Study finds no evidence of natural gas from fracking in Ohio drinking water
Credit: Jay Yocis/UC Creative Services A study of drinking water in Appalachian Ohio found no evidence of natural gas contamination...
ACR urges lawmakers to address rising costs and access barriers in arthritis care
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rheumatologists and rheumatology health professionals convened on Capitol Hill this week to urge legislative action on pressing...
Atomic-level study reveals why rare disorder causes sudden paralysis
Credit: Ning Zheng & Catterall labs/UWMedicine A rare genetic disorder in which people are suddenly overcome with profound muscle weakness...
Humira does not improve aortic vascular inflammation in psoriasis patients
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - An antibody used to treat the skin disease psoriasis and other chronic autoimmune diseases such...
Flow of cerebrospinal fluid regulates neural stem cell division
(Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health) Stem cells in the brain can divide and mature into...
Rutgers researchers create a 3D-printed smart gel that walks underwater, moves objects
Credit: Daehoon Han/Rutgers University-New Brunswick Rutgers University-New Brunswick engineers have created a 3D-printed smart gel that walks underwater and grabs...
A new Achilles’ heel of blood cancer
Credit: CeMM/Anna Skucha (Vienna, May 18, 2018) AML is not a single disease. It is a group of leukemias that...
Developmental psychotherapy for antisocial adolescents
Antisocial behavior is common during adolescence and incurs significant costs both for society and for the young people themselves. While...
Morris Animal Foundation study identifies new virus in cat
Credit: Dr. Julia Beatty, University of Sydney DENVER/May 17, 2018 - Morris Animal Foundation-funded researchers from the University of Sydney...
AgriLife scientists uncover a new face of a famous protein, SWI2/SNF2 ATPase
Credit: (Texas A&M AgriLife Research photo by Blair Fannin) COLLEGE STATION - A team of Texas A&M and Texas A&M...
Insect gene allows reproductive organs to cope with harmful bacteria
Credit: Michael Clark and Bordenstein Lab A damaging bacteria with an uncanny ability to pass itself from insect mothers to...
Stem cell signaling drives mammary gland development and — maybe — breast cancer
The human body develops most tissue types during fetal development, in a mother's uterus. Yet one only tissue develops after...
What bacteria can teach us about combating atrazine contamination
Credit: Colin Scott, CSIRO Atrazine, a controversial herbicide introduced to agriculture in the 1950s, has been banned in the European...
A way to prevent pancreatic cancer from spreading post-surgery?
Credit: Fearon Lab, CSHL Cold Spring Harbor, NY - Scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) have solved a mystery...
Immune cell provides cradle for mammary stem cells
Credit: Image courtesy of Sushil Kumar, Rumela Chakrabarti and Yibin Kang, Princeton University A new study finds that one of...
Transfer RNA research addresses a blind spot in understanding of human genes
The human genome includes more than 500 genes for transfer RNA (tRNA) molecules, which are essential for making proteins in...
Supercomputing the emergence of material behavior
Credit: Credit: Robert Alberstein et al. What makes kevlar stop a bullet, at the atomic level? The properties of materials...
New blood test rapidly detects signs of pancreatic cancer
Credit: David Baillot/UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering Pancreatic cancer is expected to become the second deadliest cancer in...
Riding bacterium to the bank
Credit: (Photo by Dino Vournas) What does jet fuel have in common with pantyhose and plastic soda bottles? They're all...
Sugars in infant formulas pose risk to babies with inherited metabolic disorder
Babies with inherited intolerance of fructose face a risk of acute liver failure if they are fed certain widely available...
