‘Adopted’ embryo program produces new style extended families

Scientists are researching the emergence of a new style of family creation that sees couples "adopt"…

Disrupted fat breakdown in the brain makes mice dumb

A new study opens a new perspective with regard to the development of dementia. The scientists…

Urine test finds what makes people say no to blood pressure lowering pills

More than one third of 1,400 people with high blood pressure have not been taking their…

Mislocalized calcium channel causes insulin secretion defect in diabetes

Researchers have studied beta cells of type-2 diabetic donors, and find that a mislocalized calcium channel…

New hope for slow-healing wounds

MicroRNAs are interesting target structures for new therapeutic agents. They can be blocked through synthetic antimiRs.…

How cancer cells flood the lung

Lung cancer patients are particularly susceptible to malignant pleural effusion, when fluid collects in the space…

Shapeshifting materials: Using light to rearrange macroscopic structures

Researchers have created self-assembling molecules which can be broken down by ultraviolet light to recombine into…

Nutritional properties of mushrooms are better preserved when they are grilled or microwaved

Culinary treatments (boiling, microwaving, grilling, and deep frying) influence on proximate composition and antioxidant capacity of…

Light exposure in the evening improves performance in the final spurt

Athletes often have to compete late in the evening, when they are no longer able to…

Tau prevents synaptic transmission at early stage of neurodegeneration

Tau proteins are involved in more than twenty neurodegenerative diseases, including various forms of dementia. These…