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Scientists at the University of Dundee have identified the structure of a key enzyme that protects the brain against Parkinson's...

IUPUI microbiologists uncover clues to clustering of lethal bacteria in CF patients’ lungs

Credit: Indiana University Communications INDIANAPOLIS -- Individuals with cystic fibrosis, or CF, have a high risk of chronic pneumonia because...

Mini form of replacement gene can delay degeneration in leber congenital amaurosis

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, Oct.5, 2017 -- A new study demonstrates success in using a...

A candidate genetic factor for the effects of prenatal alcohol exposure has been found

Credit: P Lehtinen / University of Helsinki Researchers at the University of Helsinki, Finland, have found a genetic variation, which...

Jens Nielsen honored by ENI for research on the production of fuels from renewables

Credit: ENI Scientific Director at the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability at the Technical University of Denmark, Jens Nielsen,...

The 2017 Nobel Prize in Chemistry: Cryo-electron microscopy explained (video)

Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Oct. 5, 2017 -- Jacques Dubochet, Joachim Frank and Richard Henderson have claimed this...

A need for bananas? Dietary potassium regulates calcification of arteries

Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Bananas and avocados -- foods that are rich in potassium -- may help protect against...

Salk neurobiologist receives NIH Director’s New Innovator award

Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA - (Oct. 5, 2017) Salk Institute Assistant Professor Eiman Azim has been named an NIH...

Climate solution in soil?

Credit: Jennifer Harden If you want to do something about global warming, look under your feet. Managed well, soil's ability...

RUDN chemists identified the structure of the agent causing mutations in lionfish embryos

Credit: Fedor Zubkov Researchers from the People's Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University) have refined our understanding of the structure...

Nerve study shows how cells adapt to help repair damage

Genetic processes that allow cells to transform so they can mend damaged nerves have been identified by scientists. Their insights...

Simplifying information aids fight against childhood obesity, study finds

Credit: UVA Health System Providing simplified health information designed for parents with low health literacy helps all families in childhood...

Fight against top killer atherosclerosis garners acclaimed NIH award

Credit: Georgia Tech / Christopher Moore Many lives may someday depend on the work of researchers like Tony Kim. He's...

A novel textile material that keeps itself germ-free

Credit: Surfaceskins Scientists have developed a novel weapon in the battle against deadly hospital-acquired infections - a textile that disinfects...

Sperm banking is underutilized by adolescent and young adult cancer patients

Credit: Seth Dixon / St. Jude Children's Research Hospital A comprehensive study of adolescent and young adult cancer patients found...

Mystery of breast cancer risk gene solved, 20 years after its discovery

New Haven, Conn.-- More than 20 years after scientists revealed that mutations in the BRCA1 gene predispose women to breast...

Cell stress response sheds light on treating inflammation-related cancer, aging

Credit: Maria Grazia Vizioli and Zhixun Dou, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA -- Stress - defined broadly...

Imaging agents developed to better monitor growth of tumours

Credit: University of Alberta (Edmonton, AB) UAlberta researchers have created two new imaging agents that could help physicians visualize the...

Delays for melanoma surgeries linked to insurance type

CHAPEL HILL -- A retrospective review of several thousand melanoma cases in North Carolina found that Medicaid patients were more...

Blood test for HPV may help predict risk in cancer patients