GA4GH 5th Plenary Meeting
Francis Collins, Director of the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), and Harold Varmus, former Director of the NIH and...
Mechanisms explaining positional diversity of the hindlimb in tetrapod evolution
Credit: Takayuki Suzuki Nagoya, Japan - In the evolution of tetrapods, the position of the hindlimb has diversified along with...
Research reveals how physical exercise protects the heart
Regular exercise is considered an important form of treatment for heart failure, a condition in which the heart is unable...
Ocean channel in Bahamas marks genetic divide in Brazilian free-tailed bats
Credit: Florida Museum of Natural History photo by Verity Mathis GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Brazilian free-tailed bats are expert flyers, capable...
New Bioimaging technique is fast and economical
Credit: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, N.Y. - A new approach to optical imaging makes it possible to quickly and economically...
Gold nanostars and immunotherapy vaccinate mice against cancer
Credit: Tuan Vo-Dinh, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- By combining an FDA-approved cancer immunotherapy with an emerging tumor-roasting nanotechnology, Duke...
New Pathology Atlas maps genes in cancer to accelerate progress in personalized medicine
Credit: Human Protein Atlas A new Pathology Atlas is launched today with an analysis of all human genes in all...
Vitamin C may encourage blood cancer stem cells to die
Credit: NYU Langone Health Vitamin C may "tell" faulty stem cells in the bone marrow to mature and die normally,...
Leading cancer research organizations to host cancer immunotherapy conference
PHILADELPHIA - The Cancer Research Institute (CRI), the Association for Cancer Immunotherapy (CIMT), the European Academy of Tumor Immunology (EATI),...
Lab tests show molecule appears to spur cell death in tumors, inflammation
Credit: Duke Health DURHAM, N.C. -- A drug-like molecule developed by Duke Health researchers appears to intercede in an inflammatory...
Researchers identify estrogen receptor stem cells in the in the mammary gland
One of the key questions in stem cell and cancer biology is to understand the cellular hierarchy governing tissue development...
Smoking linked to frailty in older adults
A recent paper published in Age & Ageing, the scientific journal of the British Geriatrics Society, finds that current smoking...
NASA protects its super heroes from space weather
Credit: NASA/SOHO It's not a bird or a plane but it might be a solar storm. We like to think...
Outdoor light at night linked with increased breast cancer risk in women
Key Takeaways: A large long-term study found that breast cancer risk may be higher for women who live in areas...
NASA Ppotects its super heroes from space weather
Credit: NASA/SOHO It's not a bird or a plane but it might be a solar storm. We like to think...
Deep-sea sponges — home to the next generation of antimicrobials?
Marine sponges and the deep-sea ecosystem are comparatively under-studied and under-exploited compared with life in shallower waters - but a...
Energy dense foods may increase cancer risk regardless of obesity status
Credit: C.A. Thomson Philadelphia, PA, August 17, 2017 - Diet is believed to play a role in cancer risk. Current...
Federal snack program does not yield expected impacts, Virginia Tech researchers find
Credit: Virginia Tech A well-intentioned government regulation designed to offer healthier options in school vending machines has failed to instill...
Wistar scientists develop novel immunotherapy technology for prostate cancer
PHILADELPHIA -- (Aug. 17, 2017) -- A study led by scientists at The Wistar Institute describes a novel immunotherapeutic strategy...
Managing western flower thrips
Pesticide evaluation is an important aspect of agricultural research providing useful information to farmers and professionals involved in the pesticide...
