IUPUI cell biologist tackles age-related hearing loss
Credit: School of Science at IUPUI INDIANAPOLIS -- Cell biologist Benjamin J. Perrin of the School of Science at Indiana...
Cost of not adapting to climate change would be at least five times higher
Credit: AgĂȘncia FAPESP Coastal cities deal with the constant fear that sea levels should continue to rise in the years...
‘Mysterious’ ancient creature was definitely an animal, research confirms
'Mysterious' ancient creature was definitely an animal, research confirms It lived well over 550 million years ago, is known only...
How does a cell maintain its identity during replication?
Credit: The lab of Ken Zaret, PhD, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA - Prior to cell division,...
Chimera viruses can help the fight against lymphomas
Credit: Pedro Simas Lab, iMM Lisboa Researchers from Instituto de Medicina Molecular (iMM) Lisboa have created a chimera virus that...
Study offers scientific explanation for why spurned males abandon courtship attempts
Credit: Adams lab, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Unsuccessful courtship attempts by males create aversive memories that can reduce their...
$1.6M from NSF to UC Davis to study water, land use in disadvantaged communities
Credit: Joe Proudman/UC Davis The National Science Foundation has awarded $1.6M to the University of California, Davis to analyze the...
Partnership for a healthy brain
Credit: Salk Institute/Waitt Center LA JOLLA--(Sept. 14, 2017) Salk Institute scientists have discovered that an interaction between two key proteins...
New dyes detect disease through heartbeat signals
Credit: Peter Morenus/UConn Photo Vibrant tones of yellow, orange, and red move in waves across the screen. Although the display...
Corrosion in real time
What affects almost everything made of metal, from cars to boats to underground pipes and even the fillings in your...
$10M DOE grant to help boost camelina oilseed yield
Credit: Kurt Stepnitz EAST LANSING, Mich. - Both civil airlines and the military have successfully used camelina oil blends to...
New climate risk classification created to account for potential ‘existential’ threats
Credit: Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego A new study evaluating models of future climate scenarios has led...
Treatment of overweight: Is metabolically healthy obesity a worthwhile initial goal?
Credit: Source: DZD/IDM Worldwide nearly one in three individuals is obese. The consequence: More and more people suffer from diseases...
Treatment nonexistent for some glioblastoma patients
Credit: UIC Patients diagnosed at high-volume centers are up to 40 percent more likely to receive treatment for glioblastoma, according...
Wondering if that mole is cancerous? Look at illustrations, not photos
Credit: Savanna Richardson/BYU Photo After a summer of cumulative sunburn, you find yourself extra paranoid about the newfound mole on...
Theranostics: Paintball targeting of cancer cells combined with precision therapy
Credit: Ken Herrmann, MD, MBA, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany RESTON, Va. - The Journal of Nuclear Medicine's September 2017...
Double agents: Vessels that help cancers spread can also boost immune therapies
Credit: EPFL In a surprise finding, an international research team from the University of Chicago, the University of Lausanne, and...
Double agents: Vessels that help cancers spread can also boost immunotherapy
Credit: Manuel Fankhauser and Maria Broggi/EPFL Many cancers, such as melanoma, are known to metastasize and spread by expanding nearby...
FDA-approved drug may block resistance to anti-angiogenesis therapy
A Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) research team has identified a potential strategy for improving the efficacy of angiogenesis inhibitors, drugs...
Trial compares laparoscopic and open surgeries for pancreatic cancer
Credit: GEM Hospital A randomized clinical trial has compared key-hole (laparoscopic) surgery and open surgery in pancreatic cancer patients undergoing...
