Turning car plastics into foams with coconut oil
End-of-life vehicles, with their plastic, metal and rubber components, are responsible for millions of tons of waste around the world ...
New fabric coating could thwart chemical weapons, save lives
Credit: Credit: American Chemical Society Click here to download the image. Chemical weapons are nightmarish. In a millisecond, they can ...
Imaging technique could be game changer for pharma
In drug development, the body can be something of a black box. We take medicine and observe the overall effects, ...
A small group of neurons modulates the amount of insulin that the pancreas must produce
Credit: Image: Alicia G Gómez-Valadés The brain is key in the regulation of appetite, body weight and metabolism. Specifically, there ...
New-generation material removes iodine from water
Credit: Chenfeng Ke / Dartmouth College HANOVER, N.H. - June 7, 2017- Researchers at Dartmouth College have developed a new ...
Women with past adverse childhood experiences more likely to have ovaries removed, study shows
ROCHESTER, Minn. --Mayo Clinic researchers report that women who suffered adverse childhood experiences or abuse as an adult are 62 ...
MD Anderson and Hitachi to collaborate in research for treatment of oropharyngeal cancer of the head and neck
HOUSTON and TOKYO ? The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Hitachi Healthcare Americas Corporation, have today announced ...
Pregnant women could get on their bikes and stay healthy with better support
Oxford, United Kingdom, June 7, 2017 - Medical advice from risk-averse health professionals may contribute to some women's decisions to ...
Highly safe biocontainment strategy hopes to encourage greater use of GMOs
Credit: Ryuichi Hirota Use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) - microorganisms not found in the natural world but developed in ...
Data from satellite imagery useful for malaria early warning systems
(Umea University) Researchers in Sweden have developed a model that uses seasonal weather data from satellite images to accurately predict ...
Mutations unveiled that predispose lung cancers to refractory histologic transformation
Credit: KAIST Cancer pedigree analysis reveals the mutations in RB1 and TP53 genes play a key role in treatment-resistant, cancer ...
New study on children shows fiber supplement changes gut bacteria
Credit: Riley Brandt, University of Calgary A couple of teaspoons of a fibre supplement, taken daily, has produced some exciting ...
Current Molecular Pharmacology indexed in Science Citation Index (SCI)
Clarivate Analytics (formerly Thomson Reuters Intellectual Property & Science business) has selected the Bentham Science journal Current Molecular Pharmacology for ...
Metabolism: Beta cells under fire
(Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health) Type 2 diabetes causes pathological changes in the beta cells. ...
‘Immunoswitch’ particles may be key to more-effective cancer immunotherapy
Credit: Alyssa Kosmides, Johns Hopkins Medicine Scientists at Johns Hopkins have created a nanoparticle that carries two different antibodies capable ...
First dual-targeting nanoparticles lower cancer’s defenses and attack tumors
Cancer immunotherapy has emerged as one of the most exciting directions in cancer treatment. But the approach only works in ...
Oyster shells inspire new method to make superstrong, flexible polymers
Credit: Sanat Kumar/Columbia Engineering New York, NY--June 7, 2017--Researchers at Columbia Engineering have demonstrated for the first time a new ...
NCI-MATCH cancer trial reaches 6,000-patient tumor sequencing goal 2 years early
The rapid pace of patient enrollment in the National Cancer Institute-Molecular Analysis for Therapy Choice (NCI-MATCH or EAY131) precision medicine ...
Fungi awake bacteria from their slumber
Credit: UFZ When a soil dries out, this has a negative impact on the activity of soil bacteria. Using an ...
Type of sugar may treat atherosclerosis, mouse study shows
Credit: Ismail Sergin Researchers have long sought ways to harness the body's immune system to treat disease, especially cancer. Now, ...
