Month: August 2022

London, August 4, 2022 – The International Association for Food Protection (IAFP), a leading organization of food scientists and food ...

A new approach for detecting tumor heterogeneity to assess breast cancer patient outcomes

LEBANON, NH – Tumor heterogeneity refers to the presence of a variety of distinct cell types within a tumor. High ...

Monoclonal antibody prevents malaria in US adults, NIH trial shows

One injection of a candidate monoclonal antibody (mAb) known as L9LS was found to be safe and highly protective in ...

More wheat for global food security

In terms of cultivated cropland, wheat is one of the most important grain varieties and plays a significant role as ...

Our brain is a prediction machine that is always active

This is in line with a recent theory on how our brain works: it is a prediction machine, which continuously ...

New method enables efficient sample preparation for single-cell proteomics

The proteins that make up our cells hold within an entire world of information, which, when unlocked, can give us ...

Chung-Ang University study reports hepatic toxicity from endocrine disrupting chemical mixtures

We are increasingly being exposed to endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) that interfere with the normal functioning of our hormones. Bisphenol A ...

All roads lead to big cities

The phrase “All roads lead to Rome” captures in five words how important roads are for important cities. Yet, when ...

Kids’ noses can better fight COVID-19

University of Queensland-led research has found the lining of children’s noses is better at inhibiting SARS-CoV-2 infections than adult noses.Credit: ...

Low pressure, high stakes: UNLV physicists make major gains in race for room-temperature superconductivity

Less than two years after shocking the science world with the discovery of a material capable of room-temperature superconductivity, a ...

Highest coral cover in central, northern Reef in 36 years

The northern and central Great Barrier Reef have recorded their highest amount of coral cover since the Australian Institute of ...

Study shows older age and smoking most important risk factors for developing any cancer

ATLANTA, August 3, 2022 — A new large study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) shows older ...

Air pollution and stress alter brain development and social behavior in male mice

DURHAM, NC – Naval oceanographer Carina Block had a hunch that the jet exhaust fumes she and her fellow female ...

FSU researchers use 3D culture techniques to develop improved therapy for neurological diseases

Florida State University researchers have developed a promising strategy for producing therapeutic particles in stem cells, work that could help ...

Manipulating memories to help treat brain illness

The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation (BBRF) is hosting a free webinar, “Manipulating Memories to Help Treat Brain Illness” on ...

New patent-pending method mass-produces antitumor cells to treat blood diseases and cancer

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A Purdue University chemical engineer has improved upon traditional methods to produce off-the-shelf human immune cells ...

The protein signature changes during heart disease caused by reductive stress

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Two years ago, University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers and colleagues reported that reductive stress — an ...

Giant viruses build a cell nucleus surprisingly like our own

Humans aren’t the only targets for viruses. Like us, bacteria become infected by many types of viruses. In fact, across ...

23.3% of hospital admissions of detained immigrants in Louisiana and Texas relate to infectious diseases, while 16.6% arise through psychiatric illness, according to analysis of 2015-2018 data

23.3% of hospital admissions of detained immigrants in Louisiana and Texas relate to infectious diseases, while 16.6% arise through psychiatric ...

After breakups, people feel less in-control – but only at first