Genome editing with CRISPR-Cas9 prevents angiogenesis of the retina
Boston, Mass. -- A research team from the Schepens Eye Research Institute of Massachusetts Eye and Ear has successfully prevented...
UC research examines lung cell turnover as risk factor & target for treatment of influenza pneumonia
Credit: University of Cincinnati CINCINNATI--Influenza is a recurring global health threat that, according to the World Health Organization, is responsible...
Additional studies needed to evaluate CVD risks of hormone therapy for transgender patients
A new narrative review authored by Carl Streed Jr., MD, at Brigham and Women's Hospital, published in the Annals of...
Campaigning on climate science consensus may backfire, warn scholars
Climate change campaigns that focus on correcting public beliefs about scientific consensus are likely to backfire and undermine policy efforts,...
Shaping up against pathogens
Credit: © Chris Smart, NYSAES, Geneva NY A missing link in the complex molecular pathway by which plants resist pathogens...
Offer of $100 boosts rates of colon cancer screenings
PHILADELPHIA - Offering $100 to patients eligible for a preventive colonoscopy screening more than doubled the rate of screening when...
COX-2 inhibitors may reverse IDO1-mediated immunosuppression in some cancers
Bottom Line: In preclinical studies, tumors that consitutively expressed the protein indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO1) responded to the cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitor...
On the path to vitamin A in rice
Credit: Photo: Peter Beyer The lack of vitamin A in food is a major cause of health problems worldwide and...
The way of change is important!
As we all know, developing the field of Green Building (GB) is one of the most effective measures to save...
Sparkling springs aid quest for underground heat energy sources
Analysis of natural sparkling mineral water has given scientists valuable clues on how to locate hot water springs - potential...
How enzymes produce hydrogen
Credit: © RUB, Marquard Researchers at Ruhr-Universität Bochum and the Freie Universität Berlin have clarified the crucial catalytic step in...
$1.9 million NIH grant to Wayne State to research genetic disease that causes blindness
Credit: Julie O'Connor, Wayne State University DETROIT - A team of Wayne State University researchers recently received a $1.9 million...
Study reveals most impactful neuroscience research
A study of the 100 most-cited neuroscience articles has revealed that 78 of these papers cover five topics, including neurological...
A genetic variation may increase tuberculosis susceptibility
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, July 21, 2017-Researchers have shown that a single nucleotide change in...
In saliva, clues to a ‘ghost’ species of ancient human
Credit: Credit: Bob Wilder/University at Buffalo. BUFFALO, N.Y. -- In saliva, scientists have found hints that a "ghost" species of...
Rare discovery of 3 new toad species in Nevada’s Great Basin
Credit: Photo by Mike Wolterbeek, University of Nevada, Reno. RENO, Nev. - Three new species of toads have been discovered...
Rush hour pollution may be more dangerous than you think
Credit: Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- The first in-car measurements of exposure to pollutants that cause oxidative stress during rush...
UMass Amherst molecular biologist wins grant to outwit plant fungal diseases
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - Pathogenic fungi, the kind that cause wilt diseases in more than 100 plants species,...
Good fighters are bad runners
For mice and men, a strength in one area of Darwinian fitness may mean a deficiency in another. A look...
Optimization for self-production may explain mysterious features of the ribosome
At a glance: New study explains previously mysterious characteristics of ribosomes, the protein production factories of the cell. Researchers mathematically...
