UMD bioengineers develop new technologies to drive next-generation therapies for MS
COLLEGE PARK, MD. (June 13, 2017) -- Researchers in the University of Maryland (UMD) Fischell Department of Bioengineering (BIOE) Jewell...
Argonne X-rays used to help identify a key Lassa virus structure
Credit: Image courtesy of Scripps Research Institute. Before Ebola virus ever struck West Africa, locals were already on the lookout...
Lloyd Paul Aiello receives JDRF Award for Excellence in Type 1 Diabetes Clinical Research
Credit: John Soares Boston - (June 12, 2017) - The JDRF has awarded Lloyd Paul Aiello, M.D., Ph.D., the 2017...
New window improves the view of science on orbiting laboratory
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E. coli bacteria’s defense secret revealed
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Battling the terrible toll of depression by ‘rewiring’ the brain
Credit: UCLA Health Americans spend billions of dollars each year on antidepressants, but the National Institutes of Health estimates that...
Does access to quality playgrounds vary with a child’s socioeconomic status & obesity risk?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, June 13, 2017--A study of all 3rd-5th grade youth in one...
Detroit research team to expand imaging technology to guide cancer treatment
DETROIT - A team of Wayne State University and Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute researchers recently received funding from the...
Research suggests seal oil could help people with Type 1 diabetes
(TORONTO, Canada - June 13, 2017) - A research team at the Krembil Neuroscience Centre in Toronto has published a...
Risky bingeing: Women in Appalachian Ohio report higher rates of alcohol misuse
Credit: Michigan Medicine Appalachia -- stretching from the southern tier of New York state to northern Alabama, Mississippi and Georgia...
Fighting fire blight and detecting Salmonella
The plant disease fire blight, caused by the bacterium Erwinia amylovora, is dreaded by fruit growers. It affects apple and...
Making art activates brain’s reward pathway — Drexel study
Credit: Courtesy of Drexel University Your brain's reward pathways become active during art-making activities like doodling, according to a new...
Rare genetic disorders: New approach uses RNA in search for genetic triggers
In about half of all patients with rare hereditary disorders, it is still unclear what exact position of the genome...
Is Palmer amaranth developing traits that make it harder to control?
Credit: Photo by Ramon Leon Palmer amaranth is widely considered to be one of the most damaging and difficult to...
Charred flowers and the fossil record
Credit: Geology, Victoria A. Hudspith and Claire M. Belcher Boulder, Colo., USA: One of the main types of fossil used...
Clinical trial shows traditional treatment is better for iron-deficiency anemia
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Although current treatments for iron-deficiency anemia can be effective, they commonly fail because pediatric patients...
Birds of a feather
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Study sheds light on determining surgical margins for feline tumors
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Researchers show how a cancer gene protects genome organization
Credit: (Illustration by Christ-claude Mowandza-ndinga) CHAPEL HILL, NC - UNC School of Medicine researchers have cracked a long-standing mystery about...
Researchers discover what may be earliest stage of Alzheimer’s disease
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