Progress toward plugging an antibiotic pump
Credit: Sandia National Laboratories ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Each year in the U.S., at least 23,000 people die from infections caused...
New research reveals how the body clock controls inflammation
Credit: Patrick Bolger Researchers at RCSI and Trinity College Dublin have revealed insights into how the body clock controls the...
Healthy diet linked to healthy cellular aging in women
ANN ARBOR--Eating a diet that is rich in fruits, vegetables and whole grains and low in added sugar, sodium and...
Temple University Hospital performs nation’s 1st post-FDA approval BLVR using Zephyr Valve
Credit: Temple University Health System (Philadelphia, PA) - Temple University Hospital has become the first U.S. center to perform bronchoscopic...
Your office may be affecting your health
Workers in open office seating had less daytime stress and greater daytime activity levels compared to workers in private offices...
NIH officials: Closing treatment gaps critical to ending the US HIV epidemic
Credit: NIAID WHAT: Daily antiretroviral therapy (ART) that suppresses HIV to levels undetectable by standard blood tests is lifesaving for...
Scientists, students embark on mission to top of world for data of global concern
Credit: Northwest Passage Project Amid sweltering heatwaves and wildfires worldwide, a group of scientific experts supported by 22 students --...
Largest oral HPV study in England shows infection rates lower than expected
New study shows rates of high risk HPV oral infection lower than expected Smokers and those with more sexual and...
Thrombospondin-1 as a potential therapeutic target for Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms
Credit: University of Tsukuba The thoracic aorta is constantly exposed to mechanical forces generated by heart contraction and blood flow....
STAT3 can be a therapeutic target for chronic active EBV infection, a fatal disorder
Credit: Department of Laboratory Molecular Genetics of Hematology,TMDU Tokyo Medical and Dental University(TMDU) study shows that ruxolitinib-induced inhibition of STAT3...
Acid coastal seas off US putting common fish species at risk
Scientists have shown that coastal waters and river estuaries can exhibit unique vulnerabilities to acidification than offshore waters. This acidification,...
UVA multidisciplinary engineering team designs technology for smart materials
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - University of Virginia mechanical engineers and materials scientists, in collaboration with materials scientists at Penn State, the...
URI chemistry professor develops contaminant detection technique for heparin
KINGSTON, R.I. - Aug. 16, 2018 - In 2008, a contaminant eluded the quality safeguards in the pharmaceutical industry and...
URI scientist: Long-legged lizards better adapted for hurricane survival
KINGSTON, R.I. - August 16, 2018 - Jason Kolbe has been thinking about hurricanes and lizards for many years. The...
CityU develops the world’s first-ever 4D printing for ceramics
Credit: City University of Hong Kong A research team at City University of Hong Kong (CityU) has achieved a ground-breaking...
UM professor recipient of Ocean Sciences Rachel Carson Lecture from the AGU
Credit: Diana Udel, UM Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science MIAMI--August 13, 2018 - University of Miami's (UM) Rosenstiel...
Scientists examine the relative impact of proximity to seed sources
Credit: Eva Kinnebrew A new research study published in the journal Invasive Plant Science and Management tackles an important, unresolved...
Ants, acorns and climate change
Credit: Lauren Nichols, Case Western Reserve University CLEVELAND--The relatively swift adaptability of tiny, acorn-dwelling ants to warmer environments could help...
Scientists identify enzyme that could help accelerate biofuel production
Credit: Sousuke Imamura Researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology have honed in on an enzyme belonging to the glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase...
A novel synthetic antibody enables conditional ‘protein knockdown’ in vertebrates
(Technische Universität Dresden) The research groups led by Dr. Jörg Mansfeld of the Biotechnology Center of the TU Dresden (BIOTEC)...
