Trial may uncover new diagnostics and treatment option for cardiovascular disease
Credit: Arterez, LLC DETROIT - Forty-two percent of all deaths in the United States are related to cardiovascular disease (CVD)....
Experts identify 'tipping point' in tree disease outbreaks
New models which can predict the critical point at which plant pests and diseases shift from being a localised problem...
The vanished mirror image
Photochemical deracemization of chiral compounds achievedCredit: Uli Benz / TUM Enantiomeric molecules resemble each other like right and left hands....
The importance of 'edge populations' to biodiversity
Protecting plants at the northern limit of their range may help species survive climate changeCredit: Hargreaves/McGill University More than two-thirds...
Thinking outside the box and outside the tumor to detect lung cancer
Ohio researchers pioneer new computer imaging method to detect likelihood of cancer based on changes in blood vessels and regions...
With a focus on high-risk patients, SLU researcher eyes eliminating TB for good
Credit: Saint Louis University / Ellen Hutti ST. LOUIS -- In a recent paper published in PLOS One, Soumya Chatterjee,...
Dive-bombing for love: Male hummingbirds dazzle females with a highly synchronized display
Male broad-tailed hummingbirds synchronize speed, sound and a flash of their iridescent throat feathers in a dramatic courtship dive to...
Gut microbiome regulates the intestinal immune system, researchers find
Credit: Vaishnava Lab/Immunity PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Scientist have long known that bacteria in the intestines, also known as the microbiome,...
Prostate cancer scoring method may underestimate mortality risk in black men
Credit: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Black men diagnosed with prostate cancer classified as low risk may actually have a more-aggressive form...
Deciphering infanticide
Research points to chemical and sensory cues that trigger infant-directed aggressive behavior in male mice It may seem like one...
FSU researchers identify ways breast cancer avoids immune system detection
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Recent breakthroughs in immunotherapy are making a huge difference in treating some forms of cancer, especially metastatic...
Register for the JGI 14th Annual Genomics of Energy & Environment Meeting
The DOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI) 14th Annual Genomics of Energy & Environment Meeting takes place April 2-5, 2019 at...
Scientists gain insights into traffic cop function of gene expression protein
UNC scientists led by Brian Strahl, PhD, and Raghuvar Dronamraju, Ph.D., uncovered a key regulatory step in gene expression that...
Fossils suggest flowers originated 50 million years earlier than thought
The discovery in China of fossil specimens of a flower called Nanjinganthus from the Early Jurassic shakes up widely accepted...
Extraordinary 'faithful father' revealed by study of smooth guardian frog of Borneo
Credit: Johana Goyes Vallejos LAWRENCE -- Stay-at-home dads might find their spirit animal in the smooth guardian frog of Borneo....
The CNIO and Hospital 12 de Octubre find a potential new combination therapy against a rare disease
Credit: CNIO Myelofibrosis is a severe and very rare haematological disease for which treatment has only been partially effective to...
Widespread, occasional use of antibiotics in US linked with resistance
Researchers found that widespread, low-intensity use of antibiotics may play more of a role in antibiotic resistance than high-intensity, repeated...
KU Leuven researchers use sound waves to prevent small chemical reactors from clogging up
Credit: KU Leuven - Rob Stevens Companies are keen to use miniature chemical reactors to make pharmaceuticals and fine chemicals,...
Amphetamine use, abuse and dependence claim lines increased over 3,000 percent in 10 years
Anxiety claim lines rose over 200 percent, FAIR Health study showsCredit: FAIR Health NEW YORK, NY--December 18, 2018--Private insurance claim...
Salmon may lose the ability to smell danger as carbon emissions rise
Credit: Andy Dittman/Northwest Fisheries Science Center The ability to smell is critical for salmon. They depend on scent to avoid...
