Low level vitamin D during remission contributes to relapse in ulcerative colitis patients

Lower levels of vitamin D in the blood increase the risk of clinical relapse in patients…

Scientists uncover how Zika virus causes microcephaly

A multidisciplinary team has uncovered the mechanisms that the Zika virus uses to alter brain development,…

Climate-driven permafrost thaw

In bitter cold regions like northwestern Canada, permafrost has preserved relict ground-ice and vast glacial sedimentary…

Egg-free surrogate chickens produced in bid to save rare breeds

Hens that do not produce their own chicks have been developed for use as surrogates to…

From mice, clues to microbiome’s influence on metabolic disease

The community of microorganisms that resides in the gut, known as the microbiome, has been shown…

‘Complexity’ of exports is a good predictor of income inequality

A new paper argues that everything else being equal, the complexity of a country's exports also…

Designing new materials from ‘small’ data

Researchers have developed a novel workflow combining machine learning and density functional theory calculations to create…

Congo River fish evolution shaped by intense rapids

New research provides compelling evidence that a group of strange-looking fish living near the mouth of…

Efficient power converter for internet of things

Researchers have presented a new power converter that maintains its efficiency at currents ranging from 500…

Developing a catalytic conveyor belt

Capitalizing on previous studies in self-powered chemo-mechanical movement, researchers have developed a novel method of transporting…