Greater levels of vitamin D associated with decreasing risk of breast cancer
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine suggest higher levels of vitamin D are associated with decreasing...
University of Cincinnati scientist receives $2 million NHLBI grant to study atherosclerosis
Credit: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine CINCINNATI--Research scientist Phillip Owens, III, PhD, hopes to find a better treatment for...
Florida’s obesity rate may be higher than originally thought, new study finds
Florida's obesity rate may be higher than originally thought. A widely used national health survey puts the overall obesity rate...
Study with implications for opioid crisis finds opioids raise risk of fracture nonunion
New Orleans, LA - Dr. Robert Zura, Professor and Chair of Orthopaedic Surgery at LSU Health New Orleans School of...
Researchers find combination can enhance ipilimumab immunotherapy
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center HOUSTON - Using a targeted therapy to block a protein that suppresses T cell activity...
Diabetes Emergency Relief Coalition honored for hurricane response
WASHINGTON--The Diabetes Emergency Relief Coalition, composed of the Endocrine Society and seven other leading diabetes care and research organizations, received...
Laser-sonic scanner aims to replace mammograms for finding breast cancer
Credit: Caltech For women over 40, mammography is a necessary yet annoying procedure to endure every year or two. The...
Researchers can count on improved proteomics method
(Princeton University) Princeton's Martin Wühr has improved upon his method to accurately count the proteins present in a cell under...
Mammals going nocturnal to avoid humans
Human activity is causing the planet's mammals to flee daylight for the protection of night, according to a new study...
Plazi and BLR receive €1.1 million from Arcadia Fund to open up new biodiversity data
Credit: Plazi Plazi has received a grant of EUR 1.1 million from Arcadia - the charitable fund of Lisbet Rausing...
A novel research partnership in AI to advance drug discovery, longevity and aging research
Credit: Biogerontology Research Foundation Thursday, June 14, London, UK: Biogerontology Research Foundation CSO to collaborate with Insilico Medicine and WuXi...
Synodos for NF2 Consortium publishes key results of its work
The Synodos for NF2 consortium of the Children's Tumor Foundation (CTF) today published its first set of results and released...
Five new species of snail-sucking snakes discovered
Credit: © Matthijs Hollanders New research led by the American Museum of Natural History has uncovered five new species of...
New type of photosynthesis discovered
Credit: Dennis Nuernberg The discovery changes our understanding of the basic mechanism of photosynthesis and should rewrite the textbooks. It...
Elevated androgens don’t hinder dads’ parenting — at least not in lemurs
Credit: Velontsara Jeanne Baptiste Studies have shown that when men marry and have children, they often see a decline in...
Synthetic biologists get $1.7 million to engineer world’s strongest biomaterial
It's the most durable biological material you've never heard of: sporopollenin. This naturally occurring polymer coats and protects individual grains...
Parents ranked cancer prevention as number one provider reason for HPV vaccination
CHAPEL HILL - Parents ranked cancer prevention as the most compelling reason health care providers can give for recommending the...
Pew selects 22 scientists to investigate fundamental biomedical questions
PHILADELPHIA-- The Pew Charitable Trusts named 22 early-career researchers today as the 2018 class of Pew scholars in the biomedical...
3D imaging and computer modeling capture breast duct development
Credit: Andrew Ewald Working with hundreds of time-lapse videos of mouse tissue, a team of biologists joined up with civil...
5 new Pew-Stewart Scholars to pursue innovative cancer research
PHILADELPHIA--The Pew Charitable Trusts and the Alexander and Margaret Stewart Trust announced today the 2018 class of Pew-Stewart Scholars for...
