Modified peptides could boost plant growth and development
Credit: Courtesy Dr Brett Ferguson A new Australian study of peptide hormones critical for plant development could result in wide-ranging...
Freeze frame microscopy for 3-D biological images captures 2017 Nobel Prize in chemistry
WASHINGTON -- Just three years ago, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry went to optical scientists for breaking Abbe's diffraction limit...
Computer model unravels knotty problems in DNA
Credit: Mariel Vazquez/UC Davis If you've ever tried to untangle a pair of earbuds, you'll understand how loops and cords...
Review articles put animal models under closer scrutiny
A new review article supported by a grant offered by Humane Society International has been published in the journal Plos...
Two agents deliver knockout punches to Ewing sarcoma
WASHINGTON -- When combined with an already FDA-approved chemotherapy, a novel agent developed by researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer...
Ben-Gurion U. developing new sensor with the Ram Group for earlier disease diagnosis
BEER-SHEVA, Israel, Oct. 2, 2017 -- BGN, the technology-transfer company of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU), is collaborating with...
New key regulator of acquisition of immune tolerance to tumor cells in cancer patients
Credit: Javier RodrÃguez-Ubreva Researchers of the Chromatin and Disease Group from the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) in Barcelona have...
Heat-tempered magnesium alloy a strong choice for implants
BROOKLYN, New York - Titanium is the preferred material for surgical fixation procedures ranging from knee replacement to jaw implants....
Protein identified that drives initiation and growth of aggressive form of leukemia
A team led by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators has identified a new cancer-causing pathway behind most cases of an...
Breast cancer statistics, 2017
Overall breast cancer death rates dropped 39 percent between 1989 and 2015, averting 322,600 breast cancer deaths during those 26...
Novel platform for investigating quiescence in dormancy-capable cancer cells
Credit: Dr. Alptekin Aksan A team of researchers from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities has reported a novel encapsulation approach...
New targeted alpha therapy protocol for advanced prostate cancer
Credit: C Kratochwil et al., University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany RESTON, Va. - Therapy options are limited for men with...
Tobacco smokers could gain 86 million years of life if they switch to vaping, study finds
WASHINGTON -- Up to 6.6 million cigarette smokers will live substantially longer if cigarette smoking is replaced by vaping over...
New report gives the lay of the land on grazing livestock’s climate impact
Tuesday October 3, 2017 - Oxford, United Kingdom: An international research collaboration has shed light on the impact that grass-fed...
Prehistoric squid was last meal of newborn ichthyosaur 200 million years ago
Credit: Julian Kiely. Scientists from the UK have identified the smallest and youngest specimen of Ichthyosaurus communis on record and...
New method for tissue regeneration, inspired by nature, described by scientists
Credit: University of Birmingham Scientists have found a way of mimicking our body's natural healing process, using cell derived nano-sized...
Keeping moving — flat worms shed light on role of migrating stem cells in cancer
Credit: Prasad Abnave A new study carried out by the University of Oxford has used flat worms to look at...
Clumps as temporary storage
Credit: Group Matthias Peter / ETH Zurich Protein aggregates have a bad reputation. A number of human diseases, especially those...
EPFL Life Sciences Symposium: Frontiers in Metabolism 2017
In October 24-26, EPFL will host at the SwissTech Convention Center an exciting Life Sciences Symposium: "Frontiers in Metabolism 2017...
Finnish researchers discover what is on the menu for dragonflies
Credit: Tuomas Kankaanpää Researchers from the Universities of Turku and Helsinki, Finland, are the first in the world to discover...
