Nutrition is key to increasing productivity in intensive breeding
Improving the productivity of Brazilian livestock means not only finding ways to make the cattle produce more meat or more...
Scientists have found a way to create drug molecules from carbon monoxide
Credit: Denis Chusov Scientists from RUDN University in collaboration with Russian and foreign colleagues have studied reductive amination reactions. The...
UV-irradiated amorphous ice behaves like liquid at low temperatures
Credit: Tachibana S., et al., Science Advances, September 30, 2017 Ice analogs mimicking interstellar ice behave like liquids at temperatures...
Researchers identify protein that could reduce death, improve symptoms in flu and other infections
A new study by researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine has identified an innovative strategy for treating...
A new approach to cancer drug discovery
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have developed and demonstrated a promising new strategy for the discovery of novel...
SUG conference brings faculty and students together with OSC staff
In a week marked by a 30-year milestone, researchers who are breaking new ground came face to face Thursday with...
Examining the management of diabetes in special populations
Diabetes affects roughly 30 million Americans, and is one of the leading causes of disability and mortality. As a result,...
NYU College of Dentistry’s Yu Zhang awarded nearly $3.7 million by NIH’s NIDCR
Credit: NYU College of Dentistry New York University College of Dentistry (NYU Dentistry) researchers have received two R01 grants from...
TSRI researchers explore ways that a drug like Avandia can be made safer
Credit: The Scripps Research Institute With the heightened concerns over the dangerous side effects of the once-popular antidiabetic drug Avandia,...
Genes that separate humans from fruit flies found
Credit: Free Stock Photos.com Genes that separate humans from fruit flies found Genes which determine animal complexity - or what...
Bloomfield receives Outstanding Clinician-Scientist Award
Columbus, Ohio - Clara D. Bloomfield, MD, Distinguished University Professor, cancer scholar and senior advisor to The Ohio State University...
Molecular fingerprint of breast tumors linked to immune response in bloodstream
Credit: Vanessa Dumeaux Using newly developed software, researchers have shown that genes and molecular processes in breast cancer tumor cells...
Male hormones may promote infection by virus that causes Kaposi’s sarcoma
Credit: Wang X, et al. (2017) Male hormones may facilitate infection with a virus that can cause a type of...
Smart molecules trigger white blood cells to become better cancer-eating machines
Credit: Wang et al. at UC San Diego A team of researchers has engineered smart protein molecules that can reprogram...
Researchers look to protect ‘self-reactive’ immune cells so they can fight melanoma
CHAPEL HILL -- Researchers at the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center are using what they know about...
UTHealth’s Jim Zheng awarded $5.8 million CPRIT grant to mine cancer data for cures
Credit: UTHealth In keeping with the shift in cancer research from data generation to data analysis, bioinformatician W. Jim Zheng,...
UTA study says zinc can halt the growth of cancer cells
Zinc supplements can significantly inhibit the proliferation of esophageal cancer cells, according to a new study co-authored by a University...
Tracking the body’s mini-shuttles
The development of a new technique for labelling the body's own transporters - exosomes - could have long term benefits...
Unlocking the secrets of disease progression
Credit: UNM Throughout her academic career, Lina Cui has always been interested in the chemistry of disease in the human...
Secrets from inside the womb that could provide clues to miscarriage
Credit: Dr Eleftheria Pervolaraki The major structures of a baby's heart form in just four days, according to new research...
