Neurosurgeons hoping to successfully navigate the rapidly changing healthcare industry must advance their strategies and…
Inactive teens develop lazy bones
Inactive teens have weaker bones than those who are physically active, according to a new…
Amazingly fast, cheap genome sequencing: Zika virus mosquito genome assembled from scratch
A team of scientists has developed a new way to sequence genomes, which can assemble…
In a sample of blood, researchers probe for cancer clues
One day, patients may be able to monitor their body’s response to cancer therapy just…
Seven months after Rio Olympics, Zika continues to plague babies in urban slums
The near-paranoia related to Zika leading up to the 2016 Rio Games could have been…
Astronomers identify purest, most massive brown dwarf
Astronomers have identified a record breaking brown dwarf (a star too small for nuclear fusion)…
Evolutionary advantage of the common periwinkle
A special kind of small sulfur-rich proteins, the metallothioneins, have an extraordinarily large capability for…
Lighting up antibiotic resistance
Carbapenems are among the ‘antibiotics of last resort’ and can fight infections for which other…
Successful method to reduce dental implant failure
Scientists are evaluating the effectiveness of a new nanocoating for dental implants to reduce the…
On the trail of Parkinson’s disease
The molecular causes of diseases such as Parkinson’s need to be understood as a first…