Can nanoparticles be used to lower antibiotic resistance?
Credit: University of Houston Antibiotic resistance is one of the world's most serious threats to public health, forcing the use...
The ‘Big Bang’ of Alzheimer’s: Scientists ID genesis of disease
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - July 10, 2018 - Scientists have discovered a "Big Bang" of Alzheimer's disease - the...
Carbon is the new black
Credit: Joseph Fuqua II/UC Creative Services Engineers with the University of Cincinnati are leveraging a partnership with Wright-Patterson Air Force...
Researchers prevent, reverse renal injury by inhibiting immune-regulating molecule
Special cells called podocytes aid the kidneys as they clean the blood and balance the body's fluid levels. Podocytes filter...
Barbara B. Kahn, M.D. receives 2019 FASEB Excellence in Science Award
Credit: BIDMC Barbara B. Kahn, MD, will receive the 2019 FASEB Excellence in Science Award. Kahn is Vice Chair for...
Biochemists discover cause of genome editing failures with hyped CRISPR system
Credit: Ryan Clarke, et al Researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago are the first to describe why CRISPR...
New report says individual research results should be shared with participants more often
WASHINGTON - When conducting research involving the testing of human biospecimens, investigators and their institutions should routinely consider whether and...
California’s cap-and-trade air quality benefits mostly go out of state
Credit: Tony Webster, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0) During the first three years of California's five-year-old cap-and-trade program, the bulk...
Purdue startup developing novel treatment for life-threatening lung condition
Credit: Davis Arick, Spirrow Therapeutics WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A Purdue University-affiliated startup developing a novel treatment for a life-threatening...
The relationship between alcohol outlets and traffic crashes
A new study by the Prevention Research Center of the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation examines the relationship between...
UTEP, UNT study sheds light on composition of dust carried by rainwater across Texas
Credit: Photo by Joel Gilbert. A collaboration between professors from The University of Texas at El Paso and the University...
In end-of-life cancer care, geography may be destiny
When it comes to how much end-of-life care a patient with cancer receives, geography may, indeed, be destiny, according to...
Electrochemically-produced ammonia could revolutionize food production
Credit: Lehigh University Steven McIntosh wants to transform the way ammonia is produced. He hopes to create a viable alternative...
Genome’s gyrations fit right into Rice University model
Credit: Center for Theoretical Biological Physics/Rice University The nuclei of cells are never static, even when the chromosomes they contain...
WSU study reveals how shift work disrupts metabolism
Credit: Photo by Cori Kogan, Washington State University SPOKANE, Wash. - Working night shifts or other nonstandard work schedules increases...
Crystal structure reveals how curcumin impairs cancer
Credit: UC San Diego Health Through x-ray crystallography and kinase-inhibitor specificity profiling, University of California San Diego School of Medicine...
Researchers discover llama-derived nanobody can be potential therapy for hard-to-treat diseases
Researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have found a nanobody that holds promise to advance targeted therapies...
Discovery of a new on/off switch affecting cell-to-cell communications
Cellular functions rely on several communications networks that allow cells to rapidly respond to signals affecting the organism. A new...
Brazil’s Forest Code can balance the needs of agriculture and the environment
Credit: © Sotteroni et al 2018 If fully implemented, Brazil's Forest Code, an environmental law designed to protect the country's...
Where river meets ocean
They exist all over the world, are among the most productive ecosystems on Earth and are home to a diverse...
