Investigational HIV therapeutic vaccine approach helps control SIV in preclinical studies
SILVER SPRING, Md. - Researchers have found that an investigational treatment combination of a therapeutic vaccine and an immune-stimulator improves...
Awards event to recognize heroes of green and open neuroscience
On Monday, November 14, at 6:30 p.m., the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine and the founders of the Green Neuroscience...
Presurgical endocrine therapy less toxic than chemotherapy for ER-positive breast cancer
Neoadjuvant endocrine therapy - designed to reduce the size of breast tumors before surgical removal - appears to be as...
Accelerating cancer research with deep learning
Credit: ORNL Despite steady progress in detection and treatment in recent decades, cancer remains the second leading cause of death...
Three new bird species discovered in Africa
Credit: (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Kathleen Phillips) COLLEGE STATION - A Texas A&M University team has discovered three never...
Geologists find key indicator of carbon sources in Earth’s mantle
Credit: University of Notre Dame/Matt Cashore Scientists have found a key indicator in determining whether the presence of carbon, found...
Licorice compound interferes with sex hormones in ovary, study finds
Credit: Graphic by Julie McMahon CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A study of mouse reproductive tissues finds that exposure to isoliquiritigenin, a...
It’s not a bird! It’s not a plane! It’s the fastest flying mammal, says UT study
Credit: Gary McCracken KNOXVILLE-- When most people think of animals moving at high speed, they envision cheetahs or swiftly diving...
New therapeutic vaccine approach holds promise for HIV remission
BOSTON - A study led by researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), in collaboration with scientists at Walter...
Primates regain control of paralyzed limb
(Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) Non-human primates regain control of their paralyzed leg -- as early as six days after...
Mammalian bone gene may be repurposed to fuel cognition in humans
Credit: Vivian Budnik, University of Massachusetts Medical School A gene that regulates bone growth and muscle metabolism in mammals may...
Reservoirs are a major source of greenhouse gases
Credit: Bridget Deemer The BioScience Talks podcast features discussions of topical issues related to the biological sciences. Over 1 million...
What makes Francisella such a bad actor?
Credit: Alexandra Walls and Aria Eshraghi Scientists are gaining an insider's look behind the notorious infectivity of Francisella tularensis. This...
Focus on quiescent cells brings to light essential role of RNAi in transcription control
Credit: Courtesy, CSHL/DNA Learning Center Cold Spring Harbor, NY - Some cells just don't get the respect they deserve. In...
The double wonder of worms
Montreal, November 9, 2016 -- In North America, a whopping 30 to 40 per cent of our residential waste is...
Lack of plasmodium surface-protein blocks mosquito infection
A previously unknown feature of the malaria parasite development has just been published in the journal Cell Host&Microbe. An international...
Scientists develop computer models to predict cancer cell network activity
A multi-institution academic-industrial partnership of researchers led by Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has developed a new method...
High-intensity statins linked to better survival rates of cardiovascular patients
A large national study has confirmed the value of high-intensity statin treatments for people with cardiovascular disease, according to researchers...
Higher intensity of statin therapy associated with lower risk of death in patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
Among more than 500,000 patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, researchers found an inverse association between intensity of statin therapy and...
Using clinical features to identify patients at high risk for melanoma
Can an individual's risk factors for melanoma be used to tailor skin self-examinations and surveillance programs? A new study published...