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- UNIST researcher recognized with 2018 Merck Life Science Awards
- New study reveals local drivers of amplified Arctic warming
- UTA herpetologists describe new species of snake found in stomach of predator snake
- New technologies enable better-than-ever details on genetically modified plants
- Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience enters partnership with Zeiss
- Targeting 'hidden pocket' for treatment of stroke and seizure
- Firsthand accounts indicate fentanyl test strips are effective in reducing overdose risk
- No substantial benefit from transplantation reported for a high-risk leukemia subtype
- Researcher gets $2.85 million grant to discover ways to enhance bone strength
- Killer blows? Knockout study of pair of mouse MicroRNA provides cancer insight
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UNIST researcher recognized with 2018 Merck Life Science Awards
Credit: UNIST Jun Ho Lee, a doctroral student in Life Sciences at UNIST, has been named as a recipient of Merck's 2018 Life Science Awards in Tumor Biology, receiving the grand prize of $10,000. This award has been given to Jun Ho Lee in recognition of his exceptional research work and advances in cancer applications, specifically relating to…
Read More...New study reveals local drivers of amplified Arctic warming
Credit: UNIST The Artic experienced an extreme heat wave during the February 2018. The temperature at the North Pole has soared to the melting point of ice, which is about 30-35 degrees (17-19 Celsius) above normal. There have also been…
UTA herpetologists describe new species of snake found in stomach of predator snake
DiscoveryCredit: UT Arlington Herpetologists at The University of Texas at Arlington have described a previously unknown species of snake that was discovered inside the stomach of another snake more than four decades ago. The new snake…
New technologies enable better-than-ever details on genetically modified plants
Salk researchers used the latest DNA sequencing technologies to study exactly what happens at a molecular level when they insert new genes into plantsCredit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(January 15, 2019) Salk researchers have mapped the…
Targeting 'hidden pocket' for treatment of stroke and seizure
Credit: Furukawa Lab/CSHL Cold Spring Harbor, NY -- The ideal drug is one that only affects the exact cells and neurons it is designed to treat, without unwanted side effects. This concept is especially important when treating the…
Firsthand accounts indicate fentanyl test strips are effective in reducing overdose risk
Young adults who use drugs find fentanyl test strips useful, residue testing more convenient and testing at home more private, a Brown study foundCredit: Stephen Crocker/Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid…
No substantial benefit from transplantation reported for a high-risk leukemia subtype
Study led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital found treatment guided by measuring minimal residual disease was associated with better outcomes for hypodiploid acute lymphoblastic leukemia patientsCredit: St. Jude Children's Research…
Researcher gets $2.85 million grant to discover ways to enhance bone strength
Credit: School of Health and Human Sciences INDIANAPOLIS -- A $2.85 million National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases-funded study at IUPUI will advance understanding of how bone cells sense and respond to…
Killer blows? Knockout study of pair of mouse MicroRNA provides cancer insight
Credit: Department of Systems BioMedicine, TMDU A team at Tokyo Medical and Dental University(TMDU) has revealed the molecule to cancer development, showing that the absence of the lead to dysregulation of the cell cycle, albeit with…
Using bacteria to create a water filter that kills bacteria
New technology can clean water twice as fast as commercially available ultrafiltration membranesCredit: Environmental Science & Technology More than one in 10 people in the world lack basic drinking water access, and by 2025, half of…
Potential biotech and health applications with new knowledge on bacteria and viruses
Credit: University of Otago University of Otago research to better understand how bacteria and their viruses interact and evolve will enable future studies to exploit the use of bacteria and their viruses for potential biotechnology and…
Researchers find short bouts of stairclimbing throughout the day can boost health
Credit: JD Howell, McMaster University It just got harder to avoid exercise. A few minutes of stair climbing, at short intervals throughout the day, can improve cardiovascular health, according to new research from kinesiologists at…
Researchers identify specific cognitive deficits in individuals with spinal cord injury
Similarities in cognitive findings between persons with spinal cord injury and older healthy individuals could indicate accelerated aging of the brain after spinal cord injuryCredit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, NJ. January 18, 2019.…
Ultrafast detection of a cancer biomarker enabled by innovative nanobiodevice
Credit: Noritada Kaji Nagoya, Japan - Like DNA, ribonucleic acid (RNA) is a type of polymeric biomolecule…