Month: August 2017

Credit: Photo: J. Kraus/ TUM Each atomic layer thin, tear-resistant, and stable. Graphene is seen as the material of the ...

From plant odorant detection to sex pheromone communication

Biologists at Lund University in Sweden are now able to show that the receptors enabling the primitive moth species, Eriocrania ...

10 million reasons that treatment of cancers caused by viruses may advance

New Orleans. LA - The National Institute of General Medical Sciences has awarded LSU Health New Orleans a $10 million ...

Heart hormones protect against obesity and insulin resistance

Credit: Michael Cairns Orlando, Fla., Aug. 25, 2017 - Researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP) in Lake ...

Guelph study shows endangered sharks, rays further threatened by global food markets

A majority of shark fins and manta ray gills sold around the globe for traditional medicines come from endangered species, ...

Flame retardants and likelihood of pregnancy in women undergoing fertility treatments

Key Takeaways: A common type of flame retardant was associated with reduced likelihood of clinical pregnancy and live birth following ...

Next-generation drug testing on chips

Credit: Kyoto University iCeMS Researchers at Kyoto University's Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS) in Japan have designed a small ...

HPV vaccination rates lag for vulnerable population of childhood cancer survivors

Credit: Seth Dixon / St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Aug. 24, 2017) Despite being at an increased ...

State’s stem cell agency awards $18.2 million grant for B cell cancer clinical trial

Credit: National Cancer Institute The Independent Citizens Oversight Committee of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) today unanimously approved ...

New app assesses radiation dosage in pediatric imaging

Credit: The Authors. BELLINGHAM, Washington, USA, and CARDIFF, UK -- A new Java-based application for Android tablets that provides neurosurgeons ...

DNA sensor plays critical role in cancer immunotherapy via response to unexpected DNA form

Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - August 23, 2017 - UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers report for the first time that ...

Androgen deprivation therapy increases risk of heart failure in men with prostate cancer

Men with localized prostate cancer who received androgen deprivation therapy, a hormone treatment, were at significantly higher risk of heart ...

Understanding how omega-3 dampens inflammatory reactions

Omega-3 supplements may help slow the development of diseases like cancer, Alzheimer's and multiple sclerosis. Omega-3 fatty acids, which we ...

New imaging technique spots prostate tumors starved of oxygen

A new imaging technique uncovers oxygen levels in prostate tumours and could lead to a non-invasive way to determine which ...

New ambitious research program receives big grant for research into leukemia

The newly established research programme, 'Programme for Translational Hematology', has just received DKK 100 million in funding from the Novo ...

Average cost of first 2 years of oropharyngeal cancer treatment in Texas is $139,749

Bottom Line: In Texas, the average cost for the first two years of health care after a diagnosis of oropharyngeal ...

New study provides high-resolution insights into plants’ light harvesting process under low light

Credit: Image by IBP Photosynthesis is a biological process mediating the conversion of solar energy into chemical energy. The so-called ...

ILCregs play an important role in regulation of intestinal inflammation

Credit: Image by IBP The intestine contains an extensive and diverse microbial flora, including potential pathogens and dietary antigens that ...

New therapeutic antibody for dog cancers

Credit: Maekawa N. et al., Scientific Reports, Aug. 21, 2017 Similar to our aging society, dogs live longer than before ...

Tracking down the jumping genes of maize