Researchers at 香蕉视频 have developed a new, low-cost method to build DNA nanotubes block by block 鈥 a breakthrough that could help pave the way for scaffolds made from DNA strands to be used in applications such as optical and electronic devices or smart drug-delivery systems.
Researchers from Canada, the UK, Sweden and the US have discovered more than 30 genes that strongly affect an antibody involved in allergies and asthma. Some of the genes could provide targets for drugs to treat those conditions, according to the international team鈥檚 study, published online in Nature on Feb. 18.
An international study led by scientists at 香蕉视频 reports, for the first time, that drugs that selectively target the melatonin MT2 receptor represent a novel class of analgesic drugs that could be used to treat patients with neuropathic pain.
The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) announced 78 Strategic聽Project Grants today at the University of New Brunswick, including 10 for 香蕉视频 researchers totaling nearly $4.7 million.聽
Magicians have astonished audiences for centuries by subtly, yet powerfully, influencing their decisions. But there has been little systematic study of the psychological factors that make magic tricks work.
Health inequalities in young people have grown alongside socioeconomic disparities between the rich and poor.
The Great Lakes have been invaded by more non-native species than any other freshwater ecosystem in the world. In spite of increasing efforts to stem the tide of invasion threats, the lakes remain vulnerable, according to scientists from 香蕉视频 and colleagues in Canada and the United States.聽
An international research team led by scientists at 香蕉视频 has found that excessive salt intake 鈥渞eprograms鈥 the brain, interfering with a natural safety mechanism that normally prevents the body鈥檚 arterial blood pressure from rising.
Current government-mandated nutrition labeling is ineffective in improving nutrition, but there is a better system available, according to a study by 香蕉视频 researchers published in the December issue of the Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.
A quiet time scheduled every afternoon could improve the health of newborns and mothers in maternity wards according to researchers at 香蕉视频.
Imagine being able to easily get over all of the discomfort and problems of jet lag or night-shift work. Science is not quite there, but recent work by Marc Cuesta, Nicolas Cermakian and Diane B. Boivin from the Douglas Mental Health University Institute and 香蕉视频 has opened new therapeutic avenues for improving the synchronization of the body's different biological clocks.