UMD partners with Fraunhofer, Signature Science on DNA screening technologies
Credit: John T. Consoli/University of Maryland Computational biologists in the University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies (UMIACS) are...
Scientists develop broad-spectrum inhibitors of influenza virus
Credit: Rameshwar U. Kadam (Ian Wilson's Lab) A team of researchers from The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) and Janssen Research...
FSU researchers receive $2.8m to study fate of BP oil spill
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A team of research institutions led by Florida State University has been awarded a $2.8 million grant...
Artificial muscles, tendons would make prosthetic limbs more lifelike
Credit: University of Houston An engineer from the University of Houston has received a $500,000 CAREER award from the National...
Breakdown of brain cells’ metabolic collaboration linked to Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Researchers have discovered that impairing a critical partnership between brain cells can lead to neurodegeneration....
Internists urge President Trump to ‘consider taking additional actions’ to provide relief
Internists Urge President Trump to 'Consider Taking Additional Actions' to Provide Relief in Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands Letter...
New clues from brain structures of mantis shrimp
Credit: Roy L. Caldwell, Department of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California Taking a close look at the neural...
Hunt is over for one of the ‘top 50 most-wanted fungi’
Credit: Los Alamos National Laboratory LOS ALAMOS, N.M., Sept. 27, 2017--In a step toward bridging the gap between fungal taxonomy...
FSU researchers receive $2.8 million to study fate of BP oil spill
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A team of research institutions led by Florida State University has been awarded a $2.8 million grant...
Uni works with Yorkshire Water on £300,000 project to reduce lead in water
(University of Huddersfield) One strand will focus on the 'particulate lead' that can be found in tap water as a...
Sharks longer in the tooth than we thought
A James Cook University researcher has found that sharks and rays live a lot longer than we thought - some...
Immune system cells protect against CMV-induced hearing loss in mice
Credit: Almishaal AA, et al. (2017) Immune system cells known as natural killer (NK) cells play an important protective role...
TSRI researchers get a lead on how to detect degenerative neurological diseases sooner
Credit: TSRI Researchers at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) may have found a way to help doctors diagnose diseases like...
Back from the brink
A new collaboration between two UC Santa Barbara labs explores the underlying molecular mechanism of a remarkable process called anastasis,...
Melanoma cells rewire to resist drug treatment, Penn-Wistar team finds
Credit: Yueyao Zhu and Wei Guo In 2014, new combination therapies to treat patients with metastatic melanoma hit the market,...
Study examines characteristics of mobile mammography patients
Leesburg, VA, September 25, 2017 - Significant differences were found among women receiving mammography at a cancer center versus those...
Ancient ink for cancer treatment
For hundreds of years, Chinese calligraphers have used a plant-based ink to create beautiful messages and art. Now, one group...
Scientists discover rogue messengers that hinder body’s immune response to cancer
Researchers from Trinity College Dublin have made a discovery around treatment-resistant breast cancer that may turn the phrase, 'don't shoot...
Editing genes one by one throughout colorectal cancer cell genome uncovers new drug target
Credit: UC San Diego Health Cancers driven by mutations in the KRAS gene are among the most deadly. For decades,...
Penn Medicine develops model to predict ER visits in lung cancer patients
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - A pilot program that uses big data to predict which lung cancer patients will require...
