New research has found a global pattern of sustained species extinctions on islands within hydroelectric…
Month: May 2016
Mouse study links heart regeneration to telomere length
The ends of heart muscle cell chromosomes rapidly erode after birth, limiting the cells’ ability…
A combined approach to treating metastatic melanoma
Oncologists have successfully treated a patient with metastatic melanoma by combining two different types of…
Identifying how merkel cell polyomavirus infection can cause a lethal carcinoma
A benign virus normally found in the skin can lead to a type of rare,…
Weed stems ripe for biofuel
A weedy plant found on the roadside in northern Australia has stems ripe for biofuel…
Premature babies may grow up to have weaker bones
Low birth weight babies are at higher risk of osteoporosis later in life, especially if…
Quiet please in the intensive care unit
A new study shows that noise levels in the Intensive Care Unit can go well…
Study shows patients require less painkilling medication after breast-cancer surgery if they have opiate-free anesthesia
New research shows that patients undergoing breast cancer surgery need less painkilling medication post-surgery if…
Jet lag? Newly synthesized molecules turn back biological clock
Scientists have designed new molecules that modify the circadian rhythm, opening the way to the…
Drug delivery that hits the dot
Brightly fluorescent nanocrystals, called quantum dots, can be used to test the delivery of drugs…