Preventing too much immunity
Credit: Osaka University Scientists at the Immunology Frontier Research Center (IFReC), Osaka University, Japan, report a new molecular mechanism that...
$1.225M Viertel Fellowship to advance critical lung research
Lung researcher Dr Marie-Liesse Asselin-Labat has won a competitive $1.225 million Viertel Fellowship for an ambitious research program to advance...
Why are New England’s wild blue mussels disappearing?
Credit: Kylla Benes / UCI Irvine, Calif., Aug. 9, 2016 — The Gulf of Maine coastline, historically home to one...
Learning how to fine-tune nanofabrication
Credit: Kyoto University iCeMS Daniel Packwood, Junior Associate Professor at Kyoto University's Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS), is improving...
Coral gardening is benefiting Caribbean reefs, study finds
Credit: Stephanie Schopmeyer, UM Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science MIAMI–A new study found that Caribbean staghorn corals (Acropora...
3-D-printable implants may ease damaged knees
Credit: Feichen Yang DURHAM, N.C. — A cartilage-mimicking material created by researchers at Duke University may one day allow surgeons...
Inequality and social exclusion drive mental health problems in…
Credit: Lena Mustonen/Umeå University A survey of nearly 1000 households in the north Indian state of Uttarakhand showed that six...
USDA’s NIFA invests in integrated biorefinery optimization
Credit: Photo courtesy Three Rivers Energy. WASHINGTON, Jan. 4, 2018 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of...
PARP inhibitor improves progression-free survival in patients with advanced breast cancers and BRCA
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center In a randomized, Phase III trial led by researchers at The University of Texas MD...
T-cells engineered to outsmart tumors induce clinical responses in relapsed Hodgkin…
Credit: Children's National Health System WASHINGTON-(Jan. 16, 2018)-Tumors have come up with ingenious strategies that enable them to evade detection...
Targeted treatment could prevent spread of pancreatic cancer, heart…
Credit: University of Cincinnati Researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine have shown that a new targeted...
Climate tipping points: What do they mean for society?
Credit: NASA The phrase "tipping point" passed its own tipping point and caught fire after author Malcolm Gladwell's so-named 2000...
Air pollution casts shadow over solar energy production
Credit: Michael Bergin, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. — Global solar energy production is taking a major hit due to air...
E. coli: The ideal transport for next-gen vaccines?
Credit: University at Buffalo BUFFALO, N.Y. – Most people recoil at the thought of ingesting E. coli. But what if...
Inflammatory complications of immunodeficiency disease may benefit from imaging technique
Credit: (c) S.Jolles, University Hospital of Wales A new proof of concept study has shown that an imaging technique more...
Most of last 11,000 years cooler than past decade in North America, Europe
Credit: David Foster University of Wyoming researchers led a climate study that determined recent temperatures across Europe and North America...
Confronted with bacteria, infected cells die so others can live, Penn study finds
Credit: University of Pennsylvania The immune system is contantly performing surveillance to detect foreign organisms that might do harm. But...
Vestibular function declines starting at age 40
Credit: Garyfallia Pagonis of Massachusetts Eye and Ear. Boston, Mass. — A new study led by researchers at Massachusetts Eye...
Beauty business based on MIT bioengineering
Jennifer Aniston is co-owner of Living Proof, a hair care company whose products are based on discoveries at MIT's Langer...
Researchers find pathologic hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease in aged chimpanzee brains
Credit: iStock ATLANTA — The brains of aged chimpanzees, our closest living relatives, show pathology similar to the human Alzheimer's...
