Bioelectricity new weapon to fight dangerous infection
Credit: Jean-Francois Pare/Tufts University MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. (May 26, 2017, 5 a.m. EDT)--Changing the natural electrical signaling that exists in cells...
Designer viruses stimulate the immune system to fight cancer
Credit: © UNIGE / Doron Merkler Swiss scientists from the University of Geneva (UNIGE), Switzerland, and the University of Basel...
Study takes step toward mass-producible quantum computers
Quantum computers are experimental devices that offer large speedups on some computational problems. One promising approach to building them involves...
Researchers studying century-old drug in potential new approach to autism
Credit: Science Museum, London. In a small, randomized Phase I/II clinical trial (SAT1), researchers at University of California San Diego...
Genetic test for anal cancer could identify those at high risk
A new test, based on a patient's epigenetics*, could be an accurate and inexpensive way to find and treat those...
Penn Medicine’s Irene Hurford receives Exemplary Psychiatrist Award
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA -- Irene Hurford, MD, an assistant professor in the department of Psychiatry, has received a 2017...
Penn study finds gray matter density increases during adolescence
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA -- For years, the common narrative in human developmental neuroimaging has been that gray matter in...
Small non-profit’s unconventional approach offers new hope with autism suramin trial
DALLAS, TX - May 26, 2017 - Results released today from an N of One: Autism Research Foundation supported clinical...
Knowledge gap on the origin of sex
There are significant gaps in our knowledge on the evolution of sex, according to a research review on sex chromosomes...
Diesel pollution linked to heart damage
Prague, Czech Republic - 26 May 2017: Diesel pollution is linked with heart damage, according to research presented today at...
Researchers develop faster and cheaper cardiac imaging test for developing countries
Prague, Czech Republic - 26 May 2017: Researchers in the UK and Peru have developed a faster and cheaper cardiac...
Isolated Greek villages reveal genetic secrets that protect against heart disease
A genetic variant that protects the heart against cardiovascular disease has been discovered by researchers at the Wellcome Trust Sanger...
Penn State DNA ladders: Inexpensive molecular rulers for DNA research
Credit: Penn State University New, license-free DNA ladders will allow researchers to estimate the size of fragments of DNA for...
Study sweetens connection between cancer and sugar
Credit: University of Texas at Dallas In a new study, scientists at The University of Texas at Dallas have found...
New cellular target may put the brakes on cancer’s ability to spread
Credit: Will Kirk/JHU A team led by Johns Hopkins researchers has discovered a biochemical signaling process that causes densely packed...
Millions in funding for TU Dresden
TU Dresden is going establish two new Collaborative Research Centres (CRC) and an additional CRC with TUD participation will be...
Vitamin D in pregnancy may help prevent childhood asthma
A new study published today in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology has found that taking Vitamin D supplements...
Statins associated with improved heart structure and function
Prague, Czech Republic - 26 May 2017: Statins are associated with improved heart structure and function, according to research presented...
High levels of PFOA found in mid-Ohio River Valley residents from 1991 to 2013
New research from the University of Cincinnati (UC) reveals that residents of the Mid-Ohio River Valley (from Evansville, Indiana, north...
Dog skull study reveals genetic changes linked to face shape
A study of dog DNA has revealed a genetic mutation linked to flat face shapes such as those seen in...
