New strategy discovered toward possible prevention of cancers tied to mono
Researchers from the University of Minnesota, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and the University of Toronto have discovered a possible ...
Month: November 2018
Synthetic molecule invades double-stranded DNA
Credit: Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University researchers have developed a synthetic molecule that can recognize and bind to double-stranded ...
Obesity both feeds tumors and helps immunotherapy kill cancer
Credit: UC Davis Health A groundbreaking new study by UC Davis researchers has uncovered why obesity both fuels cancer growth ...
INCITE grants awarded to 62 computational research projects
Credit: Technische Universitaet Ilmenau/Joerg Schumacher The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Science announced 62 projects for 2019 aimed ...
From the cosmos to fusion plasmas, PPPL presents findings at global APS gathering
Credit: Derek M. H. Hung More than 135 researchers and students from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma ...
Big data and advanced artificial intelligence techniques to tackle Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Sports concussions, Parkinson's disease, and hormone therapy for cancer - all can ...
New framework pushes the limits of high-performance computing
Credit: Virginia Tech Large-scale, advanced high-performance computing, often called supercomputing, is essential to solving both complex and large questions. Everything ...
Breakthrough in understanding how deadly pneumococcus avoids immune defenses
Credit: UoL Scientists at the University of Liverpool have discovered a new and important function of a toxin produced by ...
From beaker to solved 3D structure in minutes
Credit: Caltech In a new study that one scientist called jaw-dropping, a joint UCLA/Caltech team has shown that it is ...
Study suggests diabetes medication improves heart structure
Credit: St. Michael's Hospital A study led by St. Michael's Hospital researchers, and presented at a prestigious late-breaker session at ...
New clues to the origin and progression of multiple sclerosis
Mapping of a certain group of cells, known as oligodendrocytes, in the central nervous system of a mouse model of ...
More than 80 percent of Americans are concerned with antibiotic resistance health threat
ARLINGTON, Va.-November 12, 2018-Nearly two thirds of Americans (65%) say antibiotic resistance is a public health problem and a strong ...
Dynamic audiovisuals increase spectator attention, but inhibits conscious processing
Credit: Neuro-Com (UAB) and Neuroscience Unit (UPO). According to a study conducted by the UAB and the UPO, scene changes ...
Those using psychotropic drugs in suicide attempts more likely to have had prescriptions
AURORA, Colo. (Nov. 12, 2018) - As prescriptions for psychotropic drugs increase, researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical ...
How mitochondria deploy a powerful punch against life-threatening bacteria
The constant battle for dominance between disease-causing bacteria and our immune systems has led to the evolution of some crafty ...
New concussion recommendations for kids
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has updated its concussion recommendations to support children and teens engaging in light physical ...
New insights into the aging brain
SAN FRANCISCO, CA--November 12, 2018--The protein klotho has been shown to promote longevity and counteract aging-related impairments. Having more klotho ...
COPD patients rarely receive pulmonary rehabilitation despite its health benefits
Nov 12, 2018--Only a tiny fraction of patients hospitalized for COPD, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, participate in a pulmonary ...
Patients with common heart failure more likely to have lethal heart rhythms
NOV. 10, 2018 - Researchers at the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai discovered that a non-treatable form of lethal heart ...
Key takeaways from three landmark heart studies
NOV. 11, 2018 - Today, at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, the research group led by Sumeet Chugh, MD, ...
