Two studies describe improved approach to bone marrow transplant
Credit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI - Two recent studies in the journal Leukemia present a new approach for bone marrow donation ...
Month: September 2018
Bacteria’s password for sporulation hasn’t changed in 2.7 billion years
Credit: Carnegie Mellon University When it comes to changing their passwords, bacteria are just as bad as you and me ...
Assessing the current and future impact of biologics on pediatric asthma
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, September 25, 2018--Researchers have performed a comprehensive review of the current ...
Tumor cell expansion challenges current physics
Credit: X. Trepat/IBEC A malignant tumor is characterized by its ability to spread around its surroundings. To do so, tumor ...
Experimental bone engineered by Lithuanian researchers can help osteoarthritis patients
Credit: KTU Researchers from the Faculty of Chemical Technology, Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), Lithuania are developing an artificial bone, ...
Researchers reveal link between hunger and mood, new study
Credit: University of Guelph It seems "hangry" isn't just a made-up term. University of Guelph researchers have revealed that the ...
Promising novel treatment against Alzheimer disease
New research conducted at the Lady Davis Institute (LDI) at the Jewish General Hospital reveals that a novel drug reverses ...
Combo therapy of prostatectomy plus radiotherapy may improve survival in prostate cancer
(Philadelphia) - High-risk prostate cancer, that which has continued to grow but not yet metastasized, is commonly treated with combination ...
Deciphering the link between skin allergies and the gut microbiota
Credit: Ana Hennino, David Bauché, Emilie Plantamura / CIRI Over the last few years, scientists have discovered connections between gut ...
Molecule capable of halting and reverting Parkinson’s neurodegeneration identified
(Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona) The small SynuClean-D molecule interrupts the formation of the alpha-synuclein amyloid fibres responsible for the onset ...
DFG to fund 9 new research units
The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) is establishing nine new Research Units, following a decision by the Senate and ...
Built-in sound amplifier helps male mosquitoes find females
The ears of male mosquitoes amplify the sound of an approaching female using a self-generated phantom tone that mimics the ...
Infectious bacteria hibernate to evade antibiotics
BACTERIA University of Copenhagen researchers have discovered a surprising tactic of pathogenic bacteria when being attacked by antibiotics: hibernation. Almost ...
Motor learning for precise motor execution
Credit: Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science It is generally accepted that precise motor control in our daily life depends ...
Genome duplication drives evolution of species
Credit: Image: Lucas Mohn, UZH Many wild and cultivated plants arise through the combination of two different species. The genome ...
Schoolyard tree cover predicts math performance in high-poverty urban schools
Credit: Melissa Oquendo. URBANA, Ill. - What if improving academic performance in some of the nation's most disadvantaged and lowest-achieving ...
Study: Exercise may delay cognitive decline in people with rare Alzheimer’s disease
CHICAGO, September 25, 2018 - For individuals carrying a genetic mutation that causes Alzheimer's disease, engaging in at least 2.5 ...
Comparable risk of recurrent venous thromboembolism between patients with unprovoked venous thromboembolism and patients with cancer
Credit: The American Journal of Medicine Philadelphia, September 25, 2018 - Patients with venous thromboembolism (VTE) carry a high risk ...
Lung inflammation from childhood asthma linked with later anxiety
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Persistent lung inflammation may be one possible explanation for why having asthma during childhood increases your ...
New drug blocks pancreatic cancer growth in mice, study finds
LOS ANGELES (Sept. 25, 2018) -- A newly developed drug can prevent the most common type of pancreatic cancer from ...
