Study finds up to one-quarter of cancer patients use marijuana
A new study conducted in a cancer center in a state with legalized medicinal and recreational marijuana found that approximately...
New open-access journal Metabarcoding & Metagenomics joins the lines of publisher Pensoft
Credit: Metabarcoding and Metagenomics and Pensoft A new innovative open-access academic journal Metabarcoding and Metagenomics (MBMG) is launched to welcome...
UTSA receives $350,000 grant for prostate cancer research
Jing Yong Ye, professor of biomedical engineering at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), has received a two-year,...
MRI contrast agent locates and distinguishes aggressive from slow-growing breast cancer
Credit: Case Western Reserve University CLEVELAND--A new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agent being tested by researchers at Case Western...
Brain guides body much sooner than previously believed
Credit: Celia Herrera-Rincon/Tufts University MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. (Sept. 25, 2017) -- The brain plays an active and essential role much earlier...
Newly revealed autism-related genes include genes involved in cancer
The identification of genes related to autism spectrum disorder (ASD) could help to better understand the disorder and develop new...
Maternal diet could affect kids’ brain reward circuitry
Researchers in France found that rats who ate a junk food diet during pregnancy had heavier pups that strongly preferred...
Cancer vaccines need to target T cells that can persist in the long fight against cancer
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Sept. 25, 2017) - Cancer vaccines may need to better target...
Auxin drives leaf flattening
Credit: IGDB Leaves are fundamental light-capturing organs of plants. The vast majority of higher plants utilize leaves as their solar...
A brain-system that builds confidence in what we see, hear and touch
Behavioral scientists and psychologists use the term "metacognition" to describe our ability to access, report and regulate our own mental...
UNIST presents new synthesis method for click chemistry
Credit: UNIST A recent study, affiliated with UNIST has presented a new way to advance the click chemistry. This is...
Regenerating tissues with gene-targeting molecules
Credit: Sudhakar KeerthiPriyaa A synthetic DNA-targeting molecule could pave the way for tissue regeneration. Stem cells can be triggered to...
NTU scientists develop patch which could improve healing and reduce scarring
Credit: NTU Singapore Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a new gel patch prototype that could...
Thinking ‘out-of-the-box’ may build a better brain and prevent dementia
Credit: Florida Atlantic University More than 5 million Americans today are affected by Alzheimer's disease (AD). If nothing is done...
Fresh blood for damaged tissues via alginate hydrogels
(Boston) - Ischemia is a serious medical condition in which the flow of blood and delivery of oxygen to tissues...
Discovering what makes organelles connect could help understand neurodegenerative diseases
Credit: Images acquired by Ginam Cho. Inside every cell is a complex infrastructure of organelles carrying out different functions. Organelles...
Bone marrow concentrate improves joint transplants
Credit: Justin Kelley, University of Missouri Health Biologic joint restoration using donor tissue instead of traditional metal and plastic may...
Click beetles inspire design of self-righting robots
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer. CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Robots perform many tasks that humans can't or don't want to...
Holograms for molecules
Credit: ETH Zurich / Andreas Frutiger Much can be detected in blood or urine: viral illnesses, metabolic disorders or autoimmune...
Neuro Kinetics awarded patents for eye testing and I-PAS™ virtual reality for medical diagnostics
(Neuro Kinetics, Inc.) Among three new US patents awarded to Neuro Kinetics is protection for its I-PAS™ design, a highly...
