A 30-minute educational lesson about the importance of leaving what you find during outdoor experiences helps young people feel more
A 30-minute lesson can connect young people to nature, preserve for others
‘Coffee filter’ helps make new cancer drug Z-endoxifen 1000 times cheaper: Thorough analysis of synthesis reveals much cheaper purification route
Making drugs cheaper doesn’t always require pricey investments. A joint initiative by researchers from Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), the
Cancer genes characterized using ground-breaking new method
All cells in our body carry the dictionary of genetic information, the human genome. However, their shape and function are
Scientists build better way to decode the genome: New computer algorithm deciphers DNA’s most well-kept secrets; may help find the links between genes and disease
The genome is the body’s instruction manual. It contains the raw information — in the form of DNA — that
New actors identified in atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis is the most common cause of death and disease in the Western world. In Germany, about 300,000 people each
Can you recover from nerve gas poisoning?
As poisoned Russian double-agent Sergei Skripal was said to be on the mend Friday, toxicology experts warned the nerve agent
Cysticercosis epidemiology in Spain: What’s new?
Cysticercosis, an infection caused by larval cysts of a pork tapeworm, is a leading cause of seizures and epilepsy in
Genetic link to IBS identified in women
New research coordinated by Karolinska Institutet in Sweden links certain DNA variants to increased risk of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
To track environmental impact on genome, don’t forget the ‘epi’ in genetics research
In a review article published April 5 in the New England Journal of Medicine, scientist Andrew Feinberg, M.D., calls for
An index measures similarity between cancer cells and pluripotent stem cells: The new methodology measures tumor aggressiveness and the risk of relapse, helping doctors plan treatment
The theory that cancer progression involves the acquisition by tumor cells of features similar to those of stem cells has