Protecting rice crops at no extra cost
A newly identified genetic mechanism in rice can be utilized to maintain resistance to a devastating disease, without causing the...
Research pushes concept of entropy out of kilter
Credit: Stein lab / Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Entropy, the measure of disorder in a physical system, is something...
TSRI chemists unveil versatile new method for making chiral drug molecules
Credit: The Scripps Research Institute LA JOLLA, CA - Feb. 2, 2017 - Chemists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)...
Toxic liver effects of fifteen drugs predicted using computational approach
Credit: Thiel, Kuepfer A team of researchers has used a computational modeling approach to analyze and compare the toxic effects...
UW sleep research high-resolution images show how the brain resets during sleep
Credit: Credit: Wisconsin Center for Sleep and Consciousness. Madison, Wis. -- Striking electron microscope pictures from inside the brains of...
The best treatment for laryngeal cancer? This approach helps decide
ANN ARBOR, Michigan -- Even as treatment options for laryngeal cancer seemed to improve, survival rates did not. For the...
HKU scientists utilize innovative neuroimaging approach to unravel complex brain networks
Credit: The University of Hong Kong A research team led by Professor Ed X. Wu of the Department of Electrical...
1,000 times more efficient nano-LED opens door to faster microchips
Credit: Eindhoven University of Technology The electronic data connections within and between microchips are increasingly becoming a bottleneck in the...
Story tips from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, February 2017
To arrange for an interview with a researcher, please contact the Communications staff member identified at the end of each...
NYU’s Panozzo wins NSF CAREER award
New York University Professor Daniele Panozzo has won a 2017 Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award from the National Science...
New skin-graft system a better fix for chronic wounds
Credit: Justin Kelley, University of Missouri Health According to the National Institutes of Health, more than six million cases of...
Researchers chart global genetic interaction networks in human cancer cells
Credit: Sigrid Knemeyer Cambridge, MA, February 2, 2017-- Cancer is a heterogeneous disease, with myriad distinct subtypes that differ in...
Experiment involving ultracold rubidium lifts off with research rocket
Credit: photo/©: André Wenzlawski, JGU Physicists want to use ultracold gases in space to measure the Earth's gravitational field, to...
Medical marijuana’s underexplored potential for helping opioid addiction
A small human pilot study, along with a number of animal studies, are revealing that cannabinoids, extracts of cannabis legally...
So-called ‘synthetic marijuana’ linked to serious health problems
Synthetic marijuana compounds are marketed as safe, legal alternatives to marijuana that cannot be detected by standard drug testing, but...
‘In vivo’ reprogramming induces signs of telomere rejuvenation
During the 'in vivo' reprogramming process, cellular telomeres are extended due to an increase in endogenous telomerase. This is the...
AGA statement on US travel ban
Bethesda, MD (Feb. 2, 2017) -- On Jan. 27, 2017, the current U.S. administration signed an executive order impacting immigration...
Under and misuse of hormone therapy decreasing, but still high
A nationwide cancer registry of almost one million patients treated for hormone-sensitive breast cancer shows that one out of six...
Lung cancer screening rates remain very low among current and former smokers
ATLANTA - February 2, 2017 -Lung cancer screening rates remained very low and unchanged among eligible populations in 2015, despite...
Nixing the cells that nix immune response against cancer
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Some cells excite the immune system. Others soothe it. Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) are...
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