Scientists develop improved, potentially safer Zika vaccine
Credit: Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University The worldwide Zika threat first emerged in 2015, infecting millions as it swept across ...
Month: August 2017
Early puberty may mean less time in education for girls
The age at which girls have their first period may influence how long they stay in education. The findings come ...
Report confirms 2016 was another warm year
A new report published in Weather confirms that 2016 was another exceptionally warm year, with global temperature having reached 0.77± ...
The ethics of animal research
The ethics pertaining to animal research have evolved over centuries, but there is still need for refining and improving them. ...
Researchers examine contaminants in hunted wildlife
Concerning environmental contaminants, game species are not subject to the same safety testing as commercially marketed livestock. A recent study ...
Funding for gene therapy to injured peripheral nerves
Scientists from Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry have received funding from the Northcott Devon Medical Foundation to ...
NYITCOM researcher discovers potential cancer treatment breakthrough
Patients undergoing conventional chemotherapy for certain cancers could potentially receive more effective and less toxic drug treatment. In a July ...
New genes discovered regulating brain metastases in lung cancer
Credit: McMaster University Hamilton, ON (August 8, 2017) - Research from McMaster University has identified new regulators of brain metastases ...
New study discovers ‘killer peptide’ that helps eliminate resistant cancer cells
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 4, 2017) - A new study by University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center researchers shows that when ...
$15 million grant to LSU Health New Orleans to help reduce cancer in louisiana
New Orleans, LA - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded LSU Health New Orleans School of ...
First-in-class drug holds promise for therapy-resistant breast cancer
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - Aug. 8, 2017 - UT Southwestern Simmons Cancer Center researchers have shown that a first-in-class ...
Colorectal cancer death rates rising in people under 55
ATLANTA -August 8, 2017- A new report finds that colorectal cancer mortality rates have increased in adults under 55 since ...
Racial differences for trends in colorectal cancer mortality rates
Colorectal cancer mortality rates have decreased since 1970 in black individuals 20 to 54 years of age, but have increased ...
Mental illness, suicide, and ‘intractable violence’ creating ‘lost generation’ in Middle East
SEATTLE (7 August 2017) - Suicide, homicide, and sexual assault are increasing much faster in the Eastern Mediterranean Region than ...
Clinical trial shows ready-to-use cells are safe and effective to treat viral infections
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Patients who receive a hematopoietic stem cell transplant are at risk of developing potentially lethal ...
Prostate cancer cells become ‘shapeshifters’ to spread to distant organs
Credit: Nature Communications Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center scientists report they have discovered a biochemical process that gives prostate cancer ...
Drug hope for acute myeloid leukemia
Credit: University of Bradford A new drug that strips cancer cells of their "immortality" could help to treat patients suffering ...
Assembling nanomachines in bacteria
Credit: Osaka University (Osaka, Japan) One of the oldest nanomachines in biology is the bacterial flagellum. This apparatus is evolutionary ...
A champion for plants
Native plants have a guardian angel in Susan Mazer. Her research as a botanist has furthered the conservation of some ...
UTA team brings robotic main inspections to Ennis
Credit: City of Arlington A collaboration between UTA and the city of Arlington using an underground robot to view sewer ...
