BU researchers receive NIH award to combat HIV-induced chronic inflammation
(Boston)-- Suryaram (Rahm) Gummuluru, PhD, associate professor of microbiology at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), along with colleagues Nina...
BMC selects 10 communities to strengthen trauma-informed early childhood systems
Boston--August 1, 2018--Boston Medical Center's (BMC) Vital Village Network is working with communities across the country to expand their model...
Large supercrystals promise superior sensors
Credit: Randy Montoya, Sandia National Laboratories ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Using an artful combination of nanotechnology and basic chemistry, Sandia National...
Researchers uncover molecular mechanisms of rare skin disease
Credit: The Rockefeller University Keratinocyte skin cells are common targets of the beta subtype of human papilloma virus. This usually...
A RACIPE for success
A cell makes what looks like decisions throughout its lifetime. It may shift from being a pluripotent stem cell to...
Nine out of 10 people caring for a family member with dementia don’t get enough sleep
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- More than 90 percent of people caring for a family member with dementia experience poor sleep, according...
Deportation and family separation impact entire communities, researchers say
The deportation and forced separation of immigrants has negative effects that extend beyond individuals and families to entire communities in...
Innovative technique converts white fat to brown fat
Credit: Brian Gillette/Columbia Engineering New York, NY--August 1, 2018--Brown fat tissue in the body can burn enormous amounts of energy...
New app helps victims of domestic violence in the privacy of their doctors’ office
Credit: Rochester Institute of Technology Primary care practices in Rochester, N.Y., are pilot testing an app that screens patients for...
Yeast grow — but can’t always breed — with their sixteen chromosomes fused into two
Credit: NYU School of Medicine Baker's yeast survive and grow after a drastic reorganization, not of their genes, but of...
Scientists identify new mechanisms underlying pediatric kidney cancer
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - Aug. 1, 2018 - Connecting two previously unrelated insights about the formation of pediatric kidney...
NewcCompetition for MOFs: Scientists make stronger COFs
Credit: Berkeley Lab Hollow molecular structures known as COFs (covalent organic frameworks), which could serve as selective filters or containers...
Yeast grow — but can’t always breed — with their 16 chromosomes fused into two
Credit: NYU School of Medicine Baker's yeast survive and grow after a drastic reorganization, not of their genes, but of...
Breast tissue tumor suppressor PTEN: A potential Achilles heel for breast cancer cells
Credit: Medical University of South Carolina In an article published July 17, 2018 by Nature Communications, a highly collaborative team...
Nowhere to hide: Molecular probe illuminates elusive cancer stem cells in live mice
Credit: Images by Chelsea Anorma CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- After a primary tumor is treated, cancer stem cells may still lurk...
Drugs for heart failure are still under-prescribed, years after initial study
FINDINGS A UCLA-led study found that many people with heart failure do not receive the medications recommended for them under...
Safeguarding fetal brain health in pregnancies complicated by CHD
Yao Wu, a research postdoctoral fellow in the Developing Brain Research Laboratory at Children's National Health System, has received a...
Challenges around childbearing owe to dissatisfaction among surgical residents
Despite constituting half of United States medical school graduates, women continue to be underrepresented in the field of surgery, accounting...
TMAC at UTA granted $6.6 million federal award
Credit: UTA TMAC at The University of Texas at Arlington has been granted a $6.6 million federal award to help...
Integrated sensor could monitor brain aneurysm treatment
Credit: Woon-Hong Yeo, Georgia Tech Implantation of a stent-like flow diverter can offer one option for less invasive treatment of...
