Model automates molecule design to speed drug development
Designing new molecules for pharmaceuticals is primarily a manual, time-consuming process that's prone to error. But MIT researchers have now...
Training artificial intelligence with artificial X-rays
Credit: Hojjat Salehinejad/MIMLab Artificial intelligence (AI) holds real potential for improving both the speed and accuracy of medical diagnostics. But...
Research points to potential shortcoming of antibiotic lab tests
To determine which antibiotics reliably treat which bacterial infections, diagnostic laboratories that focus on clinical microbiology test pathogens isolated from...
Natural lipid acts as potent anti-inflammatory
Credit: NIAID National Institutes of Health researchers have identified a naturally occurring lipid--a waxy, fatty acid--used by a disease-causing bacterium...
Research suggests new vaccine candidates for malaria
Washington, DC - July 6, 2018 - Researchers have shown that higher levels of Plasmodium falciparum antibodies are protective against...
Sue Anschutz-Rodgers Eye Center part of longstanding partnership
AURORA, Colo. (June 26, 2018) - The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and UCHealth announced the naming of the...
Biomarker discovered for pathogen that can blind or kill healthy young people
Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Imagine a pathogen that infects completely healthy people and...
Progress in addressing a severe skin disease that affects dogs and humans
Think of the skin as a kind of raincoat for the inner organs. With its densely packed layers of cells...
Ancient American dogs almost completely wiped out by arrival of European breeds
The arrival of Europeans to the Americas, beginning in the 15th century, all but wiped out the dogs that had...
‘Molecular movie’ captures chemical reaction on atomic scale
Credit: Stanford University / SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Laser lights. Electron camera. Reaction. A team of physicists from the University...
New study pinpoints ways to improve quality of food & nutrition research
WASHINGTON DC (July 5, 2018) - In a study1 published today in PLOS ONE, experts analyzed reams of past food...
Described 28 years post-collection, new grass species makes a strong case for conservation
Credit: Alice R. Tangerini Originally collected 28 years ago in Ecuador, new species Poa laegaardiana has been just described, only...
Researchers link coastal nuisance flooding to special type of slow-moving ocean wave
Credit: UCF: Karen Norum A team of international researchers has found a link between seasonal fluctuations in sea level to...
Rising seas put salinity stress on Hawaiian coastal plants
With the increased likelihood of extreme weather events and sea-level rise associated with climate change, flooding poses a major risk...
Low-cost needle simulator aims to revolutionize medical training
Credit: Erin Cassidy Hendrick Administering needle-based procedures in anesthesiology, such as epidurals, is a complex and delicate procedure and the...
Machine learning to assist in building muscle
Credit: Insilico Medicine Thursday, July 5th, Rockville, MD - Insilico Medicine, a Rockville-based next-generation artificial intelligence company specializing in the...
Stopping a tiny — and deadly — fly in its tracks
Credit: Tyler Richardson/BYU Photo Sixty million people in sub-Saharan Africa live at risk of African sleeping sickness, a disease caused...
Ancient dog cancer still around today after 10,000 years
Dogs have been man's best friend for more than 10,000 years, but a new study shows it has been a...
Study finds new brain pathway for escaping predators
Credit: The University of Queensland How the zebrafish brain perceives and reacts to predators has been determined by researchers at...
New target in certain leukemias discovered, could be treated with existing drug
CINCINNATI--Researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center have discovered a target...
