Reconstructing life at its beginning, cell by cell
Credit: Drosophila Virtual Expression eXplorer, BIMSB at the MDC After 13 rapid divisions a fertilized fly egg consists of about...
More research needed on effects of maternal stress in wild animals
Credit: Michael Sheriff/Penn State If a human mother is stressed while pregnant, research shows her child is much more likely...
Risk of preeclampsia can sometimes be linked to fetal genes
For the first time, a relationship has been found between fetal genes and the risk of preeclampsia in the mother....
New book on Targeting Cancer from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
Credit: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Founding Collection 49.1184 Cold Spring Harbor, NY - Cold Spring...
USDA grants MU $460,000 to develop immunizations for tick-borne disease
Anaplasmosis is an infectious blood disease in cattle caused by certain bacteria transmitted by ticks worldwide. The U.S. Department of...
Insect eyes inspire new solar cell design from Stanford
Credit: Dauskardt Lab/Stanford University Packing tiny solar cells together, like micro-lenses in the compound eye of an insect, could pave...
Method speeds up time to analyze complex microscopic images
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Cryo-electron tomography permits researchers to study in detail the microscopic structures inside of cells. Researchers...
Study identifies new genetic risk factor for developing autism spectrum disorder
Credit: (OHSU/John Valls) Autism spectrum disorder affects approximately one out of every 68 children in the United States. Despite expansive...
Lek-Heng Lim receives Wilkinson Prize in Numerical Analysis & Scientific Computing
Credit: Lek-Heng Lim The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics is proud to award Lek-Heng Lim, University of Chicago, with...
Asthma medicine halves risk of Parkinson’s
Credit: Kim E. Andreassen, University of Bergen. By studying the effect of 1000 medicines, researchers discovered that medicine against asthma...
Panama’s native tree species excel in infertile tropical soils
Credit: Jorge Aleman_STRI Teak, the most valuable species for tropical reforestation, often performs poorly in the acid soils of steeply...
20,000 international voices share how they want their DNA information used
The Wellcome Genome Campus and Global Alliance for Genomics and Health (GA4GH) have gone global with a project to explore...
Arizona State University team shines new light on photosynthesis
A team of scientists from ASU's School of Molecular Sciences and Pennsylvania State University has taken us a step closer...
Sharks with frickin’ lasers: Gold nanoparticles fry cancer on glowing mice
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center A University of Colorado Cancer Center study takes a new approach to killing cancer:...
Z-endoxifen shows promise as new treatment for common breast cancer type
ROCHESTER, Minn. - Z-endoxifen, a potent derivative of the drug tamoxifen, could itself be a new treatment for the most...
UChicago Medicine working to offer breakthrough CAR T-cell gene therapy approved by FDA
The University of Chicago Medicine is one of a limited number of U.S. sites working to offer a breakthrough gene...
Expanding access to new tools to study childhood cancers
Credit: Michael Clay, MD Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) scientists have created an extensive resource for studying pediatric cancers, which...
St. Jude unveils powerful resource to advance treatment of pediatric solid tumors
Credit: CTI-EM Core, St Jude Children's Research Hospital (MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Aug. 30, 2017) In an effort to improve outcomes...
Motorized molecules drill through cells
Credit: Robert Pal/Durham University HOUSTON - (Aug. 30, 2017) - Motorized molecules driven by light have been used to drill...
FDA approves personalized cellular therapy for advanced leukemia developed by University of Pennsylvania and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - In a landmark decision for the field of cancer immunotherapy, the U.S. Food and Drug...
