The microbial anatomy of an organ
Credit: Garg, et al. Cell Host & Microbe, Oct. 19, 2017. University of California San Diego researchers have developed the...
The birth of a new protein
Credit: Matthew Cordes, using UCSF Chimera molecular graphics package A yeast protein that evolved from scratch can fold into a...
Climate shifts shorten marine food chain off California
Credit: Lindsey E. Peavey (NOAA/CINMS) Environmental disturbances such as El Niño shake up the marine food web off Southern California,...
Newly discovered viral marker could help predict flu severity in infected patients
Credit: Vasilijevic J, et al (2017) Flu viruses contain defective genetic material that may activate the immune system in infected...
New mapping tool tracks elk migration to reduce brucellosis risk
Credit: Mark Gocke Wildlife managers and ranchers in the greater Yellowstone ecosystem soon will have a new mapping tool for...
Barrow researchers use novel imaging to predict spinal degeneration
(PHOENIX, Ariz. Oct. 19, 2017) Research by a Barrow Neurological Institute neurosurgery team on novel imaging technique assessment of patients...
How solar peaker plants could replace gas peakers
Credit: Hank Price: Dispatchable Solar Power Plant Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) can be a night-only dispatchable (D-CSP) plant; with its...
‘Y’ a protein unicorn might matter in glaucoma
Credit: BrightFocus Foundation So unheard of was what researchers discovered in a protein associated with glaucoma that for over two...
New study reveals breast cancer cells recycle their own ammonia waste as fuel
At a glance: Breast cancer cells secrete ammonia as a byproduct of cellular metabolism, which accumulates in the tumor's surrounding...
Scientists reveal herbal remedies containing aristolochic acid may cause liver cancer
Credit: Duke-NUS Medical School Scientists from Singapore and Taiwan have revealed a decisive link between Aristolochic Acids (AA), a natural...
Researchers watch in real time as fat-encased drug nanoparticles invade skin cells
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Some anti-cancer drugs are encapsulated to allow gradual release, spreading their effect over a...
Genetic testing recommended for children considered at risk for most common eye cancer
SAN FRANCISCO - Oct. 18, 2017 -- Children who are considered to be at risk of developing eye cancer should...
Rare cancer linked with textured breast implants may be underreported, misunderstood
A rare cancer in patients with breast implants may be on the rise, but not all patients and physicians may...
From Dr. Jekyll to Mr. Hyde of cancer immunotherapy
Novel immunotherapies can strengthen the body's own defenses against cancer cells. Treatment of patients with advanced disease can promote partial...
Terry Fox research team’s model for detecting lung cancer saves lives, is a world leader
Vancouver, BC - A pan-Canadian team of cancer researchers has developed a predictive model for detecting early-stage lung cancer in...
New findings explain how UV rays trigger skin cancer
Credit: Hyeongsun Moon and Andrew White, Cornell University ITHACA, N.Y. - Melanoma, a cancer of skin pigment cells called melanocytes,...
Drug yields high response rates for lung cancer patients with harsh mutation
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center A targeted therapy resurrected by the Moon Shots Program™ at The University of Texas MD...
German research advances in cancer and blood disorders reported in human gene therapy
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, Oct.18, 2017--Virotherapy capable of destroying tumor cells and activating anti-tumor immune...
Exercise interventions in advanced lung cancer patients led to increased functionality
Yokohama, Japan - October 18, 2017 - Physical exercise and psycho-social interventions in patients with advanced stage lung cancer improved...
Community engagement interventions may reduce disparities in lung cancer outcomes among minorities
Yokohama, Japan - October 18, 2017 - Community-based interventions implemented in minority community sites resulted in changes in participants' knowledge,...
