Analyzing colon cancer proteins and genes uncovers new potential treatments
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Analyzing both the entire set of genes and all the proteins produced by colon cancer...
Structure and degradation of circular RNAs regulate PKR activation in innate immunity
Covalently closed circular RNAs (circRNAs) are produced by precursor mRNA back-splicing the exons of thousands of genes in eukaryotes. They...
Blood cancer’s Achilles’ heel opens door for new treatments
New findings about a fatal form of blood cancer could aid the development of new drugs with significantly less harmful...
How to get rid of that skunk smell? (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, April 25, 2019 -- Skunks are nocturnal animals that prefer to keep to themselves....
New technique uses power anomalies to ID malware in embedded systems
Researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of Texas at Austin have developed a technique for detecting types...
Fishing for cures: New zebrafish model identifies drugs that kill pediatric cancer cells
Model developed by Mass. General investigators allows single-cell visualization of drug response A new animal model developed by Massachusetts General...
’13 Reasons Why’ and young adults’ risk of suicide
Beneficial and harmful effects seen from viewing season 2 of the Netflix seriesCredit: Annenberg Public Policy Center. Published in Social...
Tech fixes can’t protect us from disinformation campaigns
US should focus on the psychology of false beliefs COLUMBUS, Ohio - More than technological fixes are needed to stop...
Vascular surgery after firearm injury associated with increased morbidity and mortality
First report to document in-hospital outcomes related to major vascular injury in patients treated for gunshot injuries (Boston)--Researchers from Boston...
Developing a model critical in creating better devices
Credit: Virginia Tech Water is everywhere. Understanding how it behaves at an intersection with another material and how it affects...
New genetic test detects hundreds of harmful mutations among high-risk groups
Study suggests widespread screening may lower morbidity and mortality for Amish and Mennonites WILMINGTON, Del. (April 25, 2019) - Researchers...
Conflicting laws may keep contaminated needles in circulation, add to hep-C cases
Credit: WVU MORGANTOWN, W.Va.--Acute hepatitis C infections rose 98 percent between 2010 and 2015 nationwide, largely because more people were...
Dermcidin may play role in the pathogenesis of skin disease hidradenitis suppurativa
Researchers at the George Washington University found the protein dermcidin has the greatest fold change in the chronic skin disease...
Being too harsh on yourself could lead to OCD and anxiety
A correlation was found between strong feelings of responsibility and likelihood of developing OCD or GAD in American university studentsCredit:...
Novel vaccine for colorectal cancer shows positive phase I results
The vaccine proves safe in a small sample of human subjects, opening the way for the next phase of testing...
The first laser radio transmitter
Researchers transmit data via a semiconductor laser, opening the door to ultra-high-speed Wi-FiCredit: Image courtesy of Marco Piccardo/Harvard SEAS You've...
New key stages discovered in how plants prepare to make sex cells for reproduction
Birds do it. Bees do it. Plants do it, too. And for good reason: Sexual reproduction has evolved as nature's...
Gonorrhoea cases on the rise across Europe
It is the second most notified sexually transmitted infection in the EU/EEACredit: ECDC Following a decline in notification rates in...
Biomimicry of basic instinct
Pitt chemical engineers replicate feed, fight and flight responses in catalytic chemical reactionsCredit: Abhrajit Laskar/Anna Balazs PITTSBURGH (April 22, 2019)...
Study reveals massive ecological and economic impacts of woody weed invasion in Ethiopia
CABI scientists have revealed the massive ecological and economic impacts that the invasive alien tree Prosopis juliflora has had across...
