The researchers spent five years compiling and analyzing data about the size and biomass of every type of living organism on the planet -- from tiny one-celled organisms like soil archaea and bacteria to large organisms like blue whales and sequoia trees.
Athletes from less rich countries require additional health knowledge to avoid injuries during rigorous training. However, if there is no access to medically qualified personnel, greater knowledge can raise the danger of injury. This is the conclusion reached by researchers at Linkoping Univ
A clinical trial of an experimental universal influenza vaccine developed by researchers at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Vaccine Research Centre (VRC), which is part of the National Institutes of Health, has begun at Duke University in Durham, North Carol
China last month launched a three-day drill following Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen's meeting with US House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy in the US, National Defense University researcher Ma Chen-kun wrote in an article published in the Mainland Affairs Council's (MAC) latest bri
The bacteria in the intestine provide information on the amounts of fungi from the possibly pathogenic Candida genus. Surprisingly, among them are lactic acid bacteria, which are known for their ability to guard against fungal diseases. Researchers from the Leibniz Institute for Natural Prod
Organoids produced from patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) were used to create a biobank by researchers from the Organoid group (Hubrecht Institute) and UMC Utrecht. They used this biobank to validate known HNC indicators, and they discovered that therapy responses in organoids matched
Researchers from the University of Basel and the University Hospital of Basel have now successfully shown that individuals with a lack of vasopressin brought on by a condition of the pituitary gland also have a deficiency of oxytocin. This discovery could be important for creating novel trea
Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and those from Italy described common patterns of sleep disturbances and irregularities in daily rhythms of rest and activity across patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorder, or SSD, in a paper that was just published in Molecular Psychiatry
Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of DEWA, expressed his pride at the role played by Emirati researchers at the R&D Centre to support global efforts for accelerating the transition to a competitive and sustainable economy that is based on knowledge and innovation.
Physical exercise following a stroke can be crucial to a successful recovery. According to research conducted by the University of Gothenburg, persons who exercise four hours per week after suffering a stroke recover more functionally in six months than those who do not.
Cedars-Sinai Cancer Centre researchers discovered that fatty liver, a condition commonly associated with obesity, promotes the progression of colon cancer to the liver. Their research, which was published in the peer-reviewed journal Cell Metabolism, delves into the process at the cellular l