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FRAMINGHAM, Mass., April 25, 2017 - Alzheon, Inc. today announced publication of a newly elucidated molecular mechanism of action for...

Toronto’s subways expose passengers to more air pollution than Montreal, Vancouver systems

Credit: Photo: Tyler Irving A new study co-authored by U of T Engineering professor Greg Evans shows that subways increase...

Studying a catalyst for blood cancers

Credit: Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center MIAMI, April 25, 2017 - Imagine this scenario on a highway: A driver starts to...

MIT engineers manipulate water using only light

A new system developed by engineers at MIT could make it possible to control the way water moves over a...

New atlas provides highest-resolution imagery of the Polar Regions seafloor

Credit: Atlas of Submarine Glacial Landforms (2017) The most comprehensive and high-resolution atlas of the seafloor of both Polar Regions...

Warm winds: New insight into what weakens Antarctic ice shelves

Credit: Jenny Turton (British Antarctic Survey) New research describes for the first time the role that warm, dry winds play...

Novel mode of antidepressant action may help patients unresponsive to SSRIs

Credit: Makoto Kondo Osaka - Antidepressants treat symptoms of depression by increasing levels of brain signaling molecules (neurotransmitters) such as...

Artificial intelligence may help diagnose tuberculosis in remote areas

Credit: Radiological Society of North America OAK BROOK, Ill. - Researchers are training artificial intelligence models to identify tuberculosis (TB)...

Frozen fruits and vegetables help Americans achieve nutrition goals

Credit: Frozen Food Foundation McLean, VA - New research presented today via poster presentation at the 2017 Experimental Biology meeting...

Penn team identifies genetic target for growing hardier plants under stress

The function of a plant's roots go well beyond simply serving as an anchor in the ground. The roots act...

Ice plant to help fight global warming effects on bioenergy crops

Credit: Courtesy of the University of Nevada, Reno RENO, Nev. - The unassuming ice plant could become an ingenious weapon...

Synergistic immunotherapy approach offers improved efficacy in eliminating tumors

Radiation and chemotherapy treatments for cancers destroy tumors and healthy tissue alike, often leading to severe side effects. Cancer immunotherapy...

Implanted scaffold with T cells rapidly shrinks tumors

Credit: Image by Cognition Studio, courtesy of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. SEATTLE - Cellular therapy hasn't had much success...

3 small energy firms to collaborate with PNNL

Credit: ThermChem Corporation RICHLAND, Wash. - Three small businesses have been selected to collaborate with researchers at the Department of...

Researchers invent process to make sustainable rubber, plastics

Credit: University of Delaware/ Jeffrey Chase Synthetic rubber and plastics - used for manufacturing tires, toys and myriad other products...

T cell revival correlates with lung cancer response to PD-1 immunotherapy

In lung cancer patients who were taking immunotherapy drugs targeting the PD-1 pathway, testing for CD8 T cell activation in...

Reducing down to one-third of thermal resistance by WOW technology for 3-D DRAM application

Credit: Tokyo Institute of Technology Researcher team led by Professor Takayuki Ohba at Tokyo Institute of Technology, ICE Cube Center,...

Robot radiology: Low-cost AI could screen for cervical cancer better than humans

Artificial intelligence--commonly known as A.I.--is already exceeding human abilities. Self-driving cars use A.I. to perform some tasks more safely than...

New book on Ion Channels from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

Credit: Cover images courtesy of Dorothy M. Kim and Crina M. Nimigean, and Thomas G. Oertner. The propagation of information...

New strategy produces stronger polymers