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Credit: Photo by Jayne Doucette, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution A study published by researchers at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI)...

2019 Rosalind Franklin Young Investigator Award winners announced

Credit: (Photo courtesy of the University of Southern California) The Genetics Society of America (GSA) and The Gruber Foundation are...

New test offers improved diagnosis and management of chronic hepatitis B

COLD-PCR/FMCA enables simultaneous and more precise evaluation of HBV DNA, genotypes, and mutant DNA, as well as better assessment of...

TTUHSC study shows brain mechanisms have potential to block arthritis pain

Existing compound produces pain-relieving effects and relieves anxietyCredit: TTUHSC Millions of people around the world are affected by pain, a...

Protective mediators can help heal injured tendon cells by attacking inflammation

Findings reported in The American Journal of Pathology suggest specialized proresolving mediators may become therapeutics that alleviate chronic tendon inflammationCredit:...

NSF award helps Kent State anthropologists expand international partnership

Credit: Kent State University A new federal grant will help Kent State University expand an international relationship and provide invaluable...

$5.5 million NSF project aims to improve how humans and autonomous technology interact

Credit: The University of New Mexico Autonomous systems, found in everything from manufacturing processes to airplanes to automobiles, are becoming...

Illinois awarded NSF Research Training (NRT) grant for materials/data science program

Credit: Heather Coit, Grainger College of Engineering The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has been awarded a National Science Foundation...

CDC funds University of Maryland initiative to address LGBTQ mental health

UMD Prevention Research Center is the only 1 nationwide focused on eliminating LGBTQ+ mental health disparitiesCredit: Lisa Helfert The University...

Research brief: Nanoparticles may have bigger impact on the environment than previously thought

First-of-its-kind study shows that non-antibacterial nanoparticles can cause resistance in bacteriaCredit: Patrick O'Leary, University of Minnesota Over the last two...

Salk scientist Tony Hunter receives National Cancer Institute Outstanding Investigator Award

Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA, CA--(October 9, 2019) Salk scientist Tony Hunter has received a National Cancer Institute (NCI) Outstanding...

Patient-derived organoids help predict how patients respond to chemotherapy

Credit: Credit: S.N. Ooft and M. Mertz Researchers have created a test based on tumor organoids - or 3D tissue...

WVU researchers tackle rising health care costs with artificial intelligence

Credit: Paige Nesbit/West Virginia University Researchers at West Virginia University are using artificial intelligence to counter soaring costs of health...

BTI researchers unlocking hornworts’ secrets