Scientists print sensors on gummi candy
Credit: N. Adly / TUM Microelectrodes can be used for direct measurement of electrical signals in the brain or heart....
Exposure to fracking chemicals and wastewater spurs fat cell development
Credit: Chris Kassotis, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. - Exposure to fracking chemicals and wastewater promotes fat cell development, or adipogenesis,...
Novel therapy makes oxidative stress deadly to cancer
Credit: Phil Jones, AU Senior Photographer AUGUSTA, Ga. (June 21, 2018) - Oxidative stress can help tumors thrive, but one...
AAA announces first patients dosed in 2 clinical studies with PSMA-R2 for prostate cancer
Saint-Genis-Pouilly, France, June 22, 2018 - Advanced Accelerator Applications S.A. (AAA), a Novartis company and leader in nuclear medicine theragnostics,...
Accurate measurements of sodium intake confirm relationship with mortality
Eating foods high in salt is known to contribute to high blood pressure, but does that linear relationship extend to...
First major study comparing robotic to open surgery published in The Lancet
Credit: Courtesy Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center. The first comprehensive study comparing the outcomes of robotic surgery to those of traditional...
Deep data dive helps predict cerebral palsy
Credit: University of Delaware/ Photo illustration by Jeffrey Chase When University of Delaware molecular biologist Adam Marsh was studying the...
Ketamine acts fast to treat depression and its effects last — but how?
In contrast to most antidepressant medications, which can take several weeks to reduce depressive symptoms, ketamine -- a commonly used...
Penn geneticist receives 2018 Gotto Prize
PHILADELPHIA--Daniel J. Rader, MD, chair of the department of Genetics in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of...
Warren Alpert Foundation honors pioneering discoveries in cystic fibrosis
The 2018 Warren Alpert Foundation Prize has been awarded to five scientists for transformative discoveries in the fields of genetics,...
Our intestinal microbiome influences metabolism — through the immune system
Credit: Adam Wong, PhD. Modified from Disease Models & Mechanisms. doi: 10.1242/dmm.023408. Research tells us that the commensal or "good"...
Princeton chemists teach an enzyme a new trick, with potential for building new molecules
Credit: C. Todd Reichart, Department of Chemistry Princeton chemists have found a way to make a naturally occurring enzyme take...
Scientists discover how brain signals travel to drive language performance
Credit: Drexel University Effective verbal communication depends on one's ability to retrieve and select the appropriate words to convey an...
New cellular pathway helps explain how inflammation leads to artery disease
Credit: Cedars-Sinai LOS ANGELES (June 21, 2018) -- Investigators have identified a new cellular pathway that may help explain how...
Scientists solve the case of the missing subplate, with wide implications for brain science
Credit: Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology and Molecular Embryology at The Rockefeller University The disappearance of an entire brain region...
Antidiabetic action of natural fatty acid derivatives not confirmed
A research consortium between the healthcare company Sanofi and Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) investigated the antidiabetic action of certain...
Allen Institute for Brain Science database release nearly doubles mouse brain cell data
Credit: Allen Institute The Allen Institute for Brain Science today announced the release of new data, tools to analyze those...
GSA forms partnership with OADN
The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) and the Organization for Associate Degree Nursing (OADN) are collaborating in a new partnership...
ASH to collaborate on clinical practice guidelines on von Willebrand Disease
(WASHINGTON - June 21, 2018) The American Society of Hematology (ASH) will collaborate with the International Society on Thrombosis and...
Higher body fat linked to lower breast cancer risk in younger women
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