Marker for cancer stem cells
Cells with stem-cell characteristics appear to be especially important in the formation and metastasis of tumors. Scientists have now developed...
Shaping behavior, not changing minds, more effective in boosting vaccination rates
AURORA, Colo. (April 4, 2018) - A comprehensive review of scientific literature surrounding the psychology of vaccinations has shown that...
Tough situation after giving birth for women with type-1 diabetes
(University of Gothenburg) Holding a newborn baby -- and, at the same time, dealing with a blood sugar level that...
Mental disorder rates differ by immigration status and ethnicity of American adolescents
Immigrant youth from specific racial-ethnic groups in the USA tend to have lower rates of certain mental disorders compared to...
From car engines to exoplanets
Credit: ESO/L. Calçada Chemical models developed to help limit the emission of pollutants by car engines are being used to...
How genes shape behavior
Credit: Andres Bendesky NEW YORK -- Some species of roundworms are just one millimeter long. Their brains have only 302...
Study: Climate change could impact critical food supplies for migratory birds
Ithaca, NY--Climate change could disrupt a critical fueling-up stage for migratory birds just as they're preparing to depart on their...
Frankfurt University Library joins the Biodiversity Heritage Library
Frankfurt am Main, April 2018. The University Library Johann Christian Senckenberg (UB JCS) in Frankfurt am Main just joined the...
Algae, impurities darken Greenland ice sheet and intensify melting
Credit: A. Hubbard/J.Ryan The Dark Zone of Greenland ice sheet is a large continuous region on the western flank of...
Visually appealing solar modules as architectural elements in building facades
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and Metropolia University of Applied Sciences together with the industrial partners are investigating opportunities...
How did gonorrhea become a drug-resistant superbug?
Credit: Nicholas Lab, UNC School of Medicine CHAPEL HILL, NC - The bacterium that causes the sexually transmitted disease gonorrhea...
Healthy red blood cells owe their shape to muscle-like structures
Credit: Fowler Lab, The Scripps Research Institute LA JOLLA, CA - April 4, 2018 - Red blood cells are on...
Evan Snyder elected to Association of American Physicians
Credit: Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP) La Jolla, Calif., April 4, 2018 - Evan Y. Snyder, M.D., Ph.D.,...
Notre Dame researchers developing renewable energy approach for producing ammonia
Researchers at the University of Notre Dame are developing a renewable energy approach for synthesizing ammonia, an essential component of...
Post-Ebola cataract surgery can safely restore vision
Credit: Steven Yeh, MD Cataract surgery can be safely performed on Ebola virus disease survivors with impaired vision, Emory Eye...
Microscopic revelations point to new blood infection therapies
Credit: Riley Brandt, University of Calgary Researchers at the University of Calgary's Cumming School of Medicine (CSM) have for the...
Satellites, supercomputers, and machine learning provide real-time crop type data
Credit: Kaiyu Guan, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - Corn and soybean fields look similar from space - at least...
Insilico to present the advances in AI for biomarker development of human aging
Credit: Insilico Medicine Wednesday, April 4th, 2018, Baltimore, MD - Insilico Medicine, a Baltimore-based company specializing in the application of...
Boosting natural defenses to fight antibiotic-resistant pneumonia
Credit: Adobe Stock/Wikimedia Commons Antibiotic resistance is a growing threat in bacterial pneumonia. While immune-stimulating treatments can help the body...
Freedom and flexibility: Thinking outside the cell for functional genomics
Over the past two decades, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science...
