By analysing genetic data from 175,000 people around the world, geneticists have now discovered and…
Month: January 2016
Cells from cow knee joints used to grow new cartilage tissue in laboratory
In an effort to develop a method for cartilage tissue engineering, researchers have successfully used…
Timely action needed to meet climate targets
The Paris Agreement of the UN climate change conference is deemed a historic step for…
Alzheimer’s diagnosis complicated by history of reading problems
Correctly diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease remains a challenge for medical professionals. Now, a new study reveals…
Learning a second language may depend on the strength of brain’s connections
Learning a second language is easier for some adults than others, and innate differences in…
200 million-year-old Jurassic dinosaur uncovered in Wales
A newly discovered juvenile theropod is possibly oldest known Jurassic dinosaur from UK.
Genomespace ‘recipes’ help biologists interpret genomic data
GenomeSpace, a cloud-based, biologist-friendly platform that connects more than 20 bioinformatics software packages and resources…
Blacks are at higher risk for first stroke, new data show
Blacks are nearly three times more likely to have a stroke at age 45 than…
Do animals exercise to keep fit?
From joining a gym to taking up running, getting fit is a perennially popular new…
Researchers pinpoint place where cancer cells may begin
In a study involving the fruit fly equivalent of an oncogene implicated in many human…