Tailor-made synthesis of cyclic chemicals by means of enzymes

Penicillin-based antibiotics contain a five-membered hydrocarbon cycle, additionally incorporating a sulfur and a nitrogen atom. Researchers…

Mutation protects against Alzheimer’s-like disease in mice

Researchers have discovered a mutation that can protect against Alzheimer's disease in mice. The study found…

Per-capita end-of-life spending is decreasing rapidly, according to new study

Health economists have long considered end-of-life spending to be one of the major contributors to the…

Artificial Intelligence improves stroke and dementia diagnosis in most common brain scan

Artificial Intelligence improves stroke and dementia diagnosis in commonest form of brain scan.

A shipwreck and an 800-year-old ‘made in China’ label reveal lost history

Nearly a thousand years ago, a ship sank in the Java Sea near Indonesia. Cargo recovered…

How electronic health records can benefit clinical trials

A new study has indicated that the Secure Anonymized Information Linkage (SAIL) Databank can provide a…

Cell type switch helps colon cancer evade treatment, study suggests

Researchers have discovered that colon cancers are often resistant to existing drug treatments because they are…

Global 2 degrees C rise doubles population exposed to multiple climate risks compared to 1.5 degrees C

New research identifying climate vulnerability hotspots has found that the number of people affected by multiple…

Researchers take key step toward growing human organs in laboratory

Researchers have learned that precursor cells for skeletal muscles actually also give rise to neurons, blood…

How humans repress prejudices

A philosopher has used psychoanalysis to investigate why people are often not aware of their prejudices.…