New OCT technique provides better 3-D imaging of the cellular structure of the eye.
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Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) is a high-resolution live imaging technique that can be used for early detection of retinal diseases, such as age-related...
Shark fin soup (stock image).
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A majority of shark fins and manta ray gills sold around the globe for traditional medicines come from endangered species, a University of Guelph study has revealed.
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Healthy woman sleeping. (Stock image)
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People who get less rapid eye movement (REM) sleep may have a greater risk of developing dementia, according to a new study published in the August 23, 2017, online...
This microbe, nitrospira inopinata, could hold the answers for rectifying Earth’s nitrogen problem.
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New research from University of Alberta and University of Vienna microbiologists provides unparalleled insight into the Earth's nitrogen cycle, identifying and characterizing the...
Quats are used as antiseptics in toothpastes, mouthwashes, lozenges, nasal sprays, eye drops, shampoos, lotions, intravaginal spermicidal sponges and household cleaners, to name a few.
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A mouse heart cell with 2 nuclei (blue) and Singheart RNA labelled by red fluorescent dyes.
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New research has discovered a potential means...
Marathon runners.
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Elite athletes work hard to excel in sports, but they may also get a natural edge from the bacteria that inhabit their digestive tracts. Scientists have now tapped into the microbiome of exceptional runners...
Associate Professor Jochen Brocks and Dr. Amber Jarrett with an oil sample taken ancient sedimentary rocks.
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Research led by The Australian National University (ANU) has solved the mystery of how the first animals appeared on Earth, a...
This is an enlarged illustration of a mitoNEET protein backbone fold (pink and purple) with essential iron-sulfur clusters (orange and yellow) is superimposed on a microscopic image of a breast cancer cell's mitochondria.
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Two proteins have been identified...
Dr. Ganesh Raj, left, Dr. Amy Li, and colleagues have identified a molecule that shuts down estrogen-sensitive breast cancer in a new way.
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UT Southwestern Simmons Cancer Center researchers have shown that a first-in-class molecule can prevent breast...
This is Dr. Eric Belin de Chantemele, physiologist in the Vascular Biology Center and associate professor in the Department of Medicine at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University.
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When women are hypertensive their physicians should consider...
