Health Sciences and Technology News

A factor in immune cells regulates human semen and seems to determine whether a man will be fertile, according to a new study

Argonne reached another milestone in the design and construction of the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) undulator system.

McGill University researcher Albert Berghuis has found out one of the ways in which the Staphylococcus aureus (SA) bacterium, a multi-drug resistant ‘superbug,’ is able to fight off one of the latest drugs of last resort used to treat it.

A synthetic version of a molecule found in the egg cells of the Northern Leopard frog (Rana pipiens) could provide the world with the first drug treatment for brain tumours.

Increasing intake of the omega-3 fatty acids DHA and EPA, found in popular fish-oil supplements, may protect against blindness resulting from abnormal blood vessel growth in the eye, according to a study in Nature Medicine.

Researchers at UAB (University of Alabama at Birmingham) have new information on the structure of a key enzyme in bacteria that could lead to improved antibiotics and less antibiotic resistance.

Freeing knotted shoelaces with fingers that are frozen stiff is extremely difficult and can even be painful. The reason that sensitivity and dexterity are poor is that both nerves and muscles perform their tasks reluctantly when they are cold.

Athletes who get an extra amount of sleep are more likely to improve their performance in a game, according to recent research.

The next generation of self-healing materials, invented by researchers at the University of Illinois, mimics human skin by healing itself time after time.

Malaria, sleeping sickness and so on lead to the death of millions of people in the world. African countries are particularly strongly hit. The expansion of Dengue fever and the recent epidemics of Chikungunya and West Nile disease illustrate the trend.