Reversing t cells’ misunderstood rep in responding to a pediatric leukemia
Credit: Anthony Zamora A study of pediatric patients with leukemia demonstrates that they were able to generate T cells against ...
Study questions success of health intervention currently used in developing countries
In the early 20th century, researchers in Massachusetts studied the first community-based health intervention in the world, the Framingham Health ...
ACM SIGMOD/PODS conference to highlight the critical role of data management
Conference will feature panels, keynotes and tutorials New York, NY, June 26, 2019 - As advanced technologies continue to proliferate ...
Confining cell-killing treatments to tumors
Attaching a Velcro-like molecule may prevent immune proteins called cytokines from leaking out of cancerous tissue after injection Cytokines, small ...
Scientists developing way to help premature babies breathe easier
Study points to possible cell therapy for bronchopulmonary dysplasiaCredit: Cincinnati Children's Hospital CINCINNATI--Researchers suggest a possible cell-based therapy to stimulate ...
2019 ACM SIGMOD/PODS conference to highlight the critical role of data management
Conference will feature panels, keynotes and tutorials New York, NY, June 26, 2019 - As advanced technologies continue to proliferate ...
EU-LIFE calls for impactful collaborative research in European biomedicine
Six recommendations for the strategic programming of Horizon Europe's Health Cluster EU-LIFE institutes have observed that there were limited opportunities ...
A better way to encapsulate islet cells for diabetes treatment
Crystallized drug prevents immune system rejection of transplanted pancreatic islet cellsCredit: Shady Farah CAMBRIDGE, MA -- When medical devices are ...
Towards a worldwide inventory of all plants
Researchers from Göttingen publish global database of regional plant lifeCredit: Ptarick Wiegelt Declining biodiversity due to man-made habitat destruction and ...
Research advances smartphone solution for diagnostic testing in remote rural areas
Credit: SFU A Simon Fraser University researcher is hoping to help women in rural areas access information about their reproductive ...
The two faces of the Jekyll gene
Dual allelic state of Jekyll discoveredCredit: Stefan Ortleb & Twan Rutten The corresponding genes are lineage-specific for the grass tribes ...
Learning from experience is all in the timing
Credit: Laboratory of Neurophysiology and Behavior at The Rockefeller University As animals explore their environment, they learn to master it. ...
Academic reviewers to now more easily receive credit for their work
San Francisco, CA., June 26, 2019---PLOS today announced that its collaboration with ORCID now includes credit for reviewers. For more ...
Former war refugee maps habitat for West African bird
Credit: Benedictus Freeman LAWRENCE -- Growing up in Liberia during that country's brutal 14-year civil war, Benedictus Freeman and his ...
The fundamental physics of frequency combs sheds light on nature’s problem-solving skills
Insight into laser frequency combs improves understanding, advances technology Nature has a way of finding optimal solutions to complex problems. ...
Neanderthals used resin ‘glue’ to craft their stone tools
Archaeologists working in two Italian caves have discovered some of the earliest known examples of ancient humans using an adhesive ...
Use of evidence-based therapies for youth psychiatric treatment is slow to catch on
Intensive training and practices with 'proficient culture' are critical to evidence-based therapy use PHILADELPHIA--We all hope--and probably expect--that clinicians use ...
How you charge your mobile phone could compromise its battery lifespan
Credit: WMG, University of Warwick Researchers at WMG at the University of Warwick have found that use of inductive charging, ...
Is multiple sclerosis linked to childhood viral infections?
UNIGE researchers have discovered a potential link between viral infections in the brain in childhood and the risk to develop ...
Undercounting of agroforestry skews climate change mitigation planning and reporting
Agroforestry is overlooked in global climate change reporting systems, resulting in missed opportunities to account for a major carbon sinkCredit: ...
