They identified environmental, economic and social constraints but also options for efficient use of surplus land for bioenergy. The study provides a…

In Europe there are many concerns about adverse environmental effects of GM crops, and the opinions on the outcomes of environmental risk assessments (ERA)…

The proposed decentralisation of sanitation and reuse of water is designed to significantly alleviate the issues of water scarcity and groundwater protection…

Early life exposure to normal bacteria of the GI tract (gut microbes) protects against autoimmune disease in mice, according to research published on-line in…

In Switzerland, various local, cantonal and federal authorities are responsible for water management. This leads to inefficiencies and extra costs. A project…

Heidelberg pharmacologists and neurobiologists have discovered a key mechanism for the origin of chronic pain. In patients with persistent pain, calcium in the…

From the several pandemics generally called ‘pestilences’ three are historically recognized as due to plague, but only for the third pandemic of the 19th to…

Having the means to identify patients who are most likely to benefit from currently available cancer drugs not only reduces substantially the healthcare cost…

Researchers at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), together with colleagues from the Swiss Eawag aquatic research institute, have discovered…

The Hartz IV reform of the German labor market has been one of the most controversial reforms in the history of the reunited Federal Republic of Germany. It…

In addition to a public vote award, “Right Dose Excellence Awards” were given in the following categories: Trauma, Dual Energy – which allows examination of a…

These results, reported by scientists of the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) in Korea and the Leibniz-Institute of Tropospheric Research…

Studies of the oldest known fossils of Hoatzin ancestors have now shown that these birds existed around 34 million years ago in Europe. Paleornithologists at…

In doing so, it will strengthen its international focus and strategic partnership with Japan. From 29 to 31 January, it will be in the German Pavilion where it…

The EuLaViBar language vitality barometer is a tool that can be used to determine the extent to which a language is threatened with extinction. Academics from…

So-called extremely low-volatility organic compounds, which are produced by plants, could be detected for the first time during field and laboratory…

A University of Houston (UH) scientist and his team are working to develop the next generation of prostate cancer therapies, which are targeted at metabolism.

The research group of Professor Jairo Sinova at the Institute of Physics at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU), in collaboration with researchers from…

Trophos today announces that top-line results from a pivotal clinical trial of its lead product candidate olesoxime in spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) show a…

Their recent findings, published in the Biophysical Journal, shed new light on the mechanical properties of a critical brain protein and its role in the…