The underwater jungles of the sea give clearer water
Credit: Joakim Hansen The new study, that has been conducted in 32 archipelago bays along the Baltic Sea coast shows...
Key factor identified in gene silencing
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A fertilized human egg develops into multiple tissues, organs and about 200 distinct cell types....
First-ever cancer gene therapy approved by FDA
Today the FDA launched a new era in cancer treatment with its approval of the first cancer gene therapy drug...
Protecting the guardians
Keeping the immune system in balance is no small feat. It must remain keenly alert to spot and disarm foreign...
Study negates concerns regarding radioactivity in migratory seafood
Credit: © A. Gray aboard FV Aoshibi IV. When the Fukushima power plant released large quantities of radioactive materials into...
Breastfeeding reduces risk of endometriosis diagnosis
Endometriosis is a chronic and incurable gynecologic disorder that affects approximately 10 percent of women in the United States. Its...
Tracking down the whale-shark highway
Credit: © Jonathan Green/Galapagos Whale Shark Project Did you know that August 30 is International Whale Shark Day? Whale sharks...
Jordan faces likelihood of much more frequent long and severe droughts
A new analysis of drought in Jordan - one of the world's most water-poor countries - suggests that without alternate...
Eating protein three times a day could make our seniors stronger
(McGill University Health Centre) Loss of muscle is an inevitable consequence of aging that can lead to frailty, falls or...
Good as gold
Few experiences invoke as much anxiety as a call from your doctor saying "you need to come back for more...
Scientists discover spring-loaded mechanism in unusual species of trap-jaw ant
Credit: Photo by Steven O. Shattuck CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Researchers provide the first mechanical description of the jaws of a...
Discovery of drug combination: Overcoming resistance to targeted drugs for liver cancer
Credit: KAIST A KAIST research team presented a novel method for improving medication treatment for liver cancer using Systems Biology,...
Two-stage approach to risk-reducing mastectomy improves results for women with large breasts
Aug. 29, 2017 - For women undergoing risk-reducing mastectomy to prevent breast cancer, reconstruction can be challenging in those with...
Expanding the reach of therapeutic antibodies
Credit: Camilla De Nardis, Linda J. A. Hendriks, Emilie Poirier, Tudor Arvinte, Piet Gros, Alexander B. H. Bakker and John...
Designing novel biologic agents to target colorectal cancer
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, August 28, 2017--New biologic drugs, such as monoclonal antibodies and immunotherapies...
HPV vaccination rates especially low among childhood cancer survivors
ASCO Perspective Merry-Jennifer Markham, MD, FACP, ASCO Expert in Cancer Survivorship "More than ever before, young cancer survivors are living...
How new blood vessels sprout
Credit: IBS New blood vessels branch out of preexisting ones is via a process called angiogenesis. Although this is essential...
Pathway’s power to boost, halt tumors may be promising cancer therapy target
A protein, called inositol-requiring enzyme 1 -- IRE1 -- may serve as a key driver in a series of molecular...
New osteoporosis treatment uses traditional Chinese herb to prevent bone loss
An herb widely used in traditional Chinese medicine might hold the key to a new osteoporosis therapy that could prevent...
Gunnerus Prize in Sustainability awarded to Carl Folke
Credit: M. Axelsson/Azote for Stockholm Resilience Centre Professor Carl Folke has been awarded the 2017 Gunnerus Award in Sustainability Science...
