“Our goal is to use these biomaterials in tissue engineering as a type of scaffold for muscle regeneration,” said co-author Dan Dudek, an assistant professor…
Researchers at North Carolina State University partnered with scientists and analysts from around the globe to determine recommendations to improve pest-risk…
It is the yellow fever mosquito that has developed a resistance to the mosquito repellent DEET, a substance used in mosquito repellents all over the world. In…
“The data in this study provide no concrete evidence of a need to alter milk drinking in any way,” said lead researcher Nicholas Timpson, Ph.D., lecturer in…
Researchers from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine have discovered a link between sporadic and familial forms of amyotrophic lateral…
siRNA is a part of an innovative strategy to disrupt the activity of cancer-related genes that has broad applications to other diseases.In the May 1 issue of…
Because this “coffee ring” phenomenon occurs with many liquids after they have evaporated, scientists have suggested that such rings can be used for examining…
The advance, known as the Lawrence Livermore Microbial Detection Array (LLMDA), could enable law enforcement, medical professionals and others to detect within…
The research could lead to big financial savings for industry.“Enzymes are usually very expensive items in chemistry or biochemistry,” said professor Basil…
High doses of antioxidant nutritional supplements, such as vitamins C and E, can increase genetic abnormalities in cells, which may predispose…
Analysis of a diverse range of wheat varieties within the HEALTHGRAIN project of the European Union has shown substantial variation (up to four-fold) in the…
Scientists at the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center have identified a key molecular mechanism in breast cancer that enables tumor cells to spread to…
The finding relied on a new technique called “DNA barcoding” that uses small snippets of DNA to distinguish between species, in much the same way that a…
The wheat grain is a heterogeneous structure with bio-active compounds unevenly distributed within its different parts. The bioactive compounds (fibres,…
The health benefits of cereal fibre, in particular in the prevention of lifestyle diseases such as diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular diseases, and cancer, are…
“Previous studies of adolescents have found an association between weight-bearing exercise and increased bone density and bone strength,” said Symeon Tournis,…
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