A subset of protein complexes whose role has long been thought to consist only of…
Month: March 2017
More transparency at FDA needed, researchers say
As the new administration considers the future direction of the Food and Drug Administration, a…
Looming crisis of the much decreased fresh-water supply to Egypt’s Nile delta
A multi-year study of Egypt’s Nile Delta places the country’s major breadbasket at serious risk….
E-cigarettes a gateway to smoking? Not likely
Major national studies provide little evidence that e-cigarette users move to smoking cigarettes as a…
A multidrug efflux pump in motion
Researchers have mapped the conformational changes that occur in a protein ‘notorious’ for pumping chemotherapeutic…
Looming threat of Asian tobacco companies to global health
There are already one billion tobacco smokers worldwide, and the number will likely rise further…
Phage therapy shown to kill drug-resistant superbug
Phage therapy could offer a safe and effective alternative to antibiotics in the treatment of…
Diving with the sharks: How does it impact the animals?
Humans can interact with sharks without long-term behavioral impacts for the ocean’s top predators, a…
Red tides can be predicted, new study shows
For over a century scientists have been trying to understand what causes red tides to…
New research urges a rethink on global energy subsidies
The hidden toll that subsidies for electricity, fossil fuels, and transport have on social welfare,…