Month: December 2017

The randomised controlled trial of more than 2,000 people in Lambeth and Southwark was led by the London School of ...

Conserving coral communities

Cambridge, MA (December 27, 2017) -- Spending hours a day diving in and around the coral reefs off St. Croix ...

Kessler Foundation awarded second Hearst Foundations Fellowship grant

Credit: Kessler Foundation Kessler Foundation has been awarded a second two-year $150,000 grant from the Hearst Foundations to support a ...

Noninvasive brainwave technology improved post-traumatic stress symptoms in military

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Dec. 22, 2017 - A noninvasive brainwave mirroring technology significantly reduced symptoms of post-traumatic stress in military ...

Biomarkers in breast cancer: IQWiG criticizes conclusion on MINDACT data in US guideline

The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) recently updated its guideline on biomarkers with regard to the MammaPrint test and ...

Bacteria acquire resistance from competitors

Credit: University of Basel, Biozentrum Bacteria not only develop resistance to antibiotics, they also can pick it up from their ...

The Iberian brown bears do not descend from those fled from the north during the Ice Age

According to the glacier refuges theory, after the last glaciations the bears of northern Europe sought shelter in the South. ...

Study explores impact of obesity on bone marrow cells

Credit: Credit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI -New research published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine highlights the pernicious effect of obesity ...

Growing organs a few ink drops at a time

Credit: Osaka University Osaka - Printed replacement human body parts might seem like science fiction, but this technology is rapidly ...

From C-H to C-C at room temperature

Credit: IBS, published in Nature Chemistry Carbon-carbon (C-C) bonds make up the skeleton of all organic molecules. However, creating such ...

Callous and unemotional traits show in brain structure of boys only

Callous-unemotional traits have been linked to deficits in development of the conscience and of empathy. Children and adolescents react less ...

Wrens’ calls reveal subtle differences between subspecies

Credit: S. Luttrell Birds' songs and the ways they vary between places have been well studied--but what can the simpler ...

New model considers an extra factor to improve our prediction of nuclear fission

Credit: Chikako Ishizuka, Tokyo Institute of Technology For all of us working with electricity, radioactive waste containment, or hospitals, controlling ...

Viewing atomic structures of dopant atoms in 3-D relating to electrical activity in a semiconductor

Credit: Nano Letters Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) and their research team involving researchers of JASRI, Osaka ...

Project will provide reaction kinetics data for synthesis of metallic nanocrystals

Credit: Rob Felt, Georgia Tech Researchers have published the first part of what they expect to be a database showing ...

2017 top science news release breaks EurekAlert!’s all-time record

The most popular news release on EurekAlert! in 2017 is also the most-visited in the science-news service's 21-year history. Attracting ...

Neuroscientists shed light on causes of postpartum depression using new research model

(Tufts University, Health Sciences Campus) Postpartum depression strikes nearly one in five new mothers. Stress is a significant risk factor ...

UMass Amherst and research partners aim to improve flu season forecasts

Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - Research teams, including one led by biostatistician Nicholas Reich at the University of Massachusetts ...

Scientists should be super modelers

Credit: Sue Nichols, Michigan State University Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability Scholars and conservationists want to aim for the ...

Befriending oneself has benefits, but backup plan recommended