Nanomaterial safety on a nano budget
Rice University researchers share their protocol for handling carbon nanotubesCredit: Barron Research Group/Rice University HOUSTON - (June 3, 2019) - ...
Month: June 2019
Pop-up parks deliver big benefits in small spaces
Small greenspaces provide city dwellers opportunities to connect with nature and can serve as habitat refuges that help protect urban ...
‘Organs in a dish’ pave the way for personalized medicine in gut and liver disease
Scientists highlight advances and discuss future prospects for the use of organoid systems ('organs in a dish') in gastroenterology and ...
The history of Arctic ecosystems as a guide to the future
An international research collaboration will study the interplay of climate and grazing on shaping tundra vegetation over millennia -- coordinated ...
UNH researchers find slowdown in Earth’s temps stabilized nature’s calendar
DURHAM, N.H.--Sometimes referred to as nature's calendar, phenology looks at the seasonal life cycle of plants and animals and is ...
Major stem cell discovery to boost research into development and regenerative medicine
Expanded Potential Stem Cell lines of pig and human cells established A new approach has enabled researchers to create Expanded ...
Physicists can predict the jumps of Schrodinger’s cat (and finally save it)
Credit: Kat Stockton New Haven, Conn. - Yale researchers have figured out how to catch and save Schrödinger's famous cat, ...
Sweet! How C. difficile toxin A enters intestinal cells
CRISPR/Cas9 genetic screen reveals the entry portal, and a potential treatment strategy Clostridiodes difficile infection has become a leading cause ...
New mineral classification system captures Earth’s complex past
Could a new classification system that accounts for minerals' distinct journeys help us better understand mineralogy as a process of ...
Concussion is a leading cause of injury for children in recreational sports
Tampa, Fla. (June 3, 2019)- Elementary school-aged children who participate in recreational sports are at greater risk of concussion than ...
Immune cells determine how fast certain tumors grow
Study suggests new approaches to treating NF1 brain tumorsCredit: Washington University Tumors arise when cells shake off their restraints and ...
Phosphorylation of Regnase-1 lets IL-17 run amok
A research team led by Osaka University finds that blocking the phosphorylation of mRNA-degrading enzyme Regnase-1 helps prevent excessive inflammation ...
Henry Ford Cancer Institute earns full 3-year accreditation from NAPBC
The Henry Ford Cancer Institute has earned a full three-year accreditation designation by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers ...
Hearing through your fingers: Device that converts speech
A new proof-of-concept study provides the first evidence that a speech-to-touch sensory substitution device can improve hearing in the hearing-impaired ...
New TAILORx data guides adjuvant therapy in younger breast cancer patients
A pre-specified secondary analysis published today in the New England Journal of Medicine adds new information to the original TAILORx ...
Stalk antibodies provide flu protection in humans
Study could bring scientists a step closer to a universal flu vaccine ANN ARBOR--A universal flu vaccine that could prevent ...
Early contact with needle-exchange program reduces hepatitis C infection
Credit: Tea Kåberg People who inject drugs and who are female, homeless or amphetamine users often share needles and syringes, ...
Native Hawaiians at far greater risk for pancreatic cancer
Twenty years of data reveal surprising disparities Native Hawaiians are at highest risk for pancreatic cancer, according to a USC ...
Is ‘clean eating’ just dirty rhetoric?
New research on 'clean eating' explores potential link to eating disorders (Carlisle, Pa.) - New research published today in the ...
Six fingers per hand
Credit: Source: compare „Original Publication ", license: Creative Commons, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 Polydactyly is the extraordinary condition of someone being born with ...
