Antibiotic use increases risk of severe viral disease in mice
People infected with West Nile virus can show a wide range of disease. Some develop life-threatening brain infections. Others show ...
MSU-based bioinformaticians studied the evolution of broken genes in a fruit fly
Credit: Nadezhda Potapova Pseudogenes lose their ability to encode proteins and natural selection stops to notice them, as no mutations ...
NREL discovers enzyme domains that dramatically improve performance
It was more than 10 years in the making, but when it came to uncovering the secrets of the molecular ...
Kansas State University researcher studies risk of African swine fever in feed
Credit: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, KANSAS -- If African swine fever virus reaches the U.S., it could cause more than ...
New report recommends a nationwide effort to better estimate methane emissions
WASHINGTON - The U.S. should take bold steps to improve measurement, monitoring, and inventories of methane emissions caused by human ...
New technology reveals secrets of famous Neandertal skeleton La Ferrassie 1
Credit: Binghamton University, State University of New York BINGHAMTON, NY - An international team of researchers, led by Dr. Asier ...
BIABooster: A more sensitive device for characterizing DNA in blood circulation
Developed and patented(1) in 2012 and 2014 in the Laboratoire d'Analyse et d'Architecture des Systèmes (LAAS-CNRS) and implemented industrially by ...
Repurposing inhibitors may provide new treatment approach for ovarian cancer
PHILADELPHIA -- (March 27, 2018) -- Wistar researchers have found rationale for repurposing a class of antitumor compounds called HDAC ...
Paper-folding art inspires better bandages
Credit: Image courtesy of researchers CAMBRIDGE, MASS.--Scraped up knees and elbows are tricky places to securely apply a bandage. More ...
USDA invests in research on environmental benefits of woody fruit, nut crops
Credit: Sarah Taylor Lovell, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - The USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture has announced ...
Marijuana may lead non-smokers to cigarettes
March 27, 2018 -- While cigarette smoking has long been on the decline, marijuana use is on the rise and, ...
Research Brief: Older adults often prescribed meds linked to higher side effect risks
Drugs with high-risk anticholinergic properties can lead to risks of developing serious adverse events, such as cognitive impairment, falls, dementia, ...
A combination of cancer immunotherapies could save more lives
The pre-clinical study, published in Clinical Cancer Research, by Dr Sarah Buchan and colleagues, combined antibodies targeting PD-1/PD-L1, a type ...
CMU neuroscience and engineering team receives Chuck Noll Foundation Grant
The Chuck Noll Foundation for Brain Injury Research has awarded a Carnegie Mellon University team a $130,000, three-year grant to ...
Honeybees may unlock the secrets of how the human brain works
Sheffield academics have discovered honeybee colonies adhere to the same laws as the brain when making collective decisions Parallels between ...
New RiR awards to build connections and support knowledge exchange
A new pilot initiative intended to improve knowledge sharing between research universities and the Catapults was announced today by the ...
Screening high-risk individuals can reduce multiple myeloma mortality
TAMPA, Fla. - Multiple myeloma is a rare incurable disease that is diagnosed in more than 30,000 people each year ...
Kent physiotherapist contributes to guidelines for knee cartilage treatment
Produced by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) and featuring a contribution from Dr Karen Hambly, a chartered physiotherapist and ...
New ‘nanotweezers’ open door to innovations in medicine, mobile tech
Credit: Cockrell School of Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin It's difficult to conceptualize a world where humans could ...
Childhood friendships may have some health benefits in adulthood
Time spent with friends in childhood is associated with physical health in adulthood, according to data from a multi-decade study ...
