UW’s Kristina Olson wins NSF Waterman Award for studies of children’s social development
Credit: Dennis Wise, University of Washington The National Science Foundation today named Kristina Olson, University of Washington associate professor of...
Peptide-based biogenic dental product may cure cavities
Credit: University of Washington Researchers at the University of Washington have designed a convenient and natural product that uses proteins...
Remnants of antibiotics persist in treated farm waste, research finds
Credit: Credit: Diana Aga BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Each year, farmers in the U.S. purchase tens of millions of pounds of...
From the cloud to the clinic, wide range of St. Jude research presented at AACR 2018
Cloud computing, "exhausted" T cells, breast cancer risk in childhood cancer survivors and clinical trial design for CAR-T therapy in...
Protein moonlighting
In 2013, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to three scientists for their contributions to uncovering the...
Immune-engineered device targets chemo-resistant lymphoma
ITHACA, N.Y. - Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a cancer that is diagnosed in the U.S. more than 70,000 times annually, arises from...
Why alcohol, sugar lead to thirst
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - April 12, 2018 - Why does drinking alcohol or consuming sugar make us thirsty? An...
Microscopic oxygen bubbles could help improve cancer therapeutics, speed wound healing
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A Purdue University-patented technology shows promise in using microscopic bubbles filled with oxygen to help with...
An unexpected discovery in a central line
About a year and a half ago, a 6-year-old boy arrived at Children's Emergency Department after accidently removing his own...
For fewer cast-related ailments in dogs, researchers find taller casts a better fit
Credit: Dr. Felix Duerr, Colorado State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital Dogs fitted with longer casts for hind-leg injuries or ailments...
‘Molecular microscope’ system safer, more effective in heart and lung transplant biopsies
Credit: University of Alberta A transplant biopsy system that uses gene chips to read molecules is far safer and more...
The fight for clean emissions continues
Credit: Empa The saga of the diesel particle filter all began with a failure in California - and a success...
New glaucoma treatment could ease symptoms while you sleep
Credit: Clare Kiernan, University of British Columbia Eye drops developed by UBC researchers could one day treat glaucoma while you...
Faba fix for corn’s nitrogen need
Credit: Masoud Hashemi. Researchers have good news for growers. Farmers raising a nitrogen-hungry crop like sweet corn may save up...
US public companies have increasingly shorter lifespans, IU research says
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- At a time when more Americans are living longer, the companies where many people spend their working...
There’s a better way to screen for cervical cancer
A new study in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, published by Oxford University Press, indicates that high-quality cervical...
Severity of menopause symptoms could help predict heart disease
CLEVELAND, Ohio (April 11, 2018)--Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in women. A study of 138 menopausal women...
Wildfire smoke associated with more ER visits for heart, stroke ailments among seniors
DALLAS, April 11, 2018 -- Smoke from wildfires may send people - particularly seniors - to hospital emergency rooms (ERs)...
Having one eye better than the other may explain ants’ left bias
Credit: Edmund Hunt Unlike Derek Zoolander, ants don't have any difficulty turning left. New research from the University of Bristol...
Baby fish led astray by high CO2 in oceans
Baby fish will find it harder to reach secure shelters in future acidified oceans -- putting fish populations at risk,...
