Scientists have exposed bacterial strains to cigarette smoke in the laboratory and found that the smoke increased the bacteria’s resistance…
From Japanese basket weaving art to nanotechnology with ion beams
The properties of high-temperature superconductors can be tailored by the introduction of artificial defects. An international research team has succeeded…
Two fraudsters, one passport
New research published today into the rise of so-called ‘face morphing’ attacks has found that computers are significantly more accurate…
New blood test can detect rejection by antibodies after kidney transplant
A group of scientists has found a biomarker that can identify patients with symptoms of kidney rejection symptoms after a…
Digital games may beat mindfulness apps at relieving stress, new study shows
Digital games may relieve stress after a day’s work more effectively than mindfulness apps.
Levels of ‘ugly cholesterol’ in the blood are much higher than previously imagined
The amount of remnant particle cholesterol in the blood, the so-called ugly cholesterol, is much higher than previously believed. The…
Medical News Today: Cancer and nutrition research: How best to move it forward
In the proceedings of a recent conference about the interplay between nutrition and cancer, specialists note that interdisciplinarity is the…
Low level exposure to air pollution is harmful, mouse model shows
Scientists investigating the effect of air pollution on lung health, in an animal model, have concluded that even low levels…
Strong evidence for causal link between obesity and multiple diseases
New research presents the strongest evidence yet of a causal relationship between obesity and a wide range of serious conditions.
Super-resolution microscopy sheds light on how dementia protein becomes dysfunctional
Researchers have used super-resolution microscopy to observe key molecules at work inside living brain cells, further unraveling the puzzle of…