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SAN FRANCISCO, CA--October 9, 2018--Human embryos start as a tiny mass of cells that are all the same. The first...

Finding therapeutic targets to prevent atherosclerosis

Credit: University of Houston University of Houston biologist Michihisa Umetani, having discovered that a certain protein partnership acts to rapidly...

Unseen infections harming world’s children, research reveals

Credit: Dan Addison | University of Virginia Communications Children around the world are suffering from unnoticed infections that are stunting...

Louisiana amphibian shows unique resistance to global disease

Amphibian populations around the world are declining due to a skin disease caused by fungus. However, an amphibian commonly found...

Indiana University researcher-entrepreneur receives $245,000 STTR grant for startup

Credit: Indiana University BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- A high-tech startup founded by an Indiana University researcher-entrepreneur has been awarded a federal...

Gene mutation points to new way to fight diabetes, obesity, heart disease

Researchers say they have discovered a gene mutation that slows the metabolism of sugar in the gut, giving people who...

Earlier treatment could help reverse autistic-like behavior in tuberous sclerosis

Credit: Peter Tsai New research on autism has found, in a mouse model, that drug treatment at a young age...

15 emerging technologies that could reduce global catastrophic biological risks

Credit: Harry Campbell/Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security Strategic investment in 15 promising technologies could help make the world better...

Award winners named for the 2018 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

The San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS) and the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), an SABCS co-sponsor, will honor...

GlycoNet awards grants worth $90,000 to three Alberta startup companies

EDMONTON (October 9, 2018) - The Canadian Glycomics Network (GlycoNet) awarded $90,000 in grants to three Alberta-based startup companies: 48Hour...

Trust in non-conventional therapies by cancer patients not matching awareness about risks

Credit: @European Society for Medical Oncology Lugano-Munich, 10 October 2018 - Sarcoma patients show great openness to the use of...

Chewing gum may be effective for delivering vitamins

Nearly 15 percent of all chewing gum varieties sold promise to provide health-enhancing supplements to users, so Penn State researchers...

Evidence does not support statin use for conditions other than heart disease

Annals of Internal Medicine Tip Sheet Below please find summaries of new articles that will be published in the next...

Dryer, less predictable environment may have spurred human evolution

Credit: Robin Renaut A progressively drying climate punctuated by variable wetter episodes may have precipitated the transition from our hominin...

High-res data offer most detailed look yet at trawl fishing footprint around the world

Credit: University of Washington About a quarter of the world's seafood caught in the ocean comes from bottom trawling, a...

Genes responsible for difference in flower color of snapdragons identified

Credit: David Field Snapdragons are charming tall plants, and flower in a range of bright colors. In Spain, where snapdragons...

Study shows land-locked Atlantic salmon also use magnetic field to navigate

CORVALLIS, Ore. - A new study shows that Atlantic salmon use the Earth's magnetic field as a navigational tool -...

Previously unknown genetic aberrations found to be associated with Alzheimer’s progression

In a large-scale analysis of RNA from postmortem human brain tissue, researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount...

Expanding fungal diversity, one cell at a time

They can be found on forest floors, swamps and in houses, ranging in size from smaller than the period on...

Getting a grip on the slow but unique evolution of sharks