Cactus roots inspire creation of water-retaining material
During rare desert rainfalls, cacti waste no time sopping up and storing a storm's precious precipitation. Inspired by this natural...
Synthesizing a deadly mushroom toxin
The death-cap mushroom has a long history as a tool of murder and suicide, going back to ancient Roman times....
Thyroid tumors in Alaska natives are larger and more advanced at diagnosis
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 11, 2018--A new study spanning 45 years has shown that...
Wildlife haven of Sulawesi much younger than first thought, according to new research
An Oxford University collaboration has shed light on the origins of some of South East Asia's most iconic and unique...
Tree rings provide vital information for improved climate predictions
(Umea University) Using a decade-long sequence of annual growth rings from pine trees, scientists at the NMR Centre at Umeå...
BU medical student receives Fulbright Award to India
(Boston)--Nina Gummadi, a third-year medical student at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), has received a Fulbright Scholar Award to...
RB1 gene mutations underlie clinical resistance to CDK 4/6 inhibitor breast cancer therapy
A multi-institutional research team has identified what may be a novel mechanism underlying acquired resistance to CDK 4/6 inhibitor treatment...
Florida Inventors Hall of Fame announces 2018 Inductees
Credit: Florida Inventors Hall of Fame TAMPA, Fla. (Apr. 11, 2018) - Sara Blakely, a graduate of Florida State University...
Discovery could let doctors customize brain’s immune response to diseases
Credit: Josh Barney | UVA Health System The University of Virginia neuroscience lab that discovered that the brain connects directly...
Vascular problems associated with symptoms of menopause and quality of life measures
AURORA, Colo. (April 11, 2018) - A new study shows that more frequent and severe menopausal symptoms such as hot...
Airway disease in racehorses more prevalent than previously thought, U of G study finds
Credit: David Landry Racehorses need their breath to run their best. But inflammatory airway disease (IAD) can rob them of...
Karger Publishers strengthens its clinical decision support business
Karger Publishers has acquired Health Press Ltd to strengthen its clinical decision support business. On March 29, Karger Publishers acquired...
How do children develop immunity to malaria as they become older?
Credit: CWRU School of Medicine Across the world, over 200 million cases of malaria and nearly 500,000 deaths from the...
Viagra has the potential to be used as a treatment for rare cancers
Credit: ecancermedicalscience The class of drugs currently prescribed to treat male erectile dysfunction has been flagged for its potential to...
Scientists discover a role for ‘junk’ DNA
ANN ARBOR -- Researchers at the University of Michigan Life Sciences Institute and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute have determined...
Biologically inspired membrane purges coal-fired smoke of greenhouse gases
Credit: Randy Montoya, Sandia National Laboratories ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- A biologically inspired membrane intended to cleanse carbon dioxide almost completely...
How to catch a fish genome with big data
Credit: Fishbase If you eat fish in the U.S., chances are it once swam in another country. That's because the...
Moving patient treatment forward through Diagnostics North East
A platform bringing together world-leading diagnostic resources and expertise to develop new and innovative technologies to improve patient health and...
Study reveals declining central American frog species are bouncing back
Credit: Photo by Louise Rollins-Smith, Ph.D. For more than 40 years, frog populations around the world have been declining. Now,...
New bioinformatics tool identifies and classifies CRISPR-Cas systems
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 11, 2018--Designed to improve the utility and availability of increasingly...
