Study explaining side effects of statins finds drug can have unexpected benefits

By suppressing the activity of key cellular receptors called G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) and their interacting…

Heading towards a tsunami of light

Researchers have proposed a way to create a completely new source of radiation. Ultra-intense light pulses…

Superbugs have colonized the International Space Station — but there’s a silver lining

Researchers have taken another small step towards deep space exploration, by testing a new silver- and…

Bright skies for plant-based jet fuels

With an estimated daily fuel demand of more than 5 million barrels per day, the global…

From foam to bone: Plant cellulose can pave the way for healthy bone implants

Researchers have developed what could be the bone implant material of the future: an airy, foamlike…

Food safety: Dung beetles and soil bacteria reduce risk of human pathogens

Food safety regulations increasingly pressure growers to remove hedgerows, ponds and other natural habitats from farms…

Inflammation links heart disease and depression

People with heart disease are more likely to suffer from depression, and the opposite is also…

Researchers predict 1.4 million deaths from all cancers in 2019 in the EU

Death rates from breast cancer are predicted to fall in all European Union (EU) countries in…

People who don’t drink may still suffer harms from alcohol

Harms to people resulting from alcohol consumption by others in Germany in 2014 are assessed in…

When it comes to monarchs, fall migration matters

New research shows that a critical piece of the butterfly's annual cycle was missing -- the…