Study identifies new target to preserve nerve function

An enzyme that plays a crucial role in the degeneration of axons, the threadlike portions of…

Mica provides clue to how water transports minerals

Chemists have been able to look at the interface between water and muscovite mica, a flat…

Shh! Proven security for your secrets

Researchers show the security of their cipher based on chaos theory. The research highlights that their…

New research uses satellites to predict end of volcanic eruptions

Infrared satellite data could be used to predict when lava flow-forming eruptions will end, researchers recently…

When life gives you lemons, make bioplastics

An environmentally friendly method to produce BPA-free polycarbonate from limonene and carbon dioxide has been developed…

New gene therapy treatment routes for motor neurone disease uncovered in new study

Scientists investigating the genetic causes and altered functioning of nerve cells in motor neurone disease (MND)…

COPD: Changes in the lungs, changes in the microbiome

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can result in structural changes within the lungs over time. Scientists…

Not all muscle building supplements are equal

Popular muscle building supplements, known as branched-chain amino acids (BCAA) are ineffective when taken in isolation,…

Big-data analysis points toward new drug discovery method

A computational method has been created to systematically probe massive amounts of open-access data to discover…

Poor thyroid function may affect dialysis patients’ quality of life and daily living

In hemodialysis patients, hypothyroidism was linked with impairments across multiple areas of health-related quality of life,…