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...
Consuming walnuts may help keep the gut healthy, says new animal research
Credit: California Walnut Commission FOLSOM, Calif., July 25, 2017 – Conclusions from a new animal study suggest that walnut consumption...
How climate change alters plant growth
Credit: Markus Scholz / MLU Global warming affects more than just plant biodiversity – it even alters the way plants...
UTSA professor receives grant for therapeutic underwater virtual…
Credit: John Quarles/UTSA John Quarles, an associate professor of computer science at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA),...
Harvest of nuisance black bears in New Jersey reducing human-bear conflicts
Credit: New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife LOGAN, UTAH, USA – Is there room for black bears in human-dominated...
Texas Biomed scientist receives 5-year, $4.6 million MERIT Award for malaria research
Credit: G. Harrison, courtesy of Texas Biomed San Antonio, Texas (January 25, 2017) – The study of drug resistance in...
Tigers, ready to be counted
Credit: Ullas Karanth / WCS (Bangalore, India (03/29/17) – A new methodology developed by the Indian Statistical Institute, and WCS...
Free C3d regulates immune checkpoint blockade and enhances anti-tumor immunity
Credit: Michigan Medicine ANN ARBOR, Michigan — In the body, anti-cancer immunity is immobilized by stealth cancer forces. But a...
New flu test: One drop of blood could save your life
Credit: Westmead Institute for Medical Research Australian researchers have developed a world first test to identify which influenza patients will...
Fossil discovery suggests size poor predictor of maturity in ancient reptiles
Paleontologists at Virginia Tech have found that muscle-scarred fossil leg bones of one of the closest cousins of dinosaurs that...
‘Chemtrails’ not real, say leading atmospheric science…
Credit: Courtesy of Mick West. Washington, DC– Well-understood physical and chemical processes can easily explain the alleged evidence of a...
