Biogerontology Research Foundation CSO to chair Pharma AI track at BioDataWorld West 2017
Wednesday, April 26, 2017, London, UK - The Biogerontology Research Foundation, a registered UK charity today announced that its Chief...
New method for early screening of colorectal cancer
A highly sensitive method that can detect even the earlier stages of colorectal cancer has been developed by researchers in...
New study shows youth violence on decline
Contrary to popular perception, a new study by Boston University professor Christopher Salas- Wright finds that youth violence is declining--and...
Nanoparticles can travel from lungs to blood, possibly explaining risks to heart
Tiny particles in air pollution have been associated with cardiovascular disease, which can lead to premature death. But how particles...
Italian-style coffee reduces the risk of prostate cancer
Add another typical component of the Italian way of life to the long list of foods characterizing one of the...
Nanodiamond-enhanced MRI offers greater range of diagnostic and therapeutic applications
Nanodiamonds - synthetic industrial diamonds only a few nanometers in size - have recently attracted considerable attention because of the...
Common pesticide damages honey bee’s ability to fly
Biologists at the University of California San Diego have demonstrated for the first time that a widely used pesticide can...
Link discovered between immune system, brain structure and memory
Credit: University of Basel, Transfaculty Research Platform Molecular and Cognitive Neurosciences The body's immune system performs essential functions, such as...
HIPPO’s molecular balancing act helps nerves not short circuit
Credit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI - Scientists write in Nature Communications it may be possible to therapeutically fine tune a constantly...
Providers who prescribe PrEP don’t see most patients increasing risky sexual behavior
WASHINGTON (April 26, 2017)--A new study examining medical provider attitudes toward prescribing PrEP to prevent HIV found that those who...
‘Whispering’ keeps humpbacks safe from killer whales, study finds
(Aarhus University) Newborn humpback whales 'whisper' to their mothers to avoid being overheard by killer whales, researchers have discovered. The...
Annual flu jab may pose greater risk for lung cancer patients under immunotherapy
Geneva, Switzerland, April 26, 2017 - Lung cancer patients treated with PD-1/PD-L1 checkpoint inhibitors may be at increased risk of...
USDA announces $4.8 million available to support food safety outreach program
WASHINGTON, D.C. April 25, 2017 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today...
‘Unicorn’ shipworm could reveal clues about human medicine and bacterial infections
Credit: Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University Northeastern professor Daniel Distel and his colleagues have discovered a dark slithering creature four feet long...
When artificial intelligence evaluates chess champions
Credit: © Jean-Marc Alliot - IRIT (CNRS/INP Toulouse/Université Toulouse Paul Sabatier/Université Toulouse Jean Jaurès/Université Toulouse Capitole). The ELO system, which...
Rosetta online server that includes everyone
Credit: Gray Lab Our bodies are made of biomolecules like proteins, nucleic acids, fats and sugars. These biomolecules are folded...
More small, clean-energy businesses will tap into Sandia technical expertise
Credit: (Graphic courtesy of the Department of Energy) ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- The Department of Energy has chosen five more small,...
Ancient stress response provides clues to cancer resistance
Credit: Jason Drees for the Biodesign Institute Cancer is often able to craftily outwit the best techniques modern medicine has...
‘Diet’ products can make you fat, study shows
Credit: Peter Frey/UGA Athens, Ga. - High-fat foods are often the primary target when fighting obesity, but sugar-laden "diet" foods...
UTA student receives NSF grant for research into ecological drivers of eye, brain size
Credit: UTA Shannon Beston, a third-year Ph.D. student in biology at the University of Texas at Arlington, was selected to...
