“The blood froze in my veins” or “My blood curdled” – these common figures of speech can be taken literally, according to the latest studies. Indeed, more…
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) falsely detects breast cancer in five out of every six positive scans according to new research into the use of MRI for women…
Both have advantages and disadvantages, and combining the two offers the best of both worlds, say a team of European researchers who have developed a new breed…
A “Global Fund to Fight Neglected Tropical Diseases,” say Professor Hotez (Sabin Vaccine Institute and George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA) and…
For the first time, scientists have shown that it is more difficult for women to replace muscle that is lost naturally as they get older — because of key…
The study, published March 26th in the open-access journal PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, lends support to the idea that the organism, Mycobacterium…
Their product is a commercial analysis kit, sold under the brand name “Bruce-ladder,” and was developed in collaboration with Ingenasa, a Madrid-based business…
Led by Reid G. Fontaine, now an assistant professor of psychology at the UA and a director of the program in criminal law and policy in the James E. Rogers…
For the first time the birth of a black hole have been filmed. Cameras of the “Pi of the Sky” project recorded this remarkable event with 4 minutes sequence of…
Custom-Fit, funded by the EC under Sixth Framework Programme, is an industry led project with the aim of creating a fully integrated system for the design,…
Male infants in developed nations are more likely to die than female infants, a fact that is partially responsible for men’s shorter lifespans, reveals a new…
Now, researchers at UCSD School of Medicine have shown that Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) technology has the potential to non-invasively characterize tumors…
Their results, published online in the journal Nature Nanotechnology, indicate that graphene holds great promise for replacing conventional semiconductor…
This curious arrangement is one of Nature’s most delicate and complex partnerships – a collaboration now facing grave threats from climate change.The symbiosis…
A protein known as REST blocks the expression of a microRNA that prevents embryonic stem cells from reproducing themselves and causes them to differentiate…
The Duke team proved that if the switch is on, then a cell will divide, even if it’s damaged or the signal to grow disappears. Showing how the switch works may…
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