Probe into farm animals could help treat drug-resistant bacteria
Growing threats to public health could be addressed by cutting-edge research that reveals how farm animals contribute to the spread...
Cocaine use alters gene expression in brain reward circuits
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SNMMI 2018 Annual Meeting: Imaging the future of human health
RESTON, VA - The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging's 2018 Annual Meeting--the premier educational, scientific and networking event...
Antifungal drug eliminates sleeping bowel cancer cells in mice
An antifungal medication, commonly prescribed for toenail infections, could help eliminate dormant cells within bowel tumours, according to new research...
Next-generation sequencing sheds light on rotavirus in Indonesia
Credit: Kobe University Rotavirus A causes acute diarrhea in young children, and infects both animals and humans worldwide. A Japanese...
Science of star creation, neuroscience of hearing and tool to edit DNA win Kavli Prizes
May 31, 2018 (OSLO) -- The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters today announced the winners of the 2018 Kavli...
Infection rates after colonoscopy, endoscopy at US specialty centers are far higher than expected
The rates of infection following colonoscopies and upper-GI endoscopies performed at U.S. outpatient specialty centers are far higher than previously...
Respiratory societies warn about electronic cigarette use in youth
Credit: The Forum of International Respiratory Societies Tobacco is the leading underlying single cause of death worldwide. In 2016, tobacco...
Drugs that suppress immune system may protect against Parkinson’s
People who take drugs that suppress the immune system are less likely to develop Parkinson's disease, according to a study...
Heavier astronauts have higher risk of post-flight eye changes
Bethesda, Md. (May 31, 2018)--New research suggests that changes in the eye that occur during spaceflight may be related to...
Social ties could preserve memory, slow brain aging
COLUMBUS, Ohio - A strong social network could be the key to preserving memory. New research from The Ohio State...
More important for heart patients to be active than thin
Increased physical activity, not weight loss, gives individuals with coronary heart disease a longer lease on life, according to a...
TGen and Huntsman Cancer Institute receive $6.7 million grant to battle a hidden enemy
PHOENIX, Ariz. -- May 30, 2018 -- Often what kills cancer patients is not the cancer at its original or...
Researchers find leukemia and lymphoma drug may benefit glioblastoma patients
May 30, 2018, Cleveland: New Cleveland Clinic research shows for the first time that ibrutinib, an FDA-approved drug for lymphoma...
Seed grant to establish Southeast Center for Mathematics and Biology
Credit: Elena Dimitrova CLEMSON - In a collaboration with faculty from six other universities, Clemson University mathematician Elena Dimitrova has...
ESA tipsheet for June 2018
Credit: ©M Curnock Biologists use eDNA to find insect invaders Biologists can use environmental DNA ("eDNA") found in water samples...
The smallest biggest theropod dinosaur
Credit: G. Bindellini Spinosaurus is the longest, and among the largest predatory dinosaurs, and possesses many adaptations for a semiaquatic...
Details that look sharp to people may be blurry to their pets
Credit: Eleanor Caves DURHAM, N.C. -- Compared with many animals, human eyes aren't particularly adept at distinguishing colors or seeing...
Lone water molecules turn out to be directors of supramolecular chemistry
Credit: Bart van Overbeeke Scientists in supramolecular chemistry often run into surprising outcomes. A broken seal of a lab cuvette...
Iron-sulfur cluster research offers new avenues of investigating disease
Many important proteins in the human body need iron-sulfur clusters, tiny structures made of iron and sulfur atoms, in order...
