New strategy to design mechano-responsive luminescent materials
Credit: Jin M. et al., Journal of the American Chemical Society, May 23, 2017 "Smart" materials that change color in...
Consuming walnuts may help keep the gut healthy, says new animal research
Credit: California Walnut Commission FOLSOM, Calif., July 25, 2017 - Conclusions from a new animal study suggest that walnut consumption...
Clinical trial for type 1 diabetes reaches halfway point
Credit: Sanford Health SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - The Sanford Project: T-Rex Study, a Phase 2 clinical trial conducted collaboratively by...
Novel class of antibiotics shows promise against plague, drug-resistant bacteria
Washington, DC - July 25, 2017 - Pathogenic bacteria are rapidly developing resistance to the arsenal of microbial therapies --...
Gene therapy: Microdystrophin restores muscle strength in Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Researchers from Genethon, the AFM-Telethon laboratory, Inserm (UMR 1089, Nantes) and the University of London (Royal Holloway) demonstrated the efficacy...
We have a quorum
Credit: Henry Shum PITTSBURGH (July 25, 2017) ... From the smallest cell to humans, most organisms can sense their local...
Elevated cholesterol’s link with canine cancer includes a better prognosis
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Usually thought of as a health detriment, elevated cholesterol may play a role in longer survival times...
Lutein may counter cognitive aging, study finds
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Spinach and kale are favorites of those looking to stay physically...
Bad bugs beware-bacterial membrane simulations earn researcher Bessel Award
Credit: Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Bacteria has a formidable enemy in Wonpil Im. As researchers race against bacteria's growing resistance...
Designing soft robots: Ethics-based guidelines for human-robot interactions
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, July 25, 2017--Soft-bodied robots offer the possibility for social engagement, and...
Sophisticated medical imaging technique proves useful for automotive industry
Credit: Bryan Williams, University of Liverpool WASHINGTON -- Many of today's cars are coated with paint that exhibits a metallic...
InSysBio LLC announce renewal of agreement with ASTEX Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Moscow, Russia, July 25, 2017 - InSysBio LLC , one of the pioneers in Quantitative Systems Pharmacology (QSP) modeling and...
Antibiotics come with ‘environmental side effects,’ experts say
Amsterdam, July 25, 2017 - Researchers writing in Microchemical Journal are bringing attention to the fact that commonly used antibiotic...
CCNY physicists master unexplored electron property
Credit: Image courtesy: Zheng Sun While the charge and spin properties of electrons are widely utilized in modern day technologies...
Molecular microscopy illuminates molecular motor motion
Credit: Keith Mickolajczyk / Penn State A toddler running sometimes loses footing because both feet come off the ground at...
‘Safe Genes’ award to Mass. General team aims to improve gene-editing technologies
A Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)-based research team is one of seven nationwide receiving contracts under the DARPA Safe Genes program,...
Coral gardening is benefiting Caribbean reefs, study finds
Credit: Stephanie Schopmeyer, UM Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science MIAMI--A new study found that Caribbean staghorn corals (Acropora...
New virus discovered in migratory bird in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Credit: Isaac Simão Neto Researchers at the University of São Paulo's Biomedical Science Institute (ICB-USP) in Brazil have discovered a...
Anti-cancer chemotherapeutic agent inhibits glioblastoma growth and radiation resistance
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Glioblastoma is a primary brain tumor with dismal survival rates, even after treatment with surgery,...
Reaching black men in barbershops could lead to early detection of colorectal cancer
Credit: NYU Langone Health Aging black men are at much greater risk of dying prematurely of colorectal cancer than any...
