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Using a unique computational approach to rapidly sample, in millisecond time intervals, proteins in their natural state of gyrating, bobbing,...

Microchip enables fast, precise measurement of single-cell growth

A new technique invented at MIT can precisely measure the growth of many individual cells simultaneously. The advance holds promise...

New HIF-2 kidney cancer therapy more effective than current treatment, study shows

DALLAS – September 05, 2016 -A new class of drugs called HIF-2 inhibitors is more effective and better tolerated than...

Study opens door to targeted treatments for esophageal cancer

Professor Rebecca Fitzgerald, lead researcher based at the MRC Cancer Unit at the University of CambridgeScientists have discovered that oesophageal...

Device rapidly measures growth of single cells simultaneously

A new technique invented at MIT can precisely measure the growth of many individual cells simultaneously. “The device provides new...

Biochemists’ discovery could lead to vaccine against ‘flesh-eating’ bacteria

Streptococcus Bacteria Credit: WikimediaBiochemists at the University of California San Diego have uncovered patterns in the outer protein coat of...

Radiologists detect breast cancer in ‘blink of an eye’

A new study by investigators at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in collaboration with researchers at the University of York and...

Vitamin C may boost effectiveness of acute myeloid leukemia treatment

EDITOR’S NOTE: Maintaining proper nutrition is an important part of cancer therapy. Patients are urged to consult their doctors before...

Edible dormice: High food availability slows down cell aging

Credit: Vetmeduni Vienna Hibernation has long been considered the secret behind the relatively long lifespan of the edible dormouse. However,...

Single gene mutation causes severely debilitating disease of brain blood vessels

The cause of a disease that targets blood vessels in the brain – leading to multiple debilitating symptoms and, often,...

A new window to understanding the brain

Scientists in recent years have made great strides in the quest to understand the brain by using implanted probes to...

Bringing artificial enzymes closer to nature

Scientists at the University of Basel, ETH Zurich, and NCCR Molecular Systems Engineering have developed an artificial metalloenzyme that catalyses...

Cardioprotective drug helps prevent long-term heart damage in children receiving chemotherapy

Steven Lipshultz, MD, of Wayne State University School of Medicine and the Children’s Hospital of MichiganA potent chemotherapy drug can...

Lung cancer patients whose tumor has spread to the brain could be spared radiotherapy

Lung Cancer Credit: WikimediaPATIENTS with non-small cell lung cancer which has spread to the brain could be spared whole brain...

Memory for future wearable electronics

Last March, the artificial intelligence (AI) program AlphaGo beat Korean Go champion LEE Se-Dol at the Asian board game. “The...

3-D graphene has promise for bio applications

Credit: Ajayan Group/Rice University HOUSTON – (Sept. 2, 2016) – Flakes of graphene welded together into solid materials may be...

Study validates TGen-developed test for health care-acquired infections

Credit: CupeFLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Sept. 2, 2016 — A new study by the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) details the...

DNA structure influences the function of transcription factors

A depiction of the double helical structure of DNA. Its four coding units (A, T, C, G) are color-coded in...

Placenta in females, muscle mass in males: The dual heritage of a virus

Cross section of mouse muscle (in blue: labeling of nuclei; in green: labeling of muscle fiber membranes). Normal male mice...

New model could help improve prediction of outbreaks of Ebola and Lassa fever