Ralph DeBerardinis recognized for for changing our understanding of cancer
Credit: TAMEST (The Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science of Texas) Ralph DeBerardinis, M.D., Ph.D., professor at the Children's Medical ...
Month: November 2018
Progress in Food Biotechnology
This monograph updates readers on new avenues in the world of food biotechnology. Chapters in the volume cover topics related ...
The Fourth Volume of Bentham’s Computational Chemistry Book Series
Frontiers in Computational Chemistry presents contemporary research on molecular modeling techniques used in drug discovery and the drug development process: ...
NIH scientists combine technologies to view the retina in unprecedented detail
Credit: Johnny Tam, Ph.D. By combining two imaging modalities--adaptive optics and angiography--investigators at the National Eye Institute (NEI) can see ...
Youth-oriented mental health campaign shows evidence of success
A community engagement campaign launched by Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health to address mental health barriers had an ...
Researchers find inhibiting one protein destroys toxic clumps seen in Parkinson’s disease
WASHINGTON -- A defining feature of Parkinson's disease is the clumps of alpha-synuclein protein that accumulate in the brain's motor ...
Alcohol ads with pro-drinking comments on Facebook boost desire to drink
PISCATAWAY, NJ - Alcohol advertisements on social media sites such as Facebook can increase young adults' desire to drink if ...
Vaginal problems diminish quality of life but often go unreported
CLEVELAND, Ohio (November 14, 2018)--With symptoms such as dryness, burning, or itching of the vagina, vulvovaginal atrophy is estimated to ...
Surgical menopause leads to increased sleep issues
CLEVELAND, Ohio (November 14, 2018)--Insomnia is one of the most common symptoms of menopause, with nearly 20% of postmenopausal women ...
Gloria Choi, Ph.D. named 2018 Peter Gruss Young Investigator Award winner
Credit: Courtesy of MPFI The Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience (MPFI) announces that Dr. Gloria Choi is the second ...
Optimization of alloy materials: Diffusion processes in nano particles decoded
Credit: © TU Graz / FELMI Aluminium alloys have unique material properties and are indispensable materials in aircraft manufacturing and ...
Carbon emissions will start to dictate stock prices
Companies that fail to curb their carbon output may eventually face the consequences of asset devaluation and stock price depreciation, ...
UTA researchers find cheaper, less energy-intensive way to purify ethylene
Credit: UTA Researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington have filed a provisional patent application on a new copper ...
Identification of mechanisms of pesticide resistance in cattle ticks
Credit: Guilherme Marcondes Klafke The cattle tick is controlled by pesticides, invariably leading to the selection of resistant strains. In ...
Visualizing ‘unfurling’ microtubule growth
Living cells depend absolutely on tubulin, a protein that forms hollow tube-like polymers, called microtubules, that form scaffolding for moving ...
Synthetic DNA-delivered antibodies protect against Ebola in preclinical studies
PHILADELPHIA -- (Nov. 13, 2018) -- Scientists at The Wistar Institute and collaborators have successfully engineered novel DNA-encoded monoclonal antibodies ...
Sensors help to prevent falls
Credit: Tomislav Pozaic/KIT More than one third of all over-65s in Germany are at acute risk of falling. The consequences ...
Doubly-excited electrons reach new energy states
Positrons are short-lived subatomic particle with the same mass as electrons and a positive charge. They are used in medicine, ...
Microorganisms help production
(Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) ) Oil is still the most economically attractive resource for fuels and basic chemicals that ...
Biodiversity Data Journal in Science Citation Index Expanded & Journal Citation Reports
Credit: Biodiversity Data Journal Nearly five years after the launch of the innovative, open access scholarly venue, designed to accelerate ...
