Replicating fetal bone growth process could help heal large bone defects
Credit: Joel Boerckel To treat large gaps in long bones, like the femur, which result from bone tumor removal or...
World-renowned Lehigh Microscopy School now in its 49th year
Weeklong series of electron microscope courses has top-tier reputation among industry, national labs, and academia The Lehigh Microscopy School has...
A pluralistic approach to thinking about the human microbiome
In "The Conceptual Ecology of the Human Microbiome," published in the June 2019 issue of The Quarterly Review of Biology,...
To see how invading predators change an ecosystem, watch the prey, say researchers
Princeton's Rob Pringle leads a team to study predator-prey relations in the BahamasCredit: Jonathan Losos, Washington University (bottom right) and...
Study: New drug regimens improve outcomes for kidney transplant patients
UC researchers present BEST trial findings at American Transplant CongressCredit: Colleen Kelley/UC College of Medicine CINCINNATI (June 5, 2019) --...
Study sheds light on how cells in the body can sense cancer
Fresh insights into how cells alert the body when they are in danger of becoming cancerous could open new doors...
UA physician to study sleep apnea and heart health
Credit: UA Health Sciences TUCSON, Ariz. - Obstructive sleep apnea is a common condition that has been associated with increased...
Study suggests new computer analytics may solve the hospital readmission puzzle
Machine learning score predicts hospital returns better than standard methods BALTIMORE, Md, June 5, 2019 -A University of Maryland School...
Mosquito control program reduces dengue, costs in Sri Lanka
Intervention focused on removing mosquito breeding sites found to be both effective and cost-saving A public health, police, and military...
Safe consumption spaces would be welcomed by high-risk opioid users
Three-city study finds strong support for harm-reduction strategy A large majority of people who use heroin and fentanyl would be...
To fight TB infection, early protection is crucial
New approach may aid development of more effective vaccineCredit: Javier Rangel-Moreno and Shabaana Khader In the first days after the...
Immune cells play unexpected role in early tuberculosis infection
Discovery may provide a new target for TB drugs, vaccines, NIH-supported research suggestsCredit: NIAID A class of immune cells called...
What if you could spot skin cancer before it got too serious?
Credit: BYU / Kevin John Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in the United States. If you...
Autonomous boats can target and latch onto each other
Fleet of 'roboats' could collect garbage or self-assemble into floating structures in Amsterdam's many canalsCredit: Luis Mateos et al. The...
Rapamycin retards epigenetic ageing of keratinocytes
Rapamycin retards epigenetic ageing of keratinocytes independently of its effects on replicative senescence, proliferation and differentiationCredit: Copyright: Horvath et al....
Being overweight as a teen may be associated with cardiomyopathy in adulthood
Credit: Photo by Cecilia Hedstrom The risk of developing cardiomyopathy, which often leads to heart failure, increased in adult Swedish...
Freshwater stingray venom varies according to sex and age
A study by the FAPESP-funded Research, Innovation and Dissemination Center shows that toxins produced by young female stingrays cause more...
Cool, nebulous ring around Milky Way’s supermassive black hole
Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), E.M. Murchikova; NRAO/AUI/NSF, S. Dagnello New ALMA observations reveal a never-before-seen disk of cool, interstellar gas wrapped...
Video gamers design brand new proteins
By playing Foldit, citizen scientists can now help protein researchers create novel vaccines, cancer therapies and moreCredit: UW Medicine A...
New mechanism allows lower energy requirement for OLED displays
Scientists from RIKEN and the University of California San Diego, in collaboration with international partners have found a way to...
