Forest Biotechnologist of the Year from northern Sweden
Stefan Jansson, a professor at Umeå University in northern Sweden has been appointed 2015 Forest Biotechnologist of the Year by...
Study shows blood products unaffected by drone trips
Credit: Johns Hopkins Medicine In what is believed to be the first proof-of-concept study of its kind, Johns Hopkins researchers...
A biosensor is able to detect tumors at early stages
Credit: Cho, Y., Gorina, S., Jeffrey, P.D., Pavletich, N.P.; Astrojan. Before a malignant tumor is developed, the immune system tries...
New technology enables identification of biomarkers for a wide range of diseases
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Feb. 12, 2018) – Scientists have developed a way to identify...
Using nanoparticles to combat arteriosclerosis
IMAGE: On the left are fluorescence-labeled cells with nanoparticles: The cellular nuclei are shown in blue, the fluorescence labeling is...
CDC scientists review methods to prevent bites and suppress ticks that transmit Lyme disease
Dr. Lars Eisen and Marc Dolan of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have reviewed decades of scientific...
3-D protein structure offers insight into rapid communication by brain…
Credit: Zhou et al./ Nature 2017 An intricate new three-dimensional protein structure is providing a detailed look into how brain...
Clearing ‘visual noise’ to improve underwater vision and deep sea exploration
Credit: WASHINGTON — Mankind has long been peering into the depths of the sea. From finding fish to avoiding rocks,...
James R. Downing, M.D., of St. Jude, elected to the American Academy…
James R. Downing, M.D., St. Jude Children's Research Hospital president and chief executive officer, has been elected to the American...
Are wealthier people more likely to receive a diagnosis of cancer?
Credit: The Dartmouth Institute Do wealthier people receive too much medical care? In a Perspective article recently published in the...
Targeting bladder cancer’s Achilles heel: stem cells
Credit: Cancer Research Two different proteins work separately as well as synergistically to feed a small pool of stem cells...
American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) takes steps to…
Credit: American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology Philadelphia, PA, and Hoboken, NJ, January 3, 2018 – While ultrasound imaging is...
Study rejects biologic age as limiting factor for stem cell transplants
COLUMBUS, Ohio – More than 40 percent of older patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) can remain in long-term cancer...
Why some women are more likely to feel depressed
CLEVELAND, Ohio (July 19, 2017) It’s no secret that the risk of depression increases for women when their hormones are...
Older adults with obesity less responsive to memory training than…
Credit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS – In the first study to compare the results of cognitive training by body mass index...
Deep down fracking wells, microbial communities thrive
Credit: Illustration courtesy of PNNL Microbes have a remarkable ability to adapt to the extreme conditions in fracking wells, according...
A new approach to high insulin levels
Credit: Pierre Maechler / UNIGE Diabetes is characterised by a deficiency of insulin. The opposite is the case in congenital...
New technique uses immune cells to deliver anti-cancer drugs
Credit: Jian Yang, Yixue Su, Penn State Some researchers are working to discover new, safer ways to deliver cancer-fighting drugs...
Building social communication skills in shy children helps with peer…
A new study by Yale-NUS College Assistant Professor of Social Sciences (Psychology) Cheung Hoi Shan has discovered that shy children...
In vitro tissue microarrays for quick and efficient spheroid characterization
Credit: Image courtesy of Ivanov et al. An SLAS Discovery original research report entitled "In Vitro Tissue Microarrays for Quick...
