Scientists discover metabolic pathway that drives tumor growth in aggressive cancers
(New York, NY - March 2, 2017) --Mount Sinai researchers have discovered that a rheumatoid arthritis drug can block a ...
Scientists reveal core genes involved in immunity of honey bees
Credit: Fabio Del Piccolo, Università degli Studi di Udine A core set of genes involved in the responses of honey ...
Monoclonal antibody drug superior to chemotherapy for advanced acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center HOUSTON -- A Phase III clinical trial involving 101 centers in 21 countries revealed the ...
Highly effective cervical cancer screening for low-income countries
Taking a small sample of cells from women at high-risk of cervical cancer could be a cost-effective and accurate strategy ...
Scientists stimulate immune system, stop cancer growth
A chemical found in tumors may help stop tumor growth, according to a new study. Researchers at the University of ...
How can we predict whose MS will worsen?
MINNEAPOLIS - In older people with MS, having fatigue and limited leg function is more often seen in people with ...
Understanding and predicting snow behavior
Engineers from the University of Luxembourg are working together with scientists from the WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research ...
UTA student senior design project yields patent on smart bandage
Credit: UT Arlington Sometimes good things come to those who wait. Two faculty advisers - Engineering Professors Panos Shiakolas and ...
New tool, RODEO, promises to capture the breadth of microbial biosynthetic potential
Credit: Source: DOI:10.1038/nchembio.2319 In an age of booming biotechnology, it might be easy to forget how much we still rely ...
Shorter herceptin breast cancer treatment may produce better results
Breast cancer patients who receive the drug Herceptin for nine weeks as part of their post-surgery chemotherapy regime may enjoy ...
Absent tumor-suppressors allow melanoma to thwart immunotherapy
It's what's missing in the tumor genome, not what's mutated, that thwarts treatment of metastatic melanoma with immune checkpoint blockade ...
Warming up to cryopreservation
Credit: Manuchehrabadi et al., Science Translational Medicine (2017) Overcoming a major hurdle in transplant medicine, a new study reveals that ...
Groundbreaking technology successfully rewarms large-scale tissues preserved at low temperatures
Credit: Haynes research group, University of Minnesota A research team, led by the University of Minnesota, has discovered a groundbreaking ...
The shifting rationales for vaping
Credit: John W. Ayers A new study harnesses social media data to explore--in their own words--the reasons people use e-cigarettes ...
Cholesterol-processing enzyme protects from debilitating brain lesions
An enzyme that helps break down cholesterol may also be a therapeutic target to stave off neurologic diseases, including Alzheimer's ...
Ninety percent of predatory fish gone from Caribbean coral reefs due to overfishing
Credit: Neil Hammerschlag Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have found that up to 90 percent ...
The ultimate power nap
Credit: Wits University Why we sleep is one of the enduring unanswered mysteries of modern science. Along with such activities ...
Magic cover crop carpet?
Credit: Clair Keene Organic farmers have to make hard choices between protecting soil from erosion and controlling weeds. For example, ...
MD Anderson study ties protein ‘reader’ ENL to common leukemia
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center HOUSTON ? Anyone who uses an employee badge to enter a building may understand how ...
Synthetic tooth enamel may lead to more resilient structures
ANN ARBOR -- Unavoidable vibrations, such as those on airplanes, cause rigid structures to age and crack, but researchers at ...
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