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Cryptaphelenchus abietis, a new nematode species isolated from bark beetles that emerged from a dead log in Nagano, Japan, may become a useful lab species because of its culturabilityCredit: University of Tsukuba Tsukuba, Japan -…

Credit: RUDN University RUDN University doctors found alterations in serum amino acid profile in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The findings will help to understand the mechanism of the disorder and…

Credit: Chrystian Ochoa and Vivek Sharma Chemical engineers at the University of Illinois Chicago and UCLA have answered longstanding questions about the underlying processes that determine the life cycle of liquid foams. The…

ESMO Virtual Plenary, 17 June 2021, 19:30 CEST Lugano, Switzerland, 17 June 2021 - Adding an immune checkpoint inhibitor to anti-HER2 treatment in breast cancer does not improve pathological complete response (pCR), according to the…

Credit: Photo Heidi M. Thomsen During flock encounters, a single vocal interaction seems to be sufficient for making the decision of whether to recruit an individual or flock. Parrots are known for their splendid ability to imitate,…

Credit: Department of Nephrology,TMDU Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) find that the secretion of uromodulin protein into urine can be induced by treatments that may protect against urinary tract infections…

Credit: IGDB Is it possible to drive nanoparticles to orbit below the light diffraction limit using a Gaussian beam? A recent joint research project reported in Nature Communications says yes. It is well known that light possesses…

Credit: Javier Marmolejo Researchers at the University of Gothenburg have observed the absorption of a single electron by a levitated droplet with such a magnification that it is visible with the naked eye and can even be measured with…

A study by the ICTA-UAB and the University of Porto analyses the effects of exposure to green spaces during the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain and Portugal A study carried out by the Institute of Environmental Science and…

Long-term study shows that maternal loss is stressful for immature orphan wild chimpanzees -- but only for the first couple of yearsCredit: Cédric Girard-Buttoz / Taï Chimpanzee Project The death of a mother is a traumatic event for…

Credit: NASA, ESA, Z. Shen and P. van Dokkum (Yale University), and S. Danieli (Institute for Advanced Study) The most accurate distance measurement yet of ultra-diffuse galaxy (UDG) NGC1052-DF2 (DF2) confirms beyond any shadow of a doubt…

University of Rochester researchers describe first highly chirped pulses created by a using a spectral filter in a Kerr resonatorCredit: University of Rochester illustration / Michael Osadciw The 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics was shared…

Credit: Insel Gruppe Testicular cancer is the most common cancer among men under 40 in Europe and the USA. National statistics from the Cancer League indicate 471 new cases and 12 deaths in Switzerland. In general, the prospects for…

Credit: Mark Gridley In the mid-14th century Europe was devastated by a major pandemic - the Black Death - which killed between 40 and 60 per cent of the population. Later waves of plague then continued to strike regularly over…

Tissue-engineering scaffolds built around ultrashort peptides provide a new platform for studying bone regeneration in the lab. The peptides developed at KAUST self-assemble into a cartilage-like hydrogel that mimics the natural matrix…

Credit: Joshua Blight/Imperial College London A faster method for collecting pure malaria parasites from infected mosquitos could accelerate the development of new, more potent malaria vaccines. The new method, developed by a team of…

Chemical contaminationCredit: Empa The production of chemicals is a cumbersome business. Often, only a small part of what is actually wanted is produced in the factory. The large remainder is unusable - or even worse. Examples? The…

Seiichi Shirai (1905-1983) was an influential architect whose work has affected the designs of significant architects of the 20th century. Associate Professor Kosuke Hato of the Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, Shinshu…

Credit: © Corinna Friedrich, MDC / Charité Today as they did 100 years ago, doctors diagnose cancer by taking tissue samples from patients, which they usually fix in formalin for microscopic examination. In the past 20 years, genetic…

The results confirm that the 'Xpert Ultra' is a frontline tool in routine conditions and is effective in different contexts The 'Xpert Ultra' molecular test has a greater capacity than its predecessor ('Xpert MTB/RIF') in detecting…