Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a major cause of severe visual impairment in older populations and…
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Putting others first can cost lives in emergencies
Selfless heroism isn't the best strategy in life-and-death disaster situations involving groups of people, a new…
Guided self-help approach to graded exercise program is safe, may reduce fatigue for patients with chronic fatigue syndrome
A self-help approach to a graded exercise program, supervised by a specialist physiotherapist, is safe and…
Out of africa: New research explores drive behind early humanity’s travels across the world
A new research project starts this July after receiving a grant of over £450,000 from the…
A unique amino acid for brain cancer therapy
Photodynamic therapy is often used to treat brain tumors because of its specificity — it can…
Plants sacrifice ‘daughters’ to survive chilly weather
Plants adopt different strategies to survive the changing temperatures of their natural environments. This is most…
Protein mingling under blue light
One of the current challenges in biology is to understand rapidly-changing phenomena. Interestingly, only a small…
How a single chemical bond balances cells between life and death
With SLAC's X-ray laser and synchrotron, scientists measured exactly how much energy goes into keeping a…
Heavy-drinking mothers linked to their child’s path toward the justice system
A new study investigated whether children whose mothers had an alcohol-related disorder would be at risk…
Study debunks claim of greatly improved survival rate for gunshot victims
The survival rate of US gunshot victims has not shown a marked improvement, as other recent…