In the quest for renewable fuels, scientists are taking lessons from a humble bacterium that…
Month: November 2015
Contact, connect and fuse: An ultra-structural view of the muscle formation process
New work describes the steps and processes governing myoblast fusion with muscle fibres during the…
Improving safety, decreasing risks of new blood thinners
By reversing the effects of the blood thinners apixaban and rivaroxaban within minutes, this new…
Hospital readmission common after emergency general surgery
A study of patients who underwent an emergency general surgery procedure found that hospital readmission…
Previous oral contraceptive use associated with better outcomes in patients with ovarian cancer, study finds
Patients who develop ovarian cancer appear to have better outcomes if they have a history…
New online tool created to tackle complications of pregnancy, childbirth
An interdisciplinary team of biologists and medical researchers has created a new platform, which they…
Grow kids’ brains through sport
Organized extracurricular sport activities for children help them develop and improve cognitive skills, such as…
So long, stethoscope? New device, smartphone alter exams
A smartphone-based device known as HeartBuds performed just as well as traditional stethoscopes and better…
Molecular immunity from microbes
A new molecular biology tool derived from a bacterial defense system has been used for…
Research to ‘save the most valuable silk moth in the world’
Scientists have identified potential treatment for diseased caterpillars, including the development of bacteriophages with the…