Researchers have made a significant breakthrough by developing the 3D structure of proteins from inside the eye lens that control…
Hearing loss is a risk factor for premature death
A new study links hearing loss with an increased risk for mortality before the age of 75 due to cardiovascular…
Gut hormone increases response to food
The holiday season is a hard one for anyone watching their weight. The sights and smells of food are hard…
Scientists pave the way for saliva test for Alzheimer’s disease
Scientists have identified three biomarkers for detecting mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease in saliva samples. The research has promising…
Rethinking school suspensions: School climate offers a clue
Researchers have found that when educators and administrators focus on creating a positive school climate, the likelihood of a student…
3D printing offers helping hand to patients with arthritis
3D printing can cut the cost of adaptive aids that help people with hand arthritis. Current products are quite expensive,…
Killing the liver-stage malaria parasite with baculovirus: a drug discovery approach
Currently, few antimalarial treatments exist that effectively kill liver-stage malaria parasite Plasmodium vivax, which can lay dormant for months or…
Marketing: Putting a price on reputation
As Christmas shopping gets into full swing, new research reveals how reputation influences our purchasing decisions and the price we…
Fighting obesity: Could it be as plain as dirt?
It costs the global economy an estimated US $2 trillion annually and has been dubbed a modern day health epidemic,…
Development of world’s first vertical Ga2O3 transistor through ion implantation doping
Researchers at the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) and Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT) demonstrate…