The lay press and thousands of nutritional products warn of oxygen radicals or oxidative stress…
Month: July 2016
Travelers import superbugs
Many tourists returning from India were found colonized with multidrug-resistant ‘superbugs’. Microbiologists also isolated a…
Microplastics – a cause for concern
Plastics became widespread after the second World War, and as a material, plastic is still…
Chimpanzees who travel are more frequent tool users
Travel fosters tool use in wild chimpanzees and it may also have been a driving…
Chronic fatigue syndrome flare-ups caused by straining muscles and nerves
Mild to moderate muscle and nerve strain provokes symptom flares in individuals with chronic fatigue…
Genetic drivers of immune response to cancer discovered through ‘big data’ analysis
Scientists have identified over 100 new genetic regions that affect the immune response to cancer….
Hummingbird vision wired to avoid high-speed collisions
Hummingbirds are among nature’s most agile fliers. They can travel faster than 50 kilometers per…
NASA’s Kepler confirms 100+ exoplanets during its K2 mission
Scientists report the largest haul of confirmed planets – tallying more than a hundred —…
A battery inspired by vitamins
Researchers have identified a whole new class of high-performing organic molecules, inspired by vitamin B2,…
Malaria: A genetically attenuated parasite induces an immune response
With nearly 3.2 billion people currently at risk of contracting malaria, scientists have experimentally developed…