. The system is usually installed after the finishing stand of the rolling mill, where it measures the full…
The study will be published in the May 21 issue of the journal Cell Host & Microbe. “We have found a mechanism that the influenza virus uses to inhibit the…
Chrome adds beauty and durability, but those features come at a heavy cost. Though it's cheap to produce and harmless to consumers, the industrial process to…
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